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When Charging a Pain in the (Bleep) Client More Money…is More Than Justified

Published on April 4, 2019 Networking, writing career advice, writing tips

From Chatty Charles to Indecisive Ian, which clients are you justified in charging more for your services?

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 03/28/19

Published on March 28, 2019

According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly: What is one reason ebook sales continue to spiral downward?

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Published on March 28, 2019

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3 Paying Australian Literary Magazines That Work with Non-Aussies! – by Julie Guirgis

Published on March 28, 2019 diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, specialty markets for writing, writing career advice

Australia has a small but diverse selection of literary journals and magazines. All pay rates quoted below are in Australian Dollars.

What Our Readers are Saying about the Downward Spiral of Ebook Sales

Published on March 28, 2019 Ebooks

“I spend far too much time reading text on a computer screen for work to want to read more of it from a pleasure book. Frankly, when I travel by air, I almost never see an E-reader in anyone’s lap — I see both hard copy and paperback books…”

The Flying Nun, Oprah, and Me – by John Riddle

Published on March 28, 2019

I’d found the best of both worlds, allowing me to use my gift of creative communication to write grant and fundraising letters, and to create special events. For example, I tried to set the Guinness Book of World Records by having the largest number of people dance the twist with Chubby Checker…

ALERT – Dirty Fingernails on the Keyboard!

Published on March 28, 2019

Hmmm… When will my next hot shower be?

“A publicist called me about ‘republishing’ my book. What’s up with that?!”

Published on March 28, 2019 author scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

I was called by a “publicist” about republishing my book that they saw on Amazon. (It’s not supposed to be there because my lawyer was supposed to give them a cease and desist order since it was from Tate Publishing…)”