Trawling through the web for websites that give you the opportunity to earn money writing about culture-related issues can be like trying to find a word in a manuscript…amongst a hundred pages.
I won a door prize in the last contest where I get to choose my prize. Can my “prize” be an entry fee for the next contest?
Dreaming of selling my writing and seeing my work published, I did what I thought needed to be done: I submitted…
We were in Georgia to attend the wedding of our friends Cole and Christy. This is the awesome wedding cake Ali made for them…
Are you thinking about participating in the 24-hour short story contest, but don’t know what to expect? Here’s how it works…
Hi Ang,
Here is an idea to pass along to my fellow BookLocker and Abuzz Press authors:
I held a drawing at my most recent book signing and the winner will get a minor character and a cameo appearance in the next Reporter novel in the series. The winner told me, “Make me young, thin, and pretty…and give me big boobs.” Heh. Furthermore, as a special bonus I also had the teaser to Book 2 on hand for attendees to read as a thank you for their attendance and loyalty.
Cheers and hugs!
Peter J. Gallanis
Reporter: Part I – Rise and Fall
https://www.amazon.com/Peter-J.-Gallanis/e/B00LB9NCPE/
When you chop down a dead tree, you don’t have to throw it all away when you’re finished. You can make use of the wood, and even the splinters.
In other words, if you are working on a major product – like writing a book – be alert for articles you can write and sell based on the research you’ve accumulated…
We are on the road right now, heading to Georgia for another wedding. Yea!!
That reminds me that I never posted a picture of the yarn painting I made for Matt and Sarah’s wedding gift…
For the past six weeks, we’ve spent every spare moment judging the hundreds of entries submitted for the WritersWeekly Summer, 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In case you’re not familiar with our quarterly contest, this is how it works. On the date of the contest, at start-time, we send out the topic for that specific contest to all registered entrants, while also posting it on WritersWeekly.com. Entrants must be registered before the contest begins and there is a limit of 500 participants per contest. Entrants then have 24 hours to write and submit their stories via email. The stories “must deal with the topic in some way to qualify” and they must not exceed the pre-assigned word count, which is announced with the topic.
After reading the entries for each contest, we can see how difficult it is to come up with a unique plot when working with an assigned topic. But, inevitably, a few writers do manage to successfully break away from the pack.
I read about Chuck Waldron’s success landing a traditional publisher. That’s wonderful for him.
I just got my rights back for all three books from Samhain Publishing…
