Published on July 6, 2005
The following question arrived in our email box last week:
What is your take on e-mail ‘Opt-In Advertising?” I recently received an email solicitation from a large company, in which such advertising was touted as a good marketing tool, because it supposedly involves an audience that has agreed to receive ads (a concept that I find remarkable–I’d never agree to such a thing). Do you have any knowledge of such stuff and, if so, what is your perception of its potential value?
Published on July 6, 2005
Richard and Angela,
I have been fairly shouting from the rooftops to my writer-buddies that WritersWeekly.com is the best online market for authors who write about writing. I have never received such prompt feedback about my submissions, whether yea or nay…have never been paid as quickly (virtually nobody else pays on acceptance these days)…and you have always been so courteous and attentive to any concerns I’ve had.
In short, you rock.
Warm regards,
Carol L. Skolnick
Clear Life Solutions
Author, Creative Marketing Consultant,
Facilitator, The Work of Byron Katie
https://hometown.aol.com/sput6
blog: https://www.soulsurgery.blogspot.com
Published on July 6, 2005
In-flight publications are a unique breed in the magazine industry. Geared toward the flying public – which is a fairly broad demographic – they offer a wide range of articles, essays and shorts on everything from travel and food to politics and current events. Given this diversity, each publication is still very specific when it comes to their editorial needs.
Published on July 6, 2005
I’ve just started a blog in order to generate more link backs and traffic to my site. Some might argue that this is a form of writing for free. However, I’m doing it for myself with a specific purpose in mind and it only takes me half an hour a day.
What do you think of blogs in general and of doing it like I am, to generate traffic?
Published on July 6, 2005
Two framed check stubs sit side by side in my office. The first, for $5.00, recalls the first time I got paid to write what I love. There were numerous small steps that followed, and I often doubted I would break into the “big time” publications whose recognition I so craved.
Published on June 29, 2005
We had a wonderful (albeit short) vacation that, sadly, ended on Monday. We stayed at four campgrounds in Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. I didn’t find much time to post to wirelesstrips.com on this trip. I did most of the driving and was really trying to focus on relaxation, not work. Driving a 32′ RV is quite challenging on the back roads, and that’s where most of the driving took place. I don’t like to drive on freeways, so Richard took over when we did find ourselves on a big highway.
Published on June 29, 2005
Angela,
I noticed you did an article on ads in books.
Ironically, I am currently holding an eBay auction for that very purpose. My auction made Adweek Magazine! You can read about it here: https://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=2328.
The Adweek article is here: https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/adweek/20050620/ad_bpiaw/shoptalkonechapteratatime.
You can see my auction here: https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5592706975.
Just wanted to let you know that some authors are effectively doing this! Thanks for your great article!
Michael T. Owens
Published on June 29, 2005
As a starving writer in New York City; you’re supposed to say you’re a writer even if you earn your keep shelving books at Barnes & Noble on Union Square. So okay, I’m a writer. It’s just that I write direct mail, not books, for a living, even though I’ve published quite a bit. Hardly a household name, my essays and poems have appeared in inspirational anthologies, obscure literary journals, upbeat writers’ e-zines and alternative monthlies nobody’s ever heard of outside of western Pennsylvania, San Juan, Toronto and parts of South Africa (and I’m not making that up). The exceptions are a couple of paragraphs about the Chartres Cathedral that ran in Glamour – one of those “our readers write about their fab vacations” things for which I was not paid – and a piece at Salon.com which earned the distinction of “soft-porn pap” in a famous columnist’s blog. I was thrilled; at least he read it.
Published on June 29, 2005
Just found your website. I have been offered a 6 month or 1 year contract for a novel I wrote. The literary agency asks for front money. Can you please tell me if this is legitimate, or if I am being duped?
Published on June 29, 2005
When I wrote A Guerrilla Manual for Adult College Students, I never imagined that I would actually make much money on the deal. I wrote it mostly because I thought a few prospective adult college students might get some benefit from all of the years of mistakes I made when I went to college as an adult.
