Letters To The Editor For October 19th
Letters will return next week.
Writing Samples: What to Send and How to Send Them By Rich Mintzer
What should I send? That’s the question so many writers ponder when asked to “send clips” or “writing samples.” At first it seems as if the answer should be quite simple, a few of your best samples that fit the topic. But then you stop and wonder what else they may be looking for…
“Does That Website Really Own The Photo They Just Gave Me Permission To Use?” Not Likely!
I have found a few pictures on the Internet that I would like to use in my book. I have seen them on several different sites. However, I can’t seem to locate how or where to buy the rights to use them and I haven’t been able to find them (or anything similar) on the sites that allow you to purchase rights.
One website has given me permission to use them but I am not at all comfortable with this because I cannot be sure that THEY have the rights to be using them!
Only Three Weeks Until Ali Arrives!
We moved from Maine to Florida in July and we haven’t seen Ali since we left. That’s been very hard on all of us, especially me, her mommy. She stayed behind to finish out the season as a pastry chef in Bar Harbor. Now that the Fall leaves are blowing and the heaters turned on, the season is winding down and Ali, along with her boyfriend, Mikey, are preparing to move down here as well…
Letters To The Editor For October 12th
Letters will return next week.
Don’t Give Away Writing to Win Work By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
People using the Internet to hire a writer often feel reluctant paying a stranger in a remote location for work, but you should not have to submit something on spec that you cannot possibly sell elsewhere. What’s a writer to do?
Do I Need to Copyright My Short Stories Individually? Nope!
I am a short story writer, and am putting together a website to market my stories — at a rate of one new story per month. I have the ‘store’ set up with PayPal and my ‘merchandising’ platform close to being ready. However, a self-published author has told me that I need to get each story published through a ‘real’ publishing house, ISBN number, the works, in order to protect that story. Is this true?
Peddling…I Mean Promoting My Book By Jill Sawyer
It’s a sunny, warm day and I am eager to try out an ingenious idea for promoting my book…if only I don’t get arrested…
Soooooo Excited!
We are getting VERY excited about our upcoming fall trip to Tennessee! We’ll be gone for about 10 days and the cabin we found is not only very affordable but also has all 3 of our requirements…
BEYOND RIDICULOUS! Authors Forced to Buy Copies of Their OWN Ebooks?!
At BookLocker.com, we have always provided authors with free copies of their ebooks. It costs us nothing to send the author a copy of their own ebook so why in the world would we charge them to do so? If an author writes in asking for a copy of their ebook, we send it to them – with a smile.
I have no idea what justification other publishers have for charging authors for copies of their own files but there is no shortage of those that do!