Letters To The Editor For February 7th
- Thanks For Letting Me Rant
Successful Stringing By Eric Seiverling
Many beginning freelance writers assume the path to wealth and success is found in the pages of glossy, popular magazines that line bookstore shelves or novels from New York City that reach the best-seller list.
Should I Send This Person A Copy Of My Driver’s License And Social Security Card?
I’m so thankful for your website and newsletter. I’m a beginning writer and have just received my first contract to ghostwrite for a website from a job listed in your newsletter and I’m so excited. But I’m uncomfortable with their request for me to send a copy of my driver’s license and social security card.
A Real Chance In A Second Life: Virtual Book Signing In The SecondLife.com Virtual World By Al Perrin
I arrive at the library a little early for the book signing to find people already there, and more arriving. One suddenly appears out of thin air, right in front of me, while another literally flies through the door, and lands like a feather, rapidly walking to the information desk. Groups of people are standing around talking, but there isn’t a sound, and their mouths aren’t moving. Instead, their hands type on a nonexistent keyboard and a cartoon bubble floats above their heads where the words appear.
Too Cold For Babies to Be Outside
It got so cold here last week that we couldn’t take Mason out to dinner with us. Max decided to stay home with the big kids, too, so Richard and I had a real date for the first time since before Mason was born. It was very nice and very romantic as we ate at a new restaurant in town…and then went to Home Depot for some new bathroom lighting (sigh).
How Much Would You Write For? By Angela Hoy
There has been a lot of controversy lately about the crappy writing jobs posted online by people who will only pay around a buck or two for an article/blog posting. We’ve also been getting complaints about writers getting writing jobs and then subbing those jobs out to other writers, unbeknownst to the publishers, for only a buck or two.
Letters To The Editor For January 31st
This Week:
- The WritersWeekly Quarterly 24-Hour Short Story Contest
- Check Your Country’s Bad Check Laws!
- WritersWeekly Readers Care!
Plan Your Writing Success With A Business Plan By Pamela White
Recently, while looking over my budget and knowing that college bills would come all too soon for my three children, I had to get serious about my writing business. I knew I needed to turn my part time writing in to a full time career.
How To Submit Clips
I was wondering if you might address the proper protocol for submitting clips to editors. I am a new writer (just two published, paid articles) and I am not sure about the proper format for sending clips. I do not want to commit any copyright violations. When editors request clips, should I send my original Word document with the name of the magazine, when it appeared and contact info, or should I scan the article directly from the magazine and send a copy of that file?
The Electrician’s A Capella
We had a snow day last Friday so the children got an unexpected three-day weekend. We have tons of snow now and it’s been incredibly, uncomfortably cold with highs in the single digits and wind chills in the deep negatives. One of my eyeballs started to freeze when I was walking through a brisk wind at Frank’s school the other day.