When you think of writing gigs, crowdfunding campaigns probably don’t come to mind. However, the crowdfunding scene is a market largely untapped by writers. If you can break into it, you can make a nice profit, and help others at the same time …
Our daughter is a professional pastry chef! Who wants her homemade dinner roll recipe before Thanksgiving?!?! They are PERFECT for leftover turkey sandwiches!!
How one author kept on schedule writing a new novel after placing a friendly wager with her husband!
Only 2 weeks until the Fall, 2015 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
A long, long time ago, I was an aspiring freelance writer and a mother of three. I was also in a very unhappy marriage (which is described in my book, The Emergency Divorce Handbook for Women). And, at that time, I was working full-time in the aerospace industry as an accountant. I’d work all day, come home to care for the children, help them with their homework, feed them, play with them, bathe them, put them to bed, read to them, tuck them in, and, then, stay up until the wee hours of the morning, trying to make a better life for my babies. I typed research papers for college students. I did accounting and other office work for two entrepreneurs in town …
Hello. Was wondering, if I did not win the contest, can I submit my story to a magazine or other publishing company?
Could you, not your publisher, get sued for your book? What about fair use? How many ways can an author get sued???
Last weekend was our future son-in-law’s bachelor party in Key West. Of course, Tropical Storm Erika wanted to attend…and not in a fun way.
Your new design inspired me to write you WITHOUT asking you a specific question or seeking help of some kind! I’m always grateful that you perform such substantial work for so many writers, including me! …
As writers, we notice copy. We notice it everywhere. Sometimes, we notice it because it appeals to and inspires us. But most of the time, as professionals with a great appreciation for the effective written word, we notice it because it’s mediocre, or just plain bad. However, in these moments when you find yourself rewriting poorly worded copy in your head
