World’s Worst Customer By Angela Hoy
Every business owner, even freelance writers, occasionally comes into contact with a customer whose rage and unethical behavior let you know that the term “the customer is always right” is sometimes wrong.
Letters To The Editor For October 27th
This Week:
- Responses to: Marketing to Bookstores – Waste of Time? (3 responses)
- Thanks
Using Jobseeker Techniques To Sell Your Writing By Gail Kavanagh
Recently I sat in on a self marketing seminar for young jobseekers.
Traditional methods of looking for work are out of favor, and the seminar leader drew up a graph to show why – only 20% of available jobs are advertised, he said. What the jobseeker should be concentrating on are the 80% that aren’t advertised.
Placemats Aren’t Just For Dining! By Anika Logan
At the time that I was planning my Mexican themed summer bash this August, I was feeling very discouraged about my writing. The day before the party I stood in my kitchen, whipping up my famous nachos while my friend Mandy grated cheese for the recipe. Suddenly she left the kitchen and returned a few moments later with something behind her back.
“I know you’ve been down in the dumps lately about your writing, Anika, so I thought with this party coming up you could use a little shameless promotion and some cheering up. So here it is!”
Beach BBQ
We spent the weekend with my sister, Autumn, and her husband, Dave. They introduced us to Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, with its white sand beaches, stiff winds (glad we didn’t blow into the ocean!) and an incredible restaurant. You can read all about it HERE.
We’re staying at a really nice campground in Myrtle Beach right now and, while they don’t have wireless Internet access, they do let you dial into your dial-up service directly from your RV. So, it’s not too bad. But, between the four of us needing Internet access, if you turn your back for a second, somebody just might yank the phone line out of your laptop and stick it in their own.
I took the day off on Sunday and, after our drive to Myrtle Beach, I cooked a big, fancy dinner…which is not an easy task when you’re working with about 12 square inches of counter space. Ali made an incredible pumpkin cake for dessert and we wolfed it down with cinnamon ice cream. Our burgers on the grill tonight, with maybe some cookies and milk for dessert, will be pretty anti-climatic. Where are we sleeping tonight? You can track our current adventures at: https://www.wirelesstrips.com
Hugs to all!
Angela
P.S. The WritersWeekly.com Fall 24-Hour Short Story Contest is THIS SATURDAY! Can you receive an assigned topic and then write and submit an award-winning story within 24 hours? See: https://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html
Marketing to Bookstores – A Waste of Time? By Angela Hoy
I’m often asked how new authors, both self- and traditionally-published, can get their book into bookstores.
Traditional publishers often don’t get the majority of their new titles on bookstore shelves. There are just far too many books on the market for bookstores to carry all published titles on their shelves. Sadly, many authors think that getting a traditional contract means their book will be in almost every bookstore in the country. That’s just not the case.
Authors who successfully manage to get their books on a few bookstores shelves are primarily targeting local bookstores which are often happy to help a local author.
Letters To The Editor For October 20th
This Week:
- Comments on Writing Books for Others
- Kudos!
Finding Freelance Jobs in Technical Writing By Debbie Swanson
echnical Writing is a profitable and challenging way to employ your writing skills. Software, hardware, and manufacturing companies will always need good Technical Writers to create clear, user-friendly documentation.
Just how does the freelancer locate Technical Writing jobs? Here are five creative ways.
Getting Into Local Bookstores
I read your case studies on how self-published authors have succeeded.
But, how do self-published authors manage to get their books into local bookstores?
-K
Click HERE to see my article on this topic in today’s issue of WritersWeekly.com.
Guilt-Free Freelancing: Four Years Later By Dawn Stanton
In January 2001, I took the plunge and decided to focus full-time on a freelance career. At the time, I felt guilty knowing I could live comfortably on my husband’s income while I got my freelance business off the ground. Eventually, though, I realized my peace of mind depended on trying to freelance, even if my basic survival didn’t. My story appeared as a Writersweekly.com’s “Success Story” in August 2001.