12 Ways To Get Quickly Rejected By An Editor By Angela Hoy
Actual submissions from freelance writers…
Kudos To 90+ Days Of Promoting Your Book Online!
I am staying with the 90+ Day plan you gave me, and must admit…it is really been great …
When Book Editors Err… By Dr. Marlene Caroselli
There are two types of people in this world: Those who can edit and those who can’t…
Weird Spaces Between Words in MSWord? We Have An Easy Fix!
I’m using MSWord on a PC. Why are some of the spaces between words in my fully-justified manuscript uneven? There are normal spaces between most words, and weird, long spaces between others…on the same line of text! It doesn’t make any sense. Can you help?
A Local BBQ Leads To Freelance Work! Social Networking The Old Fashioned Way… By Rachel Gerner
I am a millennial and I believe in the power of old-fashioned networking…
Feeling Emotionally Icky…
I attended a social event last week, and shook hands with somebody who set my creep-meter into high gear. I later told Richard, “There is something seriously wrong with that guy.” I just felt it. Something was terribly off.
I found out the next day he’s a convicted murderer…
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Spring, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest! By Angela Hoy
For the past six weeks, we’ve spent every spare moment judging the hundreds of entries submitted for the WritersWeekly Spring, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In case you’re not familiar with our quarterly contest, this is how it works. On the date of the contest, at start-time, we send out the topic for that specific contest to all registered entrants, while also posting it on WritersWeekly.com.
Entrants must be registered before the contest begins and there is a limit of 500 participants per contest. Entrants then have 24 hours to write and submit their stories via email. The stories “must deal with the topic in some way to qualify” and they must not exceed the pre-assigned word count, which is announced with the topic.
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…
Get Your Book Featured On Artists First!
I just recorded a podcast for Artists First, which is dedicated to publicizing “the best music you’ve never heard and the best books you’ve never read.”
I mentioned BookLocker.com a number of times as the best source for buying Waterproof Justice.
Did You Include Work-For-Hire In Your Contract? No? You May NOT Own All Rights!
You can’t assume work for hire unless you have a contract that specifically states it.
Lesser Known Magazines Provide Less Competition for Writers! By Sue Carloni
I was visiting my elderly neighbor, Agnes, when she handed me a copy of a regional magazine that I was unfamiliar with. She had picked up the free publication at the local hobby store. Agnes was aware that I was a published author. “I thought you might be able to write stories for them,” she said with a smile.
Her granddaughter was visiting with us. “Oh, Grandma,” she scolded. “A free publication is not going to pay writers.”
But, I had no idea if that was true…