While prices may be rising, my paychecks haven’t, so I decided to approach an editor I’ve worked with in the past about the possibility of taking on more assignments. A few days later, I received an e-mail saying that she didn’t have anything at the moment but that a fellow editor was looking for somebody to write a piece on how couples struggling with infertility can cope with negative feelings stirred by images of “happy families everywhere.”
In past years, I’ve published articles about unique and inexpensive gift ideas for writers to create…
Last week, we talked about FORCED MARRIAGE: When POD Publishers Take Your Money AND Your Rights.
This week, I’m going to discuss a disturbing trend among POD publishers. The list prices of some POD publishers’ books are going up – and fast. Some of these prices are so high that authors know potential readers will not buy their books. Authors should not spend hundreds to thousands to publish a book that will ultimately be priced beyond what the market will bear!
Hi Angela…
You’re missin’ a bet here! You should publish a collection of the “Best of Whispers and Warnings” (Oh, you know, in your copious spare time, between lounging around eating chocolates and painting your toenails…) Something like, “Outrageous excuses, dumbfounding diatribes and puerile tirades from idiotic editors, publishers and other assorted (bleeps!) who lack any understanding of copyright law, business ethics and common sense, and who ought to crawl back under their rocks — as soon as they pay their bills!”
This latest clown, “Damon”, is a winner in any ROTFLMAO sweepstakes. Don’t these people know how ridiculous they sound?
I know that lots of your past W&W entries would provide true quality entertainment for writers, as well as for students of abnormal psychology and human idiocy in general. It’s so cute how these morons seem to ignore the basic rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging!
This writing biz is truly amazing: Pick up a rock and the darndest things crawl out!
You guys are superheroes — THANKS for all you do!!
Purrrrs… wac
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In August ’08, an internet scam hit very close to home and I was almost conned. It started when I went looking for a job on Cleveland.com. There, I came across a posting…
I purchased a two-year, 5-page, “website tonight” package from GoDaddy.com for $45/year.
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have regarding important things that should be included?
When I first caught the writing bug in the Spring of 2006 I had no idea where to begin. Slow days at work were filled googling “writing tips” and “freelance writing” for information and inspiration. All this Internet research lead me to a variety of websites, often with conflicting advice: write what you know vs. write what you like to read; writers must be readers vs. writers must be writers. I was confused, to say the least. But as the vast, intricately linked world of the Internet would have it, just when I decided I was wasting my time, I stumbled upon a Yahoo group for writers that would change everything.
At BookLocker, we’re smack dab in the middle of our busiest time of the year. Everybody, of course, wants their book published by Christmas. We usually get a book to market within a month so the last-minute authors are flooding us with their manuscripts right now. Shwew!!
A year ago, I published POD SECRETS REVEALED: You Pay…But THEY Own the Rights, an article exposing how many POD publishers charge authors for services, but then claim the rights to the materials the author paid them to create. Let’s face it. If an author pays hundreds to thousands to a company, and then can’t get copies of their production files to use elsewhere, how in the world can that author afford to move their book to another publisher if they’re unhappy?
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Thanks, Angela, for your quick response to my submission for Success Story and for the check, which already arrived!
Mail from Maine to Buffalo must be by Polar Express!
Glad to be able to ‘talk’ to your readers.
Lois Vidaver
