Most people I’ve interviewed for newspaper and magazine articles enjoy speaking with me. They’re passionate about the topic, desire publicity or simply like chatting. Others aren’t like that…
My publisher wants to charge me extra to register my copyright and to obtain a Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN). Aren’t those free?
There are times when writers have the need to try something different, and in a sense, to reinvent themselves when it comes to the type of work they do. I’ve written for a variety of magazines, newspapers, and web sites over the years, which has brought me a great deal of satisfaction. However, with various moves from one town to another, or even to a new state, I’ve had to seek out new opportunities. I’ve always preferred writing for local publications, which has been quite successful for me…
We love snow around Christmastime but, once January’s frigid temperatures set in and we are all homebound for weeks on end, the snow starts to get old really fast…
It never ceases to amaze me how excited or infuriated authors get about their Amazon ranking…
This week:
About 48 hours after I sent out a press release for my book through a major distribution service, I was thrilled to find two calls from TV show Special Guest Coordinators on my voicemail…
As a children’s educational writer, I write for K-8 curriculum publishers, producing books, workbooks, test assessment materials and activities for both students and teachers. I am not a teacher, but that has not been a problem. Most educational publishers simply look for good researchers and writers. Here’s what I did – and what you, too, can do – to get started…
We all recovered from the Christmas Stomach Bug. All but four of us caught it by the time if flew from our house and, undoubtedly, into somebody else’s.
This week, I wanted to show the you gift I needle felted for my mom for Christmas. I couldn’t show it to you until now because she’d have definitely peeked…
Not sure if you caught this news yet or not but, according to Publisher’s Weekly, some publishers have suspended shipments to Borders after Borders suspended payments to them. Borders is apparently saying they now have new funding, that they want to meet with the publishers, etc. but I can’t help but wonder why any investor would throw money at that sinking ship…
