You’re a Bulldog
I loved the advice you gave last week about articles held for ransom. You are a bulldog, and I mean that with the utmost respect. You paid me for my article long before publishing. Thank you very much.
How Do I Get Magazine Editors To Respond To Me?!
Over the last two months I’ve sent out close to fifty emails to different magazines, pitching ideas for articles and features and, to date, only three have responded. One declined my idea. Another said they would consider it late. A third said they already had something similar planned for their own in-house staff to write.
I’m a good writer. I know my ideas have merit and are entertaining, topical and newsworthy. Yet, I feel like a complete non-entity when magazines can’t even be bothered to reply to me. As heart breaking as it can be to be met with a ‘no,’ at least saying ‘no’ means that someone at least took the time to read your email and reply.
Complete silence time after time after time is just soul destroying. Is there a way to address such problems?
Make Money Reviving Stale Company Blogs! By Eliana Osborn
When a chance to blog regularly for a respected education site fell into my lap, I realized how nice it is to have a steady income stream instead of having to hustle for every piece. I took it for granted for two lovely years but made the mistake of not realizing that all good things must come to an end. When the gig ended, I was left with experience, confidence, lots of clips, and no long term backup client. Yikes…
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Apparently, We Live In Peyton Place!
Well, it took a couple of years of living at this house in Florida, but we have finally met enough neighbors, and done enough socializing, to truly feel at home, and also feel like our neighbors are family.
Of course, once you REALLY get to know someone, they might let you look in their closet…and see some scandalous skeletons…
“I Have Booklocker.Com, Inc. To Thank For Producing A First-Rate, Quality Book For Me!”
Hey, Angela!
I’m excited to let you know that A God for All Seasons just won the Feathered Quill Book Awards Program Bronze Medal for Best Inspirational! The judging criteria includes Layout and Design and Production Quality. Once again, I have BookLocker.com, Inc. to thank for producing a first-rate, quality book for me!
Thank you!!!
Patti Tingen
A GOD FOR ALL SEASONS: Inspiration and Reflection for All Times
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How To Use “Comment Marketing” To Land Clients! By Jennifer Brown Banks
Comment marketing. That’s right. You see this “dream client” materialized as a result of a simple, thoughtful comment I placed a while back at another blogger’s site. Impressed and intrigued, he followed my link and the rest is history…
Can I Submit My Previously Published Book To Agents?
I attempted to get an agent for (my novel) but they were only accepting things not previously published. Is that normal?
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast! How I Used The Show “Survivor” To Land More Writing Work! By Wendy Hobday Haugh
As a freelance writer, I often feel like a contestant on my favorite reality show: Survivor. With the publishing industry changing at warp speed, creative flexibility is essential for long-term survival. Utilizing the Survivor mindset – “outwit, outplay, outlast” – I’ve accrued more than 200 published credits, and kept those paychecks coming…
WHY THIS ISSUE IS LATE: Neighbor in Need
Our new neighbor had spine surgery late last week, and hasn’t been doing well. Since he only has a girlfriend in the area, and no relatives, we, of course, pitched in to help. Late Tuesday, he was in such agony that we all decided it was time to go to the emergency room. The problem was…we couldn’t move him.