Do I Need A Model Release From Relatives?

Do I Need A Model Release From Relatives?

Do I need a model release form if I use a picture of my granddaughter on the cover of my book? I’m the one who took the photograph.

Freelance Job-Bidding Website

It’s a service for freelancers in several fields. The writing jobs are incredibly low paid ($1.00 per page…$15 for a 1000-word article!).

Sending Chapters Into Magazines As Articles

I think I heard somewhere that if one is writing a book on the subject, you can’t take chapters and send them into magazines as articles. But, I don’t know if that’s true, and don’t know the reasoning behind it.

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?