Giant Wolf Spider, Dolphin, Two Arrests and a Forest Fire!
We had an adventure on Sunday with a creepy crawly. We were at the gas station and Max, Mason and I were waiting while Richard was pumping gas. Max suddenly shrieked, “Tarantula!”
More Than One Way to Expose a Deadbeat By Angela Hoy
In January, 2005, I published what would soon become one of my most popular articles, Deadbeat Editor Giving You The Run-Around?. I later heard from dozens of writers who used the advice in that article to collect money from deadbeat editors and publishers.
There have been lots of updates online, of course, and today I am adding a supplement to that article.
Letters To The Editor For July 20th
This week:
- “A bit of a warning regarding our First Amendment protections…”
- More on Content Mills
Paneling for Profit By Eric D. Goodman
Writers should consider paneling for profit. No, I’m not advocating a side job doing home improvements. Writers tend to be primed for discussion panels.
Should I hire this spammer to promote my book? NO!
I recently received an email from (a book marketing firm) asking me to use their service to promote my book. Do you know anything about them and do you have an evaluation of their service?
We Made It to Florida!!
We made it to Florida…four days early! After all the mechanical problems we had in the RV last week, we decided to get down as here as soon as we could, driving many more hours per day than we originally planned…
Press Releases Are Boring – News is Not By Angela Hoy
Just about every journalist and periodical editor has received countless press releases by email, fax and mail. While at WritersWeekly.com we don’t publish press releases, and never have, we are still inundated with them on a daily basis for everything ranging from publishing services to insurance for the self-employed. But, we get far more “new book release” press releases than anything else. And, let me tell you, even though I’m an avid book reader and buy several books each month, it is very rare that I receive a new book press release that keeps me interested past the first sentence…
Making Lemonade: Embracing the Typo
Dear Angela,
Thank you for publishing “Making Lemonade: Embracing the Typo,” by Jill Pertler. Sometimes with things like that, you beat yourself up and feel like you’re the only person who’s ever done such. I love it when people are brave enough to prove you wrong and put their mistakes out there. I also love Ms. Pertler’s positive attitude and gumption. What a productive way to deal with a cringe moment. Thanks for the inspiration.
Leigh Ann Otte
Professional Writer
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When Your Muse Gets Mugged By Susan Sundwall
Death stops everything. And I don’t mean just in the person who’s died. It stops normal activity for however long it takes for those involved to recover. It’s especially hard on the creative mind because, like it or not, for those of us who count on imagination to survive, there’s often a high price to pay – like no productivity for months…
Making The Books By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Somewhere, tucked away in a cedar chest or closet shelf, my mother still has the “School Days” scrapbooks she compiled for my school years. The small, bound book offers a page to record the details of each school year from kindergarten through high school. A picture of me graces each entry along with notations about who my friends were, what I liked, and what I wanted to grow up to be.
After the third grade on, the same career goal appears – author. At such a young age, I knew what I wanted to do – write stories and books…