Should I pay my vanity publisher to review my book?
Don’t pay for reviews that can ultimately harm your reputation!
H-O-L-I-D-A-Y-S can spell W-O-R-K for freelancers By Philomena Lawrence
Editors are always on the lookout for feature articles for the year’s biggies – Mother’s, Father’s and Valentine’s Days, to name a few. With budget cuts, especially in newspapers, staff writers don’t always have the time to write feature articles in perfect prose. Enter the freelancer with a well-researched, well-timed and well-suited story idea and what harried editor wouldn’t seriously consider the query letter?
Gobble Gobble Gluttons
If you’re in the U.S., you are undoubtedly staring at your computer screen today and trying to work, but really dreaming of the turkey and stuffing and gravy and warm pie you may be planning to have on Thursday. If you’re not eating a large meal on Thursday, perhaps you are planning to work at the local shelter or soup kitchen, handing out delectable morsels to those who are less fortunate. If you will be eating at a shelter, God bless you.
We are thrilled to have been invited to Alyssa’s parents’ house for Thanksgiving…
Organization, Automation and Delegation – The Keys to Maintaining My Sanity While Running a Home-Based Business Part IV – Automation By Angela Hoy
If your home business has grown to the point of bursting, and you are thinking about hiring someone, but don’t want the headaches associated with that, you should seriously consider trying to automate some of your processes.
Editors & Orphans
- When Editors Assume…
- Orphans International America Needs Writers to Pitch Articles About Them
Give Thanks for your Writing By Eric D. Goodman
Sometimes we become so consumed by the writing tasks we have in front of us that we forget to celebrate the jobs well done. Taking a moment to reflect on what you’ve accomplished isn’t a time waster. In fact, a new book indicates that it can help you.
Are All Blogging Jobs Scams?
Angela,
Are there any of these ”write blogs for pay” jobs that are not scams?
Inspiring Young Writers By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Each time I visit one of the local schools to talk to the kids about writing, I pull out my high-heeled shoes and dress up, casting aside my normal attire of faded jeans and T-shirt, to present a professional appearance. I don’t have a prepared program or speech, just a few props and more than twenty years of experience to bring to the youth.
Nothing Says Love… Like A Warm Toilet Seat
Richard’s dad came to visit for the weekend from Texas and we all had a grand time! Max cried and cried when he left and we were so sad for him. It was pretty chilly all weekend with false threats of snow being flung by our whacky weatherman (he really is a pretty whacky fellow, quite bizarre, but we like him). Grandpa kept saying he was cold, even sitting in the living room with the heater turned up (and the rest of us sweating). He wasn’t here long enough to get acclimated to our weather. We, on the other hand, don’t really think it’s terribly, unbearably cold until it gets below zero here.
Organization, Automation and Delegation – The Keys to Maintaining My Sanity While Running a Home-Based Business Part III By Angela Hoy
Okay, I need to confess something to all of you. I have a problem with… delegation, the act of entrusting another to MY work. That’s right. MY work. I like to maintain complete control of our business at all times. From A to Z (accounting to Zach), I am convinced that if I am not controlling everything simultaneously then things will definitely and completely fall apart. I recognized this problem long ago, and I know the stress my little control problem causes is probably slowly killing me. But, I was always afraid to turn over my tasks to another person. And, it seemed the time it would take to train someone to do it would just take up even more time that I did not have! Over the summer, our business boomed and it got to the point where I had to finally say, “No more!” My breaking point turned out to be a blessing.