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October 30, 2025

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From the Publisher's Desk - What Horrors Will the Blood Moon Bring?!?! - Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest

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News From the Home Office - When Your Adult Son Tells You to "Tone it Down" for Halloween...

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Feature Article - Your Book Is Too Long (And Here’s Why It Matters) - by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com

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Ask The Expert - A NEW WAVE OF SCAM EMAILS IS TARGETING AUTHORS! "My book club wants to review 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 10/30/2025

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Marketing Secrets - Use Your Novel’s Book Birthday to Boost Sales! - by Dawn Colclasure

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This Week's Trivia Question! Win a FREE E-BOOK of your choice from BookLocker.com!

BOOKLOCKER’S 3-DAY HALLOWEEN SALE is in effect RIGHT NOW. Get your book published for 30% off! Save $293!!!

Details and the discount code are here: https://newsletter.booklocker.com/sale

ONLY 500 PARTICIPANTS PERMITTED SO DON'T

DELAY IF YOU WANT TO PLAY!

From the Publisher's Desk

What Horrors Will the Blood Moon Bring?!?! - Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest

Moonshine, a blood moon rising, and a girl in white... What could POSSIBLY go wrong?!?!

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What Horrors Will the Blood Moon Bring?!?! - Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest

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News From the Home Office

When Your Adult Son Tells You to "Tone it Down" for Halloween...

NOT FUNNY!!!! I had to ground our 33-year-old son AND his 19-year-old brother!!

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When Your Adult Son Tells You to "Tone it Down" for Halloween...

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Feature Article

Your Book Is Too Long (And Here’s Why It Matters) - by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com

The most successful authors today have multiple books on the market!

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Your Book Is Too Long (And Here’s Why It Matters) - by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com

NEED AN EDITOR FOR YOUR NEW BOOK?

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MORE HAPPY BOOKLOCKER AUTHORS!

Ask The Expert

A NEW WAVE OF SCAM EMAILS IS TARGETING AUTHORS! "My book club wants to review your book!!"

PUT UP YOUR B.S. ANTENNAS, FOLKS!!! "Your book offers invaluable guidance and real-world examples that truly demystify the process of..." IT'S ALL FAKE!!!

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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!)

Lingering Shadow: A True Story About a Father's Disappearance - Mystery Memoir - by Sandra Lindberg

Lingering Shadow is a saga of anguish and loss set in a small Wisconsin town. It is a mystery that is entangled in the abandonment of a father who disappears in a winter storm. As the events unravel, you are searching for understanding.

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Lingering Shadow: A True Story About a Father's Disappearance - Mystery Memoir - by Sandra Lindberg

MY FATE, MY HEART YOU SEE - by Elisa Hawa

Nina Rosethorn has vivid nightmares that predict a future disaster. She embarks on a mission, only to discover they are tied to Nathan Winterstorm, her high school crush. This event eventually caused her life to end tragically, or did it?

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MY FATE, MY HEART YOU SEE - by ELISA HAWA

Hope Behind Bars: Stories from a Jail Chaplain - by Chaplain Ron Jinkens

A head chaplain recounts his experiences with inmates in a large county jail over 20 years. His stories range from poignant to comical and reveal many insights into the jail environment.

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Hope Behind Bars: Stories from a Jail Chaplain - by Chaplain Ron Jinkens

Mistletoe, Murder, and Mayhem - by Sheila Williamson

It is Christmas in Texas. The Mistletoe Inn is fully booked for a holiday themed weekend. Guests are treated to Christmas activities and treats until one of them is murdered. Will Detective Chestnut be able to solve this before New Years?

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Mistletoe, Murder, and Mayhem - by Sheila Williamson

Paying Markets for Writers

Salt Lake

This publication ONLY works with local writers. Do not contact them if you are not located in their city.

“Lifestyle, fashion and culture magazine, glossy for Park City, Salt Lake City and Utah.” Welcomes new writers. 33% freelance. Circ. 127K. Bimonthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 2-4 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within one month.

Pays $0.45/word.

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RUSSIAN LIFE

"A bimonthly magazine on Russian culture, history, travel and life." 70%-80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bimonthly. Pays 30 days after publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys either first serial, second serial or all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within one month.

Pays $300.

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RUSSIAN LIFE

Sasee Magazine

“Women's lifestyle monthly publication distributed free to readers along the northeastern coast of SC, and the southeastern coast of NC, plus a monthly digital issue.” Welcomes new writers. Pays 90 days after publication. Publishes ms about a month after acceptance. Buys first time rights, reverts back to writer upon publication. Occasionally accepts reprints. Responds in less than a week.

Pays $0.10/word.

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The Sprawl Mag

100% freelance. “The Sprawl Mag is a (cyber-)feminist, anti-colonial speculative fiction, poetry, and visual art magazine focused on publishing perspectives that have historically been left out of canonical sci-fi and fantasy.” Welcomes new writers. Biannual. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within a few months of acceptance. Buys first serial rights. No reprints. Responds within two months. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.

Pays $20 (CAD).

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Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 10/30/2025

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete THIS FORM.

30 freelance and full-time remote writing jobs!

For links to all jobs featured below, CLICK HERE.

Remote Full-Time News Writer – Pays $60K-$65K/year
AlterNet Media

Remote Full-Time Digital Features Editor
Bobit

Remote Full-Time Court/Legal Editor or Court/Legal Journalist – Pays $80K-$100K/year
Mystify Entertainment Network, Inc.

Remote Full-Time Writer
Slate

Freelance Technical Writer
Sofar

Freelance Writer – Pays $45/hour
Crossing Hurdles

Remote Full-Time Writer/Editor
RemindMagazine.com

Remote Full-Time Educational Content Writer – Pays $80K-$110K/year
Orange Logic

Freelance Copywriter
Theriot Solutions

Freelance Copywriter – Pays $40-$50/hour
The Cigna Group

Freelance Technical Writer
US Pharmacopeia

Freelance Screenwriter – Pays $40/hour
Mercor

Freelance Copywriter – Pays $33-$36/hour
Aquent

Freelance Pharma Copywriter – Pays $45/hour
Meet Life Sciences

Freelance SAP/SOP Writer
Hitachi Global Air Power

Freelance Business Writer – Pays $20-$30/hour
TELUS Digital AI Data Solutions

Freelance Medical Writer – Pays $90-$130/hour
Healthcare Consultancy Group (HCG)

Remote Full-Time Content Writer
As You Are (previously Different Breed)

Remote Full-Time Writer
The Colab

Remote Full-Time Content Writer – Pays $85K-$110K/year
Guild

Freelance Digital Content Writer
Graphite

Freelance Writer/Editor – Pays $40-$52/hour
The Nature Conservancy

Freelance Contributing Writer
Dreams Abroad

Remote Full-Time Writer/Editor – Pays $40K-$70K/year
Mediaite

Freelance Photographer
Mercor

Freelance E-commerce Copywriter, Footwear – Pays $50/hour
WorkGenius Group

Freelance Technical Writer
VeeAR Projects Inc.

For links to all jobs featured above, CLICK HERE.

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete THIS FORM.

Marketing Secrets

Use Your Novel’s Book Birthday to Boost Sales! - by Dawn Colclasure

Personalizing a book birthday for novels can certainly grab a potential reader’s interest!

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Use Your Novel’s Book Birthday to Boost Sales! - by Dawn Colclasure
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