I Sent A Review Copy To A Journalist…And Then He Tried To Sell Me Advertising!
I sent a review copy of my book ON REQUEST to a journalist…and he then tried to sell me an ad!
The Price Of My POD Book Is Way Too High
My POD publisher just raised the price of my book but it’s way too high and I can’t sell it at this price. What can I do?
Are Commercial Writing Courses Legit?
Do you know if this course is legit, or of anyone who has participated in this program? Any news of it, good, bad, or indifferent? I have tried to search the Web, but I don’t come up with much–some pro, some con, but no substance to lead me to pursue it or to disregard it.
Does Publishing My Own Work With A Pod Publisher Prevent A Traditional Publisher?
Does publishing my own work with a POD publisher prevent a traditional publisher from working with that particular piece in the future? Several BookLocker.com authors have gone on to land traditional contracts with their books. (We lost another one just last week!) Traditional publishers are only too happy to allow authors to take the financial […]
Can I Ask Them To Pay Me For The Rewriting?
I recently turned in a first person piece as it was assigned to me for a women’s monthly. I’ve written for the mag tons of times and have a great relationship with my editor. They loved the piece. However, right before the story was to go to print, one of the top editors pulled it. […]
Can I Decline My First Offer For A Better One?
I sent out a simultaneous submission and got an offer from one publication almost instantly. I agreed to their terms and agreed to write the article. The very next day, a higher paying publication said they wanted to buy it. Can I now decline the first one so I can get more money from the second publication?
Poetry Competitions = Poor Writer By Behlor Santi
Are you a poet who wants to spend hundred of dollars on a fruitless quest to be published?
Fee-Free Writing Contests, Grants, And More! By Erika Dreifus
Excerpted from: FREE EXPRESSION: 101 Fee-Free Contests, Competitions, and Other Opportunities for Resourceful Writers! “What do you all think about contests?” one of my colleagues asked our online writing group. “Do you think you get a better read when you actually pay a reading/entry fee?” No one responded to that query (publicly, at any rate). […]