I remember looking out at the white mist so thick I couldn’t see a tree ten yards away, and morosely contemplating the fact that this was not quite what I’d had in mind when I decided to move to Africa. Swaziland, it turns out, gets remarkably cold in the winter …
A guy wants me to write an article daily. He’ll take full rights and he sells articles to other sites. And, he says he’ll pay me in a week. I requested a retainer but he declined. He hasn’t asked to see any of my work …
Many writers need planning to be easy, expedient, and effective, or else it just won’t get done. Microplanning is the solution …
Should authors self edit? And, more praise for amazing BookLocker’s cover designer, Todd!
It’s been a pretty stressful year and we’re looking forward to the post-wedding lull. Boredom is GOOD!
Back in August, the New York Times published an eye-opening article, alleging disturbing treatment of some employees at Amazon. Amazon refuted many of the allegations in the article (of course)…but what did they leave out of their rebuttal?
I woke up yesterday morning feeling like I’d been inhaling sand. My head hurt, I was coughing, and running a fever, and I couldn’t shake the chills. Not pleasant. I didn’t want to get up but I had so much work to do. I got dressed, brushed my teeth, threw my hair into a ponytail, and crawled back into bed with my laptop …
When training was complete, the editors bragged about how much money I could make. I would have to be available for weekly meetings with the editors where we would discuss upcoming articles. My writing would have to stay above par …
Oh, yes! We know you’re excited!! Today, I’m going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Book Proposals and Query Letters. Featured below are real quotes from query letters and book proposals submitted to us over the past few weeks. Yes, we can learn from others’ mistakes …
My publisher inserted a disclaimer in my book. I got upset and asked that it be removed. They refused. I don’t understand why I have to admit to readers that I’m not a licensed financial advisor …
