One WILD Weekend!!!
We managed to convince Zach and Mary to babysit the boys for a long weekend and Richard and I escaped alone to Ybor City. We had a FANTASTIC time! Best date EVER!!
Letters To The Editor For April 15th
Letters will return next week.
Archived letters are HERE.
Why Is BookLocker So Inexpensive Compared To Other POD Publishers?! The Answer Is Simple…
I am interested in speaking to someone about publishing my children’s book. I ran across the page advertising BookLocker’s (color-interior program) and would like to know a little more about this company, especially why is the pricing so inexpensive compared to some of the other publishing companies?
No Broken Bones This Year!
The violent Easter egg hunt went pretty smoothly this year. Furniture was overturned, sofa cushions were thrown about, and (adult) kids were shoved aside (by each other)…
More World’s Worst Book Proposals And Query Letters! By Angela Hoy
Oh, yes! We know you’ve been waiting for this!! 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…
Letters To The Editor For April 8th
Letters will return next week.
Archived letters are HERE.
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From Bartering To Cash By Victoria Grossack
The problem with editing for a family member is that you generally can’t ask for money…
Did That TV Show Steal My Idea? Probably Not…
I started writing a book on my computer about ten years ago, but never finished it because life has been very busy for me. Recently, I watched this new show that started last year that is exactly the same as far as storyline and characters. Could it be coincidence?
From Cut-Throat Competition to Friendship – When Your Competitor Helps You Land Writing Work! By Rose Kennedy
Sure, it sounds backwards. The success did not involve getting an assignment, but rather avoiding a labor-intensive pitch process that would not yield an assignment for me, or any other sane, competent writer. And, I was instead able to use that time for queries and networking that did yield paying work.
Another Violent Easter Egg Hunt and Slip ‘N Slide Competition!
Each year, there’s a colorful egg hunt for everyone (adults and kids), and a very violent golden egg hunt for the adult kids…