Letters To The Editor For July 16th
Letters will return next week.
Profiting from Pets: Writing for Animal Magazines By John K. Borchardt
Animal magazines target pet owners and animal businesses and cover a wide spectrum of animals and topics. These range from common pets such as dogs (Bark, Dog Fancy, etc.) and cats (Cat Fancy, I Love Cats, etc.), to fish (Aquarium Fish International, Tropical Fish Hobbyist), to less usual pets (Reptiles, Miniature Donkey Journal) to quite large animals (The Horse, Equus, etc.). Some magazines note in their guidelines they are not pet magazines but are intended for people breeding and selling animals.
Should I Send My Money to this Go Freelance?
I am a writer that receives your WritersWeekly newsletter. Thank you for being so on top of these fake jobs, and menial rewards for writers. I enjoy reading your comments.
I was wondering if you have ever heard of a company called “Go Freelance”, which posts jobs for freelancers, as well as other jobs. It’s $2.95 a month subscription charge with the supposed option of dropping the subscription at any time. If you have, I would appreciate your response.
Playing With Fire By Kate Wicker
I’ve never really thought of myself as controversial. As a parenting/health writer, I typically cover fairly straightforward and benign topics like how to sneak veggies into meatloaf or ways to squeeze fitness into everyday life. I have a blog as well, but its audience mostly consists of people (moms!) who happen to agree or at least relate to most of the things I write about (like mothering, homeschooling, and faith). Really, the most explosive topic I tend take on is my baby’s blowout diapers.
But recently, something unexpected happened to my idyllic writing life.
Are You Tired Of My Whining Yet?
After being diagnosed with diverticulosis and diverticulitis, I was feeling pretty good last week – once the antibiotics were gone and I was off the steroids. On Saturday, we went out for Chinese food. I ate very mild stuff – seafood, white rice, a few bites of eggdrop soup, and half an eggroll (that was probably my mistake). That night, I got very ill. Sunday morning, I was better. Sunday afternoon, I was just fine. I was feeling so good that I went shopping and then cooked a large meal for the family (since Richard’s been doing all the work around here lately). On Monday morning, I had a full-blown attack – severe abdominal cramps, blood, everything I’d experienced when I was really, really sick. It was awful.
Red Flags in Freelance Help Wanted Ads By Angela Hoy
Each week, when researching job links to distribute through WritersWeekly, I see specific red flags in some job ads. This week, I’ll share some with you.
Letters To The Editor For July 9th
This Week:
- On The Radio…
- Anysoldier.Com – You *Must* See This Site!
- Media Kits: Perusing For Profit
Tricks of the Trade: Sell-out Signings! By Rickey E. Pittman
Having successful book signings in today’s market is a difficult task for the POD author, but not an impossible one.
Does the Early Bird Catch the Editor? By Janet Hartman
When competing with other writers against a call for submissions deadline, I wondered what was the best strategy. Submit early to get in the queue so by the end I’m an old favorite, or submit close to the deadline so my manuscript is fresh in their minds?
Another Diverticulitis Attack And…
How dumb am I? Here I’ve been whining about the daily, annoying pain I’ve been experiencing in my colon for the past five weeks, all the while forgetting what the original attacks felt like. On Sunday night, I got a reminder!