Your book is finally on the market. You’re printing business cards, updating your website, and sending out press releases. You know you’ll get higher royalties when someone buys your book from your publisher’s website so you send people there. But, wait! What does your publisher’s homepage tell your readers about your book?
I know a few publishers that pay only $100 per manuscript, regardless of the number of pages. I’d say that’s well below minimum wage.
Cynthia
One of the most devastating times for writers is when things seem to be going along smoothly and then the work dries up. As I close in on 14-years of full-time freelancing, I find that now and then, work can suddenly dry up for me just as it does for any writer. Whether the work and specifically whether the high-paying kind of work that I enjoy returns and how soon depends on how I respond to these lulls…
The setting for my novel is (a large museum in Washington, DC). I also reference (a large foundation). Everything else is per my imagination. Do you see any issues with using an actual public place or organization for a novel?
I have a confession. I have always been a slow writer. Writing glacially has always been a tough challenge for me to overcome in a competitive marketplace like freelancing…
I’m remaining pretty consistent with burning out a laptop about once every three years. I diligently back up my machine every single night and I double back up the accounting program info.
On Saturday morning, my laptop started making a high-pitched whining sound. We figured out pretty quickly it was the fan. Since it was three years old, we decided to run to Best Buy for a new one rather than risk a meltdown during repair. Richard then spent the entire day (and several hours into the night) transferring all my programs and files. The result was I got the entire day off on Saturday…
I’ve always said you should NEVER PAY a book reviewer to review your book. Here is further proof that this is a horrible practice…
Thought you might like this, Angela. Made me laugh.
40 Worst Book Covers and Titles Ever
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-book-titles-covers/
(WARNING! MATURE CONTENT!)
-Michael
Publisher’s Note: I’ve seen this before but I laughed all over again! I even ordered one of the books. 😉
See bad writing online? Offer to fix it. That’s how I’ve won numerous web content writing jobs from companies. Finding the work is easy. Anytime you’re online, take note of sites lacking content or whose content could use improvement. Most of these are the sites of small business owners who likely made the sites themselves with the help of a tech savvy friend…
Hello Angela,
In the past, I have entered your 24-hour short story writing contests. My question: I have a completed book that I’d like to self-publish. Who would you recommend for self publishing and what problems could I run into with self publishing?
Thank you,
Rebecca
