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October 2, 2025

Contents

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From the Publisher's Desk - Was YOUR Book Pirated by This AI Company? You Might Get $3K!~

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News From the Home Office - I Wrestled a Rooster...AND WON!!!

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Feature Article - Blood, Guts, and Byline Glory: Cashing In on Exploitation Markets - by Tom R. Arterburn, author of Chronicler of Chaos: The Stories That Ate Me Alive

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Ask The Expert - DON'T BE FOOLED! How AI Helps Scammers Write "False Praise" about Your Book!

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New Releases from BookLocker!

(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)
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Paying Markets for Writers

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Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 10/02/2025

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From the Publisher's Desk

Was YOUR Book Pirated by This AI Company? You Might Get $3K!

They're estimating half a million books were affected! Learn how the AI company got those files!

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Was YOUR Book Pirated by This AI Company? You Might Get $3K!

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News From the Home Office

I Wrestled a Rooster...AND WON!!!

I hung on for dear life! We may or may not have gone airborne at one point...

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I Wrestled a Rooster...AND WON!!!

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Feature Article

Blood, Guts, and Byline Glory: Cashing In on Exploitation Markets - by Tom R. Arterburn, author of Chronicler of Chaos: The Stories That Ate Me Alive

Can YOU take the heat??? I bet you CAN! This photo shows the journalist being detained...

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Blood, Guts, and Byline Glory: Cashing In on Exploitation Markets - by Tom R. Arterburn, author of Chronicler of Chaos: The Stories That Ate Me Alive

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Ask The Expert

DON'T BE FOOLED! How AI Helps Scammers Write "False Praise" about Your Book!

They sound so convincing and the praise is awesome! But, THEY NEVER READ YOUR BOOK!!!

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DON'T BE FOOLED! How AI Helps Scammers Write "False Praise" about Your Book!

New Releases from BookLocker.com!

(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)

American Solidarity 2026 - A Message from History: A Call to Action - by Matthew G. Masiello MD MPH

Masiello shares his reeducation on critical topics in American history that were overlooked or absent from his schooling. These insights form the core of American Solidarity 2026. A Message from History: A Call to Action

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American Solidarity 2026 - A Message from History: A Call to Action - by Matthew G. Masiello MD MPH

Hacked, Now What? Protect Your Business From Cybercriminals - by Nathalie Claes

Hacked, Now What? reveals how people—not just tech—are key to cybersecurity. With real examples and practical tips, Nathalie Claes shows how to spot risks, build a security culture, and protect your business from digital threats.

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Hacked, Now What? Protect Your Business From Cybercriminals - by Nathalie Claes

Embracing the Tune of Love - by Kristopher Paul

Through an immensely painful breakup, Andrew Campbell realizes he'll have to drastically step up his game if he wants to reenter the dating world without having his heart broken again.

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Embracing the Tune of Love - by Kristopher Paul

Don't You Dare Stop Dreaming: A Midlife Guide to Rekindling Goals, Grit, and Grace - by Susan D. Sharp

Don't You Dare Stop Dreaming is a warm, witty, and wildly encouraging roadmap for anyone in midlife who wonders, “Is it too late to chase what I really want?” Spoiler: It’s not. Your dreams aren’t dead—they’re just waiting for a second act.

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Don't You Dare Stop Dreaming: A Midlife Guide to Rekindling Goals, Grit, and Grace - by Susan D. Sharp

Paying Markets for Writers

Geist

“Geist is a magazine of ideas and culture with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. The Geist tone is intelligent, plain-talking, inclusive and offbeat. Each issue represents a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, comics, reviews, little-known facts of interest, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle.” Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 6 months of acceptance. Buys First N.A. Rights. No reprints. Responds within 6 months. Guidelines online.

Pays CAD $0.40/word, and a flat rate for poetry, photograph and art.

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Good Old Boat

“A niche magazine covering subjects of interest to the Average Joe or Jane sailor who owns and maintains their own sailboat. These stories can relate to 19-foot trailer boats to 40-foot ocean-going boats. Writers are sailors themselves and write from their own experience. We expect all submitters to be familiar with our magazine and content.” Welcomes new writers. “If you're a new writer with a good story and good photos, we'll work with you to whip your words into shape.” Pays 60 days before publication. Publishes between 3 months to a year after acceptance. Accepts reprints. Responds within a month.

Pays $50 to $750 per story.

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GoNOMAD Travel

GoNOMAD has published unique and inspiring travel articles since 2000, we are a leader in creative travel writing and, as such, we publish a new travel story every weekday. We are proud to have helped hundreds of travel writers get their start in travel writing, we publish stories from writers the world over. We are always looking for new stories about unusual and off beat travel and we pay for each published story.” Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 3-4 weeks after acceptance. Buys First N.A. Rights. No reprints. Guidelines online.

Pays $25.

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GoNOMAD Travel

GigaNotoSaurus

100% freelance. “GigaNotoSaurus publishes one science fiction or fantasy (or a combination of both) story a month.” Welcomes new writers. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first serial rights and non-exclusive, indefinite archival rights, but authors may request to be removed from the archive at any time. No reprints. Responds within 30-90 days. Subscriptions are free. Guidelines online.

Pays $100.

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Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 10/02/2025

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30 freelance and full-time remote writing jobs!

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Cella

Remote Full-Time Editor
The Athletic

Remote Full-Time Copywriter
Stitch Fix

Freelance Content Writer
Thrive Global

Freelance Poet Writer – Pays $45/hour
Crossing Hurdles

Freelance Writer – Pays $40/hour
The Cameron Company, LLC

Freelance Technical Writer – Pays $45/hour
Mercor

Freelance Writer
Taskify

Freelance Wildlife Writer
Flywheel Publishing

Remote Full-Time Trends Writer
TMB (Trusted Media Brands)

Freelance Technical Writer – Pays $30/hour
The Ash Group

Freelance Healthcare Content Writer
Digital

Remote Full-Time SEO Content Writer
ServiceMaster® Brands

Remote Full-Time Science Writer
Stand Up To Cancer

Remote Full-Time Medical Writer
Parexel

Remote Full-Time Copywriter
Soundscape

Freelance Digital Copywriter – Pays $35/hour
24 Seven Talent

Freelance Copywriter – Pays $40-$42/hour
Robert Half

Freelance Technical Writer – Pays $31-$33/hour
Experis

Remote Full-Time Copywriter
Okta

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
Amtec LLC

Remote Full-Time Content Developer
DataAnnotation

Remote Full-Time Medical Writer – Pays $85K-$95K/year
WebMD

Remote Full-Time Curriculum Writer – Pays $40-$45/hour
Amplify

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company

Remote Full-Time Medical Content Writer
Digital

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
Siemens Healthineers

Remote Full-Time Growth Content Writer
BusRight

Freelance Technical Writer
Judge Consulting Group

Remote Full-Time Copywriter
TaxAct

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