Deadbeat Warning Signs
Angela answered this week’s reader question in her feature article today.
Write Onward and Upward! By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
I worked hard on my magnum opus, stealing time away from spelling, arithmetic, and social studies to write. When my work, titled Good-bye, Dixie!, was complete, I carried it home to my parents with pride. I was in the fifth grade. That first novel never saw publication but it still holds a place of honor in a bottom desk drawer at my mother’s house. And, while my childish scrawls tell a basic story, much of what I wrote is amusing to an adult eye. I have a fond spot in my heart, however, because without “Good-bye Dixie”, I might not be a writer…
More Guests Arrive!
Our friends Scott and Kelly chose to spend their honeymoon in Bangor this week, after getting engaged here last year. Romance is in the air! They allowed us to infringe on their time and we’ve had a fun week doing lots of driving and leaf-watching. We went to Cadillac Mountain (where they got engaged) and we even spent a night in Boothbay Harbor.
Here are a few pictures from our fun week:
I have a Masonism for you this week.
Mason was standing in the living room, turning his head all the way to the right, and then all the way to the left, over and over again. I finally asked him what he was doing.
He replied, “I want my head to turn all the way around!”
Hugs to all!
Angela
P.S. YOUR MEMOIRS – A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR YOUR FAMILY!
WANT TO REMEMBER YOUR PAST, AND WRITE ABOUT IT?
HOW TO REMEMBER, WRITE AND PUBLISH YOUR LIFE STORY
Using Angela’s MEMORY TRIGGERS, recall memories that have been dormant for years, and record those memories in chronological order in your memory notebook. Using the memory notebook as your outline, write your autobiography! **Also works for biographies and memoirs.**
Letters To The Editor For October 6th
Letters will return next week.
Want The Best From A Writer? Pay Them! By Dawn Colclasure
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…
Can I Use Artwork on My Cover Without a Contract?
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?
Approaching Editors And Publishers: It Can All Start With A Great Idea! By Dorit Sasson
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…
Bright Yellow, Burnt Orange and Bleeding Red!
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…
DON’T Hire a Designer BEFORE Choosing a Publisher!
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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