Angela,
I hope this doesn’t put me in the “thank goodness I’m not like these” category, but I found myself laughing out loud at the bizarre requests you’ve received (quoted in WritersWeekly).
My favorite was wanting your personal cell-phone number in order to call you 24/7. Now why didn’t *I* think of that? Sure you won’t reconsider? Just for me? ;-D
Blessings as always — and THANKS for all your hard work!
Margaret
Your byline is important, not just in its frequency of appearance, but also in how it affects your income. Some writers operating writing businesses use a name other than their own if they pen web copy or advertising, for example. But for some types of writing, such as periodicals and books, your name is your brand identity…
I found some old photos on some websites. I want to use them in my book. From their aged appearance, it looks like they’re in the public domain. Can I use them without permission?
Maybe I should try to write about the things I loved most, and submit it to those companies and to those people…
We went out to dinner on Saturday night, and were treated to a lightning storm that lasted our entire dinner, and an hour afterward as well! We ventured out on the pier after dinner to enjoy the show. Rather than describe it, I’ll share some photos…
This is a an example of the types of emails we occasionally receive from authors. They’re greatly abbreviated, of course. This type of offensive correspondence can, of course, result in a breakdown of negotiations, or not receiving a contract offer at all. And, just because you’ve already been offered a publishing contract doesn’t mean you can’t lose it through bad behavior…
You have a refreshing writing style. Thank you for what you do!
Arlene A.
Every writer has certain tools they rely on daily, from reference books to cached webpages, to stacks of notes, to file templates. When those tools are unavailable, productivity can plummet, and with it, a writer’s income, unless you take careful steps for the time you must spend away from your office. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, for just a few days, or a longer trip, it is possible to keep working no matter how far away your office is…
In 1990, my photographer husband and I owner-built a home. It was hard work, and offered a typical university of life learning curve. We’d already collaborated on nine home and do-it-yourself building related books (four of which had been published internationally in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as our native South Africa), so it wasn’t a surprise when the MD of one of the publishing companies we’d been working closely with suggested we create a book about owner building based on our personal experience…
When we got home, the boys excitedly went through the bookstore bag. Max grabbed MY book, and said, “Yea! You bought me Orange is the New Black!”
