Writers Need Surprise Checks In The Mail! By Christine Collier
Do you write for children? I know a market that could pay you for years…
It’s Visitor Season In Florida!
People near the Florida coast joke about how their friends and relatives want to visit them for vacation because we all live in paradise. I think all our friends and loved ones should just MOVE here…
Can I Use Well-Known Fictional Characters / Places, Or Real Products / People In My Fiction? By Angela Hoy
I am currently starting a third novel, and was wondering if legally if I could mention (fictional) characters from other works by name. Would I be able to mention (a very famous cartoon character) that my main character idolizes or would I need written permission from the companies that own those characters?
More World’s Worst Book Proposals And Query Letters!
Angela,
Never apologize for publishing your “More World’s Worst Book Proposals And Query Letters!” only six weeks apart. I absolutely love them. They invariably evoke a few laugh-out-loud chuckles.
Jacquie McTaggart
Fantastic Memoir Tips! Obtaining Material, Organization, And More! By William Pepe
You tell yourself, “Someday, I’m going to write my memoirs” but “Someday” never comes. Perhaps this short narrative telling you how I have cluttered my children’s homes with hundreds of pages of my memoirs will help you get started…
Small, Niche Publications Are This Writer’s Bread And Butter! By Cindy Ladage
The freelance road is an exciting, albeit rocky one. To achieve the goal of publication, you have to be dogged, polite, tough skinned and tenacious. I always wanted to write, but was an environmental scientist in my day-to-day career. So, how did a biologist end up with several freelance writing gigs, enough to keep me busy during my retirement days?
Rush Concert?!
On Friday, Richard’s dad is driving in from Texas for the Rush concert this weekend in Tampa. The tickets were a birthday present we got him. On Saturday, our librarian friend, Scott, and his wife, Kelly, are arriving as well. Scott will be attending the concert with the guys (along with our neighbor, Tim). Kelly and I will NOT…because I’m not a big fan of tinnitus…
More World’s Worst Book Proposals And Query Letters! By Angela Hoy
It’s only been about six weeks since the last one but we’ve been getting lots of queries and book proposals lately. So, today I’m going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Book Proposals and Query Letters. Featured are real quotes from query letters and book proposals submitted to us over the past few weeks.
Disturbing Allegations in the New Author Solutions Lawsuit!
I just saw your great article on the Author Solutions lawsuit. Because of your newsletter, I’ve long known Author Solutions is far from the best company in the world for self-publishers. But, I did not know Balboa Press was one of their associated companies…
How Can I Make Money Giving Away A Free E-Book On Amazon?
Is it sensible for me to promote my latest book by giving away some free ebooks on the Kindle? How can I avoid pitfalls about poorly-formatted MOBI formatted ebooks (I’ve heard horror stories), and what costs should I expect for publishing my ebook, and for promoting it?