My Email Was Hijacked…
A fluke occurred a few days ago. Someone sent my friend a bunch of Spam, using MY email address, and he notified me immediately.
Is Your Cover Designer Really a Cover Designer? By Cathi Stevenson
Most people agree that cover design is one of the most important ingredients in marketing a book. Professional book cover design is essential because readers, retailers and reviewers glance at a book for only a few seconds before they make a choice.
Hiring a cover designer can be tricky, though, because there are so many people claiming to be cover designers. It’s difficult to determine who has the skills to get the job done and who does not.
How Long Should I Wait to Submit Elsewhere?
When submitting fillers, how long should I wait without hearing before submitting to another market? Am I under any obligation to tell the first magazine that I am withdrawing the filler and submitting it to another publication?
Who Woulda Thunk It? By Jean C. Fisher
Okay, I admit it. I don’t consider myself worthy of the title “writer”. The concept makes me just a bit uncomfortable and I’ll tell you why.
False Signs Of Labor
I’ve been monitoring my body for the past two weeks, and even taking notes, and have come to the conclusion that I’ve been misinterpreting my body’s actions and nothing, and I mean nothing, I’ve experienced means that labor is imminent.
Labor-Inducing Tricks
Angela is relaxing this week and trying labor-inducing tricks, like positive visualization, eating tons of pineapple and talking to the baby. “Come on, Mason! I’m ready! Time to come out and play! Are you listening to me? Hello???”
Her column will return next week…unless she is STILL pregnant!
Letters To The Editor For June 14th
This Week:
- Freelance Writing Contract Template Coming SOON!
- Praise For Online Marketing Series
- AnySoldier.com
Want Tens of Thousands of Content-Hungry Publishers Feeding on You? By Star Lawrence
You almost have to stay up all night to stay ahead of the new wrinkles creasing the Internet.
First came blogging and the chance to carry Google ads and maybe get a pence or two back at some point. A woman called me the other day and exclaimed that she had just made 50 cents on AdSense.
Now, several sites have sprung up to spread your blog entries around – at no compensation to you, of course – and supposedly increase your cachet in the blogosphere.
Explaining Kill Fees
What happens to my article if they decide to kill it. Do I get it back, whether they are paying a kill fee or not? Can I publish it somewhere else?
A Few Clips, Chutzpah, and Determination By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
For the past twenty years, I have had a regular newspaper column somewhere. The papers have changed and so have the subjects but I have held a steady place as a newspaper columnist. Meeting weekly deadlines and writing tight copy helped hone my skills as a writer. I’ve yet to have an editor turn down a proposed column by doing my homework before making the pitch. Here’s how…