“I can’t remember my tax number and my publisher won’t give it to me! What can I do?”
“It’s my number and, of course, I gave it to them, after receiving it from the IRS. But, they have steadfastly refused to tell me what the number is…”
The Guy Who Got Bit by One Snake SIX TIMES!
We took Max (now 18) and Mason (13) to Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud and, man oh man, did we get an education we weren’t expecting!
The EXACT Moment I Knew I Wanted to Be a Writer…
I am often asked by readers, and even friends, when and why I decided to become a writer. It came very early to me! You can read exactly what happened here…
Wouldn’t You LOVE to Get Paid to Write for WritersWeekly? We’ve added a new column!
We are stirring things up here at WritersWeekly! Whoo hoo!! 1. The Success Story column has been replaced by our new Marketing Secrets column. Have you found a unique way to promote your freelance writing business or your book? We’d love to hear about it! See details by clicking on our guidelines link below. We […]
Give Your Characters a LIFE INJECTION! – by Linda M. Gigliotti
Failure to recognize (and remember) our own emotional reactions, or those of others, can result in our fictional characters being stiff and dead. A good idea is to keep a journal, and catalog those feelings, and what caused them. You should also keep a notebook of details about interesting people you know, or have observed in public…
“Can I include scans of newspaper articles in my book? My book IS educational.”
Since my book is non-fiction, will the educational exception to copyright law apply?
Book Marketing Scams!
“I wanted to forward this to you and get your perspective on it. I have received a number of emails from people wanting to “market” my book, but…”
IS THIS EVEN LEGAL?! Amazon is Giving Their Main “Buy Buttons” to Book Depository, Which AMAZON Owns AND They Are Inflating Those Book Prices!
Have you recently noticed that Amazon has raised the price of your book significantly and have you noticed that the name “Book Depository” appears underneath that price? Most authors see that, and think Amazon gave their main buy button to another company. But…
What in the World Makes a Boat Smell Like THAT?!
I’m desperately appealing to all you mariners out there (or anyone mechanically inclined) for your expertise in this manner. There is a boat on our dock that has a HORRIBLE odor. To be very specific, it smells like…
WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 09/12/19
Congratulations to Cathy Stucker for being the first to correctly answer “The Better Business Bureau.” Based on last week’s issue of WritersWeekly, a score of A+ on what organization’s website is, according to Angela, “Total B.S.” Send your answer through the contact form here. You must be a WritersWeekly.com subscriber to participate in the weekly […]