Letters To The Editor For October 31st
This Week:
- AUTHORS BEGGING FOR CASH ONLINE? INSULTING!!
- ADVERTISEMENTS DISGUISED AS “FREE” GUEST BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS
The Mobile Book-signing – Mary Cook
Libraries and bookstores are so last year when it comes to staging book signings. Instead, consider taking your books out into the wider world. It’s full of your would-be readers.
Farmers encourage beekeepers to set their hives on farmland because it’s mutually beneficial. Bees get nectar for honey, benefiting themselves and their keeper. In return for this bounty, the bees pollinate the farmers’ crops.
Likewise, taking your books to a particular setting can attract customers to you, and also benefit your host. Match the location to your subject matter. The more off-the-wall your choice of venue, the greater your chance of attracting media attention…
Measuring Writing Success – Diane Craver
If your books haven’t made the New York Time’s Best Selling Book List and you don’t have tons of money in your bank account from your writing, don’t fret. Maybe we shouldn’t feel valued only by the amount of royalties earned from our writing. How many times have people emailed you or told you in person that your book has meant so much to them? Our books can touch people on some level when we reach deep inside our core to write with passion. Whether you write non-fiction or fiction, your words might have helped some individuals in a dark place to have happier and brighter days. Reaching out to others with the written word will always be important.
Hospitalized While On Vacation
If you’re a guy, you should stop reading now. Seriously. Don’t continue. If you have a queasy stomach, you should also turn back now. If you keep reading, you’ll be sorry. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Featuring Real People in Your Writing? Protect Yourself From Lawsuits!
As usual, I enjoyed your column—this one entitled: “Featuring Real People in Your Writing?”. However, I have a cautionary tale for your readers. Even if you CHANGE the names of the people you’re writing about there is still the chance that someone will threaten a lawsuit.
Choosing an Independent Editor
You need an editor—of that much you are certain. But how can you avoid falling prey to incompetent, untrained, or inexperienced pretenders who may insert more errors than they correct? (Yes, it happens alarmingly often.)
LOOKING FOR FALL!!!
Today, we’re heading to Tennessee. We’ll be spending a week in the mountains with some members of my family and we are SO excited. The one thing I miss the most about Maine (aside from our good friends there) is the Fall foliage.
AUTHORS BEGGING FOR CASH ONLINE? INSULTING!! – Angela Hoy
Warning – Some may be offended by today’s column.
I used to get SO annoyed when somebody would send me an email asking me to “click here!” to vote for their story or book or whatever on some website that was basically running popularity contests. There’s something FAR worse now and it involves not begging for votes, but begging for CASH.
Client Trying to Make My Contract Retroactive?!
Personally, I would not sign that contract even if it was non-exclusive because it implies that any work at home or outside of the job would be theirs as well.
George Arnold Hall
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How Fast Can You Publish My Book?
Can you publish my book immediately? My current POD publisher (one of the largest ones) is trying to get more money out of me for marketing so they are STALLING, and have been stalling for about two months now. I told them I am not giving them ONE CENT MORE!!!