Published on June 14, 2006
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.
Published on June 14, 2006
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?
Published on June 14, 2006
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…
Published on June 7, 2006
I’m staying ahead on all my work in anticipation of the baby’s arrival.
Published on June 7, 2006
This Week:
- Writing From Home After Bab
- Mara’s Cookbook Course
Published on June 7, 2006
Nonprofit presses want your help – your writing and your money, too. Nowhere in the rules of a nonprofit does it say the entities cannot afford to pay a writer. As a matter of fact, a nonprofit that cannot afford to pay its bills is poorly run. Nonprofits are expected to operate with their financial records in the black, just like a regular business. For-profit magazines are expected to pay their writers. Why not the nonprofit publications as well?
Published on June 7, 2006
Can you recommend a freelance illustrator for my book?
Published on June 7, 2006
From the very moment I learnt to read, I decided I wanted to be a writer. As a kid, I rode along on my bike, notebook and pen in the front basket, stopping every few minutes to make a note of my big ideas. When we visited my grandparents, I wouldn’t get in the car to go home until I’d written my grandma another story.
Published on May 31, 2006
After bragging over the past few weeks about the baby being fully engaged and ready for launch, we were shocked to learn last week that Mason’s head is NOT fully engaged after all…
Published on May 31, 2006
Letters will return next week.
