In 2012, I made plans for my freelance writing career to grow to full-time over a three-year period. The plan included keeping my full-time “day job” so I wouldn’t have to worry about paying the mortgage. This also afforded me the ability to refuse grasping at the low-paying and “low-hanging fruit.”
The Summer, 2014 Short Story Contest IS THIS SATURDAY! Rather than sweating and getting a sunburn, spend the day in the cool air conditioning, and come play with us!
You’re depressed. You’re confused. You’re thinking about giving up writing altogether. Why? Because the only people who have bought your book are your mom and your Aunt Bertha. With more than a million books published each year now (most of those self-published), there is lots of competition. However, many authors earn enough in book sales to feed their families. How do they do it?
Some of this may be hard to hear (I mean read) but, if you clicked on this article, you’re obviously seeking the truth. So, here it is…
Angela,
Thank you so much for your article on editing our manuscripts. It always amazes me how information shows up when I need it. I have been working with content editors, and cleaning things up. But, I wanted a copy editor to do a final edit and I am waiting for one final estimate. But, I really don’t think I will have the funds.
I appreciate the information on Natural Reader, which I can afford!
Have a nice day,
Robin
Having just completed another very successful “book signing” in a large venue setting, I would like to offer some pointers for authors that have had limited or no success in selling their books at the various library or local artist sponsored book signing events.
Can I use Microsoft clipart in or on my book?
Just like you and every other author on this planet, I have my successes and failures. In the end, perseverance continues to pay off…
We lost our beloved doggie, Percy, last week. We adopted him from the shelter for Frank, who was around 12 years old at the time. However, Percy attached himself to me. Frank didn’t mind that his dog was protecting his mom. Percy followed me everywhere, even to the bathroom. He suffered from severe separation anxiety…
The Summer, 2014 Short Story Contest will start at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Saturday, July 19th. Rather than sweating and getting a sunburn, spend the day in the cool air conditioning, and come play with us…
I totally support your blacklisting of journals that charge reading fees. I have never sent any of my work to such journals. Neither do I charge writers any money to send their work to Verse-Virtual.
It’s really outrageous that publishers of LITERARY journals can be so petty. One would think they’d be above that kind of behavior. And, I don’t believe all that nonsense about how they can’t handle so many submissions and that’s why they charge fees. They should be grateful for submissions! Instead, they resent them. What? Thank you for standing up to these greedy magazines. Thank you for supporting writers.
–Firestone Feinberg
https://www.verse-virtual.com
