Published on October 6, 2010
The saying that “time is money” applies to many of today’s working writers. The time they spend doing work for free is time they could be spending earning that much-needed extra income with other writing assignments. If a writer knows they’ll be paid for something, they’ll likely put their best effort into the work they do.
I was reminded of this recently while working on a book project. I stated up-front that I was not paying writers for their contributions (which were quotes, interviews and short pieces). After some time, however, I finally “woke up” and realized that writers who contributed original material they wrote just for this book should be paid for their time and effort…
Published on October 6, 2010
I purchased artwork for my book cover. Nothing was agreed between myself and the cover designer. Do I own the rights to the artwork so I can use it to publish my book? Do I need to ask for permission from the artist?
Published on October 6, 2010
For the last two years since I’ve been freelance writing, I’ve learned the traditional method of querying using a formal proposal or query was not incredibly successful. So six months ago, I decided to try a different tactic. I started to query publishers with ideas…
Published on September 29, 2010
Fall is the time of year when we get the most visitors. Everybody wants to see the finest Fall foliage and Fall in Maine is magical in its beauty. For about 3 weeks each year, the colors are so amazingly crisp and bright that we feel like we’re living in a postcard…
Published on September 29, 2010
I agree that people should not pre-format their manuscript before sending it to a publisher. Most publishers’ websites have different suggestions and want the manuscript left justified with the right margin unformatted and ragged so they can read it. My manuscripts have been formatted that way since I read TOR fantasy’s requirements with like an inch all the way around each page. It cannot be accepted if it does not follow the publisher’s unformatted requirements. It is so much easier just to leave it unformatted for the publisher to read it and evaluate it.
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Published on September 29, 2010
What is the best website to locate an Agent?
Published on September 29, 2010
With my freelance efforts at a record low, my family endured six months of tribulations in our new home, book-ended by my husband’s stay in the hospital just after moving in and mine several months later. If truth is stranger than fiction then the trials and major mishaps we underwent those first six months would make a blockbuster movie.
And so the freelancing went down to nothing and so did my morale…
Published on September 22, 2010
We were pretty hungry after a long day of tire trouble, repairs and driving and we could not WAIT to eat some really good food. The Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York had quite an impressive list of restaurants to choose from.
When we walked into the casino, Max and Mason were in awe of the lights and the slot machines (which they were only permitted to ogle from a distance). Max was looking in wonder at the actual casino and said, “I wish I was 18!”…
Published on September 22, 2010
worst book proposals and query letters
Lots of reader response to last week’s “World’s Worst Book Proposals”…
Published on September 22, 2010
Some writers tend to look down their nose at the PR side of the world of publishing. I can remember in journalism school how PR folks were referred to as flacks. The real truth is that journalists and PR consultants are really after the same thing…
