BookLocker Did An Excellent Job!
Once again, Angela (and Richard), I want to thank you for the excellent job you did of helping me create my book, Manna Gathering…
Topic, Common Themes, And Winners Of The Writersweekly.Com Fall, 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
After reading the entries for each contest, we can see how difficult it is to come up with a unique plot when working with an assigned topic. But, inevitably, a few writers do manage to successfully break away from the pack…
What A Party!!!
Ali and Justin’s annual Halloween Party was Monday night and, boy oh boy, what a bash it was! WARNING! FEATURES OFFENSIVE CONTENT AND GROSS PHOTOS!
How To Edit Your Book Before You Submit To A Publisher By Rickey E. Pittman, Bard of the South
Ernest Hemingway said that it is in the editing process that most writers break down. Hemingway was ruthless in editing his own work. One biographer I read said Hemingway edited everything he wrote up to thirty times. I have taught freshman composition for many years. I tell my students that good writing is rewriting, refining, and finding those little demon typos and errors that can damage the quality of what is written. Don’t be discouraged or surprised if your POD publisher encourages you to hire an editor.
DON’T BECOME ANOTHER VICTIM! When Amateur, Start-up POD Publishers Take Your Money…and Go Out of Business By Angela Hoy
What happens when a POD publisher goes out of business? Authors are left floundering, their pockets empty, and with no book on the market.
Sharing Your Book Can Open Freelance Writing Doors! By Ali Mathis
As a stay at home mom, I had been out of the professional workforce for several years. During that time, I wrote a collection of humorous poetry about parenting, but had hit several roadblocks in my quest to publish my book. I hesitantly reached out, and sought advice on self-publishing options from my friend who […]
Richard’s Halloween Costume Has Arrived!
In case I haven’t gushed about him enough, I want to again tell you that Richard is the best husband on Earth! Each year, he lets me choose his Halloween costume and he never knows what he’s going to be until Halloween.
Need Advice On Selling My Books On Consignment
Do you send authors a message about dos and don’ts when stores ask to sell books on consignment?
Writer Spins 24-Hour Short Story Contest Entry Into A Series!
I’m putting together a website that features a series that spun off of one my entries into your 24-Hour Short Story Contest.
Writing About The Minutia Of Life Can Be Quite Profitable! By Rebecca MacKenzie
It’s no secret that everyday experiences are fodder for writers. Readers relate to everyday experiences. Often, though, we writers think we’ve exhausted all our everyman material, and have nothing to write. Such thinking is nonsense. Right off the cliched top of my head, I can think of a well-known example where writing success has been the result of making something out of nothing: Seinfeld (the “show about nothing”).