Explaining Kill Fees

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?

A Few Clips, Chutzpah, and Determination By Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy

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…

The Myths of Nonprofit Literary Publishing By C. Hope Clark

Published on June 7, 2006

The Myths of Nonprofit Literary Publishing By C. Hope Clark

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?

Blogging and Slogging My Way to Regular Writing Jobs By Amanda Kendle

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.

Baby Breech

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…

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