Author Sues Amazon/BookSurge Alleging Copyright Infringement
Author Thomas Rey Benjey filed a lawsuit against Amazon/BookSurge alleging copyright infringement.
Letters To The Editor For November 5th
This Week:
- WritersWeekly.com Pays on Acceptance
- 1st Place Winner – Fall ’08 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Get Your Money Up Front! I’m Glad I Did! By Debbie Elicksen
Books are my business. In the last seven to eight years, I’ve helped make people’s books come alive with manuscript editing, project managing books to print, graphic design and layout, and sometimes ghostwriting. So when a fellow member of an association – a friend – came to me to ask me to ghostwrite a manuscript, I didn’t turn him down.
Finding Contacts, Confidence and Cash in an Online Writing Group By Aimee Cirucci
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 led me to varied 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.
Boo! The Haunted Forest…
Last Friday, we jumped in the truck with Max and Mason and took a six-hour drive to Burlington, Vermont. The ride was absolutely gorgeous! Most of the fall leaves had already fallen but what remained were yellow and copper, painted amongst the evergreens and mountain rocks. There was snow at the top of Mount Washington. That was a treat to see! Driving through that part of the country, surrounded by colorful layers of mountains, cascading into the horizon, is beyond description. I was wondering what I’d done good recently to deserve being in that spot at that moment in time. God sure did some special work with his paintbrush on that stretch of highway!
Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com Fall 2008 24-Hour Short Story Contest! By Angela Hoy
After the Summer contest, I posted a missive about the common themes in entries submitted for the Summer 24-Hour Short Story Contest. We received lots of positive feedback so I’m doing it again this quarter.
Letters To The Editor For October 29th
Thanks!
Hi Angela,
I just have to tell you that you write the nicest acceptance letters of any editor I’ve worked with! You are so enthusiastic and encouraging! Thank you for making my day! 🙂
Diane Stark
If I Flop, Let ’em Pan Me By Sharon A. Struth
Knute Rockne, head coach for Notre Dame’s “Fighting Irish” team brought his team to national prominence and wasn’t afraid of his critics. “If I flop, let’em pan me” he once said. It takes confidence to make that statement.
Contest Submissions and Giving Up Rights
As I read it, I give up all rights if I submit to this [Glamour magazine] contest and the copyright is worthless. Do you agree?
Selling a Picture Book By Ronica Stromberg
Picture books rank among the hardest manuscripts to sell, and they can cost $100,000 or more to produce – an expense dwarfing that of the average paperback. Still, I wanted to sell mine.