Write to Excite! Let Your Enthusiasm Excite Editors and Readers. By Christine Laws
One way to increase income is to write and sell more. But, how do you overcome inertia? Consider what excites you…
How Much Should I Charge for My Writing Services?
I have just been offered a part-time job providing book reviews for a charitable organization’s website. They asked me to pitch my fees but this will be my first professional gig and I don’t know what to charge…
Success Story By Janet Garber
In 1998 I became temporarily disabled, and was forced to leave my full-time job of ten years’ duration. As I regained my strength, I decided to see if I could cobble enough together with writing and teaching jobs to support myself. The first thing I had to do was overcome my personal aversion to “networking”…
Summer Camp Memories
Max (age 12) and Mason (who will be 8 this weekend) have attended one summer camp this month, and are already on their second…
Can’t Afford An Editor? Try These Four Fun Steps For A Much Cleaner Manuscript! By Angela Hoy
Don’t have the money for a professional editor? Here’s a method guaranteed to help you find errors.
Great Timing! Getting And Giving A Second Chance
Your article on selling coursework absolutely fit in with conversation I had one weekend when my English teacher grandson visited me with his wife and my second great grandchild…
Nautical Notes: Boating Magazines That Welcome Freelancers Aboard By Cyndi Perkins
Story opportunities are as densely packed as the crab traps that blanket Florida Bay. For the nautically minded writer, opportunities abound wherever mariners are enjoying their boats – or not enjoying their boats, i.e.: treating stinky waste-holding tanks, fixing balky engines or extricating the entangled lines of those pesky crab traps from propellers…
Matt And Sarah Were Here!!
Many of you remember Matt, our (unofficially) adopted son who came to live with us many years ago. He worked for BookLocker and WritersWeekly for years and he still does ebook conversion work for us on the side. After college, he moved to New York to attend Columbia for his Master’s. He then landed a super job in Boston doing actuarial work, which has always been his dream (yes, we don’t understand that level of attraction to math, either, but he’s happy!).
Matt and his fiance, Sarah, who we also adore, were here over the weekend and we all had a blast…
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Spring, 2014 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, 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest…
Top 10 Mistakes New Authors Make When Contacting Libraries
I just finished reading your article on the mistakes authors make trying to get their books into libraries. I thought all of the points were spot on. I would like to add that many libraries are always interested in hearing from local authors. In fact, my hometown library has a special collection devoted to this very thing. They try to make an effort to purchase titles by local authors or, in some cases, the authors themselves donate copies. Either way, authors should try to reach out to their local library (if they haven’t already), or even libraries in their region or home state.
Another idea is to perhaps offer to do a book talk at the library. In this case, you may be able to sell your book on site (depending on the library policy) or the library may wish to purchase copies in order to support your presentation.
I think the opportunities are there for authors, especially since more and more authors are going the self-publishing route. The relationship does not necessarily have to be antagonistic on either end.
-a librarian
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