Letters To The Editor For February 13th
- The Way All Publishers Should Do Business
- Should I Encrypt My Ebook?
Why Beginning Writers Need an Editor By Rickey E. Pittman
One of the most satisfying moments in a new writer’s life occurs when a book-length manuscript is finished. This is usually followed by a moment of tension, perhaps bordering on horror, as the writer ponders about how to get it published.
How Strict are Word Counts in Articles?
If a publisher wants 1000 words can it be 10 or 20 either way? Getting exactly 1000 or 1500 without going over or under is almost impossible. Or is it? This might seem trivial but I really want to know.
Thank you for your time.
Connie
Ideas are Everywhere and in Everything By Abby Williams
Sitting in a caf
Skedaddlin’
After a small ice storm this week, it’s supposed to clear up. That’s a good thing because we’re planning to head to Portland for the The Vacationland RV & Camping Supershow! Whoo hoo! Okay, I’m not THAT enthusiastic about it because lugging Max and Mason through those things can be quite a challenge. However, Richard is terribly excited about it. I am looking forward to just getting away for a couple of days. While we do go on a date once a week, and run the occasional errand, spending almost all our time indoors this time of year can be a real drag. Mason is only 19 months old and our outdoor winter activities are really limited at this age. It’s just too cold for him most days.
ONLINE BOOK MARKETING THAT WORKS – Part III: Post to FreeBookExcerpts.com!
Last week, we discussed how important it is to offer a free excerpt of your book. We also shared URLs to “free article” websites where you can post your excerpt as an “article.”
Unfortunately, fiction authors are sometimes left out in the cold in this area. How do you turn a fiction excerpt into an “article?” Well, good luck with that. The good news is now you don’t have to!
Letters To The Editor For February 6th
Letters will return next week.
How Writers Can Score Press Trips By Roy A. Barnes
For writers, the challenge of taking trips and hoping to recoup the cost of their expenses with sales of their articles is very daunting indeed. Writers can save much if not all of their expenses (and thus, net more from their writing while getting new ideas) when they participate in group or individual press trips (also called FAM {for Familiarization} Trips), where the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of a city or region (or the Public Relations firm who handles their account) pays some or all of the writer’s trip expenses, like air, hotel, attraction fees, and meals, or gets the local venues to “comp (make it complimentary)” the charges. These organizations do this to encourage writers to write about the sights and activities they are proud of and want the world to know about via the travel articles they hope to see published.
Should I Encrypt My Ebook?
Hi Angela,
First, great work on the Writers Weekly site, it’s a very valuable resource.
I am working on some ideas on e-books. One question I had was, if it is produced in PDF format, how can it be prevented so that one person can’t buy it, download it, then send/email to a couple other people, and so on and so on, etc. Is there a way to make it so that the only person who can read it is the person who bought it?
Any help/info would be appreciated.
Thanks!
M.
Lifestyle Inspirations By Lorraine Mace
Subjects for non-fiction books often come from our life experiences, but they needn’t be confined to our professional knowledge. My co-author of The ABC Checklist for New Writers is a family history researcher and has a book on genealogy published as part of The Greatest Tips in the World Series.