Do You Have Questions About Self-Publishing?

Just ask Angela, Publisher of WritersWeekly.com and Co-owner of BookLocker.com! (That's right, talk directly with the owner of BookLocker. No revolving customer service reps, no layers of bureaucracy to navigate, and Made in the U.S.A.!)

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AUTHOR ALERT! How Amazon Can Instantly (Poof!) Make Your Book Sales DISAPPEAR!

Authors, consider this scenario: With the click of a button, Amazon has killed your entire, successful career as an author. Your books have all been removed from their site, your unpaid royalties may be frozen, and you can't get any specific details from Amazon... THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING!!

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Major Repair Plans Go Awry!

Wednesday was going to be a BIG DAY! We were scheduled to take No Tan Lines to the local boatyard, have her mast removed (yes, really), bring her back her to the marina, and have The Yacht Rigger start replacing her mast step, which supports the mast in the bilge. Aaaaaand, then this happened...

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Writers, Put a Premium on YOUR Time to Increase Your Bottom Line! - By Jennifer Brown Banks

Your time is valuable. Make sure you're getting what you're worth!

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"My cousin and I co-wrote a book but then she left my name off of it!"

Did the cousin, who is now deceased, do this on purpose? And, what recourse does the co-author have?

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upstreet

“Annual, 224pp, perfect bound; publishes the best fiction, CNF, and poetry available; features an author interview in each issue; currently in 14th year of publication.” Fiction and Creative Nonfiction almost 100% freelance; Poetry by invitation only. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1.2K. Annual. Pays on publication (July). Publishes ms six months after acceptance. Buys First North American Serial Rights. No reprints. Responds to queries within 24 hours during publishing season; otherwise 6 months. Does not encourage queries. Sample copy $14.50 by check. Two-issue subscription $29.00. Guidelines online.

 Pays $50-$250 for per story/essay.

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The Upper Room

“The Upper Room is the spiritual companion of more than 3 million people worldwide. Each of the reader-written meditations encourages believers to open their hearts to God. Today The Upper Room is translated into 33 languages and reaches over 80 countries.” 95-100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 3M. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 12-18 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 4-6 weeks. Sample copy available for email request. Subscription $13.99. Guidelines available by mail or online

Pays $30 for 250-300 words. 

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WILLOW SPRINGS

100% freelance. "Literary magazine." Welcomes new writers. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms in issue available after acceptance. Buys first N.A. serial rights. No reprints. Responds up to 6 months. Single-issue samples can be purchased online. Subscription $18. 

Pays $100/long-form prose piece, $40/short prose, and $20/poem

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I Get Referral Clients All The Time! Here's How! - by Hailey Hudson

Freelance writer Hailey Hudson KNOWS how to get referrals! Here's how she does it!!

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Angry Book Pirates Call Authors "Elitists" After Website Shut Down - Whisper and Warnings - 08/16/18

Authors claim Amazon banned all of their books for "no reason" * Book pirates call authors "elitists" after website gets shut down * Public figure being scrutinized after writing tell-all book * Subpoena by Tweet! * "Fair Use" Battles * Judge blasts newspaper for publishing legally obtained info.

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