Happy Early Mother’s Day!
I am soooo excited!! Matt surprised us with a text last week. He and his fianc
World’s Worst Book Proposals
Ang,
I always love your World’s Worst Book Proposals. They are incredibly funny. It’s hard to imagine that anyone could “right” so poorly and actually think “there” work would be published.
Jacquie McTaggart
If They Don’t Learn the Way You Teach, Teach the Way They Learn
From the Teacher’s Desk
Selling Interviews to Print and Online Publications – Nick Chester
There are two qualities that you need to get your work published: skill as a writer and the ability to generate unique, enthralling subject matter. However, different purposes require varying balances of these attributes…
Our Dog’s Collapsed Trachea
Last Monday, Percy woke up with one of his “asthma attacks”, which he’s been having for years. When we first got him, a vet said it was asthma, and to just try to calm him down when he’s having an episode. They usually only last a couple of minutes but this one went on and on and on. Percy then started coughing like he wanted to throw up…
WORLD’S WORST BOOK PROPOSALS
Today, I’m going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Book Proposals. Yes, we can learn from others’ mistakes! Featured below are real quotes from book proposals submitted to us over the past few months…
Thank For The Royalty Check!
Hi Angela,
I just wanted to say thanks for that first royalty check. It’s a good feeling to actually get a check for all my struggles and efforts. And, I continue to get much positive feedback from readers. Getting my book published has been a very good experience for me in many ways and I’ve recommended BookLocker.com to several other writers.
Jack / Jacquelina A. Shelia
Writing and Editing for the Legal Profession – Sara Puls
Much of the legal profession, and especially non-profit law firms, rely on instructional materials, such as “How-To” pamphlets and “Know Your Rights” brochures, to provide basic legal information to their clients. Here’s where you come in: these pamphlets and brochures often appear to be slapped together without much effort or editing.
If You Can’t Write a Journal – Ann Goldberg
Writing experts always tell newbie-writers to write a journal. “You’ll be thankful you did. It will give you endless material for your writing.”
Well, I just can’t…
Bad Dentist!
Two weeks ago, we took Mason to the dentist because he had a toothache. The dentist suspected a cracked filling so he replaced it. After the dentist finished the filling, he noticed the tooth was loose…
Books That NOBODY Should Publish
I had never had reason to return a Kindle book until I made the HUGE mistake of ordering two “best sellers” from a writer. The summary sounded somewhat interesting so I thought I’d see what a “best seller” was since I’d not heard from this author before. What a disaster…