Some Naughty Companies Are Reselling Single ISBNs
Hi Angela,
I can’t afford to buy a block of ISBNs from R.R. Bowker ($275 for 10). I found a company online that is selling single ISBNs. I didn’t think that was allowed?
How to Collect From a Deadbeat Company By Ben Paid
Freelancing was one of the most rewarding challenges I’ve faced in my career. I loved working for myself, in the comfort of my own home, where I had the advantage of selecting my own work, clients, schedule and pay rates.
I’m back working for someone else now but I will always remember my freelance career with fond memories – save one…
Pursuing My Dream By Jessica Mayo
When one of my college professors suggested I subscribe to WritersWeekly.com, my world opened up. I had always thought I would get a Ph.D. in literature, teach at a college, and hopefully have free time during the summer to dabble in writing. But to presume that I could actually make a career out of writing
Party! Party!!
Max’s sixth birthday was last Saturday and the house was jam-packed with revelers, big and small. We started out bowling at the local alley, and then migrated to the house where Richard had stayed behind to grill. We all wolfed down burgers, dogs, cake and ice cream, the kids cracked the pinata, and Max opened his gifts. I put a bar of trick soap in the bathroom for the party. Anybody who used it found their hands getting more and more dirty as they washed. The soap has a black chunk of something yucky on the back of it. Heh…
Letters To The Editor For September 12th
- Does Your POD Publisher’s Homepage Tell Everyone You Paid to Have Your Book Published?
- Back Page Break-In
- Essay Writing
No-Fee Novel Contests By C. Hope Clark
You’ve written a novel, but you cannot afford to submit it to a dozen competitions that charge $20 to $50 per entry. The thought of investing several hundred dollars in entry fees only to hear you didn’t win (assuming you hear anything at all), is enough to curdle your stomach. So what’s a budding novelist to do?
What does “ibid” mean?
What does “ibid” mean? I’ve seen it referenced in footnotes in books.
Lisa
We’re Home…Just in Time to Fire Up the Heater!
We arrived home from our fun, month-long trek through the midwest and the northeast…just in time to fire up the heater. It’s been downright chilly here in Bangor. Last night, we went out to dinner to celebrate the first day of school, and got goosebumps walking from the restaurant to the car. The wind was blowing with sprinkles so tiny they made us wonder if it was really raining or if it was our imagination.
Letters To The Editor For September 5th
Letters to the editor will return next week.
Back Page Break-In By Barbara Neal Varma
The Smithsonian has one. Good Housekeeping and Redbook, too. It’s the back page article, a one-page piece that adds a touch of humor, opinion or information before the final close of a magazine’s cover.
Back page articles provide excellent break-in opportunities for writers eager to place their work in major markets. Written with a slant towards essay or opinion, these last words are often the first published pieces for freelancers not (yet) listed on the magazine’s masthead.