Published on September 22, 2016
“Every week two authors will receive the same writing prompt from the arena. One author, a challenger, will come from you, the audience. The other author will be a member of the arena. Those authors will then have ten days to write a story that meets the parameters as outlined by the writing prompt. Ten days after the prompt is published, the stories will be published for all to enjoy. Over the next few days the stories will also be judged. Two judges have already been chosen and will each pick one story, awarding it one point. The third judge is you, the audience. In the comments section we encourage you to engage in discussion about the stories and to state which one you chose as your favorite. We’ll tally up those votes and weight them with the decision of the judges and declare a winner.“ 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Publishers two stories every week for four weeks, then one week off. Pays after publication. Publish ms after about a week after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within 3-9 months. Sample copy available online at .
Published on September 22, 2016
In the spring of 2016, I sent a pitch for an article on an interesting autism program in my city to an editor at a local online magazine. I’ve written for this magazine before, so the editor accepted, and then turned the assignment into a comprehensive overview of autism services around the city.
Published on September 22, 2016
COMMENTS ON: “How can I sell my self-published book through a large specialty distributor?” I have a local bookstore that sells my books on a regular basis. This is the only consignment seller that I use, and I give them a 55% discount on my books. They were shocked that someone would offer them […]
Published on September 22, 2016
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Published on September 22, 2016
This is always our busiest time of the year. Everybody wants their book published before the Christmas shopping season so we always get a glut of new manuscript submissions in September and October. We’re working 12-16 hours per day right now and we’re all exhausted. I haven’t been to the gym in three weeks but I did manage a short swim one afternoon last week. We also took a therapeutic evening sail one night last weekend. I miss my afternoon “sun breaks.”
Published on September 22, 2016
book marketing
The millennial generation has famously been dubbed as the “Selfie” generation. While some have contested this claim, it can’t be denied that Gen Y is fond of selfies on social media. Among the most used apps to share their love of pictures is the widely popular Snapchat. For writers who want to better understand this […]
Published on September 22, 2016
book signing advice
Angela, My 8-year-old daughter is an author. She has received a lot of coverage in our city since April when she was featured in the newspaper, and given the opportunity to be a weekly guest columnist. She was also interviewed by the local news, which was aired across the state. We are preparing her for […]
Published on September 22, 2016
book marketing
Many authors want to blame the publisher, the printer, the distributor and even retailers for their lack of book sales and some get offended when I’m honest, and tell them it’s their lack of promotional activities that has led to decreased or non-existent book sales.
Authors get bored with book promotion. Even one week of lower sales can lead to discouragement, spurring many authors to start a new book (or watch puppy videos on YouTube, or share recipes on Facebook, or binge-watch Netflix) instead of promoting the book they already have up for sale.
Published on September 15, 2016
Question for 09/15/2016: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, why might you NOT want to sign up for “Amazon Giveaway” to promote your book? Send your answer through the contact form here. You must be a WritersWeekly.com subscriber to participate in the weekly contests. Subscribe (it’s free!). NOTE: ONLY ONE WINNER PER HOUSEHOLD PER […]
Published on September 15, 2016
If you can read that entire sentence, in one breath, you are ready for the underwater
freestyle competition at the Olympics.
Seriously – you truly have to make one breath last in this competition. Practicing
with these marathon sentences is excellent training. ;))
