WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 01/14/2021

Congratulations to Brandy Brow for being the first to correctly answer: Jennifer Brown Banks.  According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly, who earned more than $600 in 48 Hours through WriterWeekly’s Marketplace? ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. Do not post the answer in the comments section below.  You must be a […]

Freelance Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 1/14/2021

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete THIS FORM. Freelance Staff Writer/Blogger – Pays $76,500-$81,600/year Race Forward Freelance Copy Editor/Designer The Gazette Freelance Data Journalist Realtor.com Freelance Editor Brightly Freelance Editor Third Door Media Freelance Reporter – Pays $1,000–$1,500/month Shelterforce Freelance Managing Editor […]

House Hunting Kinda Sucks!

House Hunting Kinda Sucks!

The house hunting has begun. We originally planned to move to Tennessee but that idea was nixed when I discovered that they require…

Freelance Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 1/07/2021

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete THIS FORM. Freelance Roving/Relief Editors Patch Media Freelance Local Reporter/Editor – Virginia Patch Media Freelance Copy Editor – Pays $60K-$65K/year OTR Global (OTR®) Freelance Writers – Pays $20-$50/hour AmpiFire Freelance Special Projects Writer wikiHow Freelance SEO […]

I Had a Cold. It was NOT Covid.

I Had a Cold. It was NOT Covid.

People are still getting the flu, colds, stomach bugs, etc. However, getting a tickle in your throat these days brings on a bit more concern than it did a year ago…

STOP GLUTTONOUS PURCHASING PRACTICES BY BOOKSTORES! Why ALL Books Should be Non-Returnable!! By Angela Hoy

STOP GLUTTONOUS PURCHASING PRACTICES BY BOOKSTORES! Why ALL Books Should be Non-Returnable!! By Angela Hoy

Bookstores have a long history of ordering too many books, and then returning them for credit or a refund, often damaged, bent, and/or dirty, and at the expense of the publisher (or self-published author). At other times, the books are simply destroyed (or sold to a big salvage bookstore), again, at the expense of the publisher or self-published author. Bookstores, like other retailers, should be financially responsible for their own sales forecasts. Period. I just can’t find anything in the “returns” equation where the publisher or author should be financially responsible for a bookstore’s poor estimation of sales…