Over the next three years, I tried; no luck. Books about Vietnam wouldn’t sell, they said. Out of frustration, I sold the erights to an ebook startup. In 2001, they entered it in the Frankfurt eBook Awards. Carl Melcher was named a finalist, along with the work of Joyce Carol Oates and David McCullough. I had made it, right? Selling the book would be a slam-dunk now! Wrong.
Last night I dreamed I was at Richard’s mother’s house watching old videotapes from when I was a little girl. The videotape I was watching was of when I was a little girl at summer camp. In the video, I was on a boat, going down a river, videotaping the boys’ side of the camp (ah, ask my mother about the stress I caused her in those years!). In one scene in the video, I zoomed in on one boy who was sleeping peacefully in his bunk. And, that little boy was Richard! I was shocked and jumped up (in my dream), yelling for Richard to come into his mom’s living room so I could show him that we had actually attended summer camp at the same time when we were quite young.
Dear Angie,
Many, many thanks for publishing Query Letters That Worked!
I couldn’t wait to receive my copy. Already, I have picked up on priceless nuggets of advice. Your section, “Angela Hoy’s secret for finding ongoing freelance work from companies that have a stable of freelancers, yet never run ads for them!” was worth the price of the whole book…and then some!
Regards,
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Are you a working writer? Do you have strong time-management and marketing skills? Can you find enough work to support your writing habit? Would you like to make even more money writing? Of course you would. And you can! All you need is an awareness of the vast opportunities out there for writers and the willingness to stretch and grow…
Dear Angela,
I am in the process of getting my second book published. Nine
publishing houses now have it in their hot hands. I am patiently
awaiting responses.
In the meantime I am looking to hire someone who
is “genius” with on-line marketing.
Can you lend your expertise to lead me in the
right direction?
Many blessings and thank you in advance.
Maureen Moss
Author of The Nature of Bliss: Balance, Love, Integrity, Sexuality, Soul
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We know the owner, Steve O’Keefe, for years, and he’s a super guy.
One day I read an article on WritersWeekly.com that advised writers to be prepared to try new genres of writing and the author placed emphasis on technical writing. Prior to that time, I had concentrated on seeking writing assignments on regular non-fiction, magazine-newspaper type of articles.
What started as a few dropped green beans at dinnertime has grown to a problem of monstrously messy proportions. Yesterday, Max stood right in front of me and turned his fruit punch upside down. His eyes widened with glee and mine widened with horror as we both watched 12 ounces of red punch splatter onto our baby blue carpet.
~Jonette Writes…~
Dear Richard,
You and Angela have my undying respect and admiration for the way you run both Booklocker.com and WritersWeekly.com. Whenever I have had a question, it has been quickly and satisfactorily answered, and the ebooks always live up to their claims. Thank you, Angela and Richard, many times over.
Best wishes,
Jonette Stabbert in Amsterdam
~Karyse Writes…~
Sometimes we forget to praise those we respect while we don’t hesitate to criticize those we don’t. YOU, are praiseworthy.
I’ve been a subscriber to WritersWeekly for a long time; so long that I can’t remember how long. I have come to trust you completely and have recommended both Booklocker.com and WritersWeekly.com to many people. Besides the fact that your site doesn’t request that I accept a gazillion cookies, it is fast loading, easy to maneuver, and full of great information. Your newsletter is anticipated and read as soon as it arrives in my inbox.
So, thanks, Angela.
Karyse
So, what makes a good article lead? Think of your article or query lead as the front porch, hotel lobby or gateway to your article. It must attract, captivate and keep the reader. Don’t write such a boring lead that your readers (and the editor) never make it past the second paragraph.
Like many freelancers, I’ve seen my income drop sharply in the last couple of years. However, last summer I developed an effective recovery strategy to increase my article sales. My strategy is a variant of the tried and true technique of building on success by approaching an editor with a new article proposal after she has accepted one of your manuscripts for publication.
