Letters And Comments For 06/18/2016
Your suspicions are justified. For some types of books, splitting them into three volumes make sense…
We Have a New Daughter!
We are honored and thrilled to announce that our oldest son, Zach (almost 30), blessed us with another daughter last weekend. He married Mary, who works for the family business. Needless to say, everybody in the family AND in the office was in attendance…except for our new Operations Manager, Brian. He graciously volunteered to keep […]
8 Questions You Should Ask Before Selling All Rights By Devyani Borade
Handing over all rights, including copyright, of your work to another entity goes against the grain for many writers. Others, however, don’t bat an eyelid. You can always write more, right? So, in which situations does it make sense?
From Layoff, to Chronic Illness, to Amazing Freelance Writing Success! By Wendy McCance
Back in 2009, I would never have been able to predict that I would end up in a dream career working as a freelance writer. I also would never have predicted how hard I would truly hit bottom before I saw my dream become a reality. The year 2009 was right in the middle of the economic fallout the United States was struggling through. Back then, I had a big home in an upper-class neighborhood and my husband and I both worked for a truck plant. When the economy took a turn for the worse, the plant closed. My husband and I ended up losing our jobs, home and savings. With three children, we scrambled to get our footing.
How Can I Find A Literary Agent?!
To sell a book one needs — an interesting, well edited book, a publisher, and an agent. How does one find an agent?
WritersWeekly Trivia Contest Question For 06/11/2016!
Question for 06/11/2016: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, who was the first place winner of the Spring, 2016 24-Hour Short Story contest? Send your answer through the contact form here. You must be a WritersWeekly.com subscriber to participate in the weekly contests. Subscribe (it’s free!). NOTE: ONLY ONE WINNER PER HOUSEHOLD PER CALENDAR […]
Letters And Comments For 06/11/2016
It’s been roughly 20 years now since I started learning English at secondary school. Although I have gotten a university degree in English language and literature, I still feel like I always need to learn more and more…
First Week in St. Pete? A Car Accident AND a Tropical Storm! Whoop!
We’re all moved in, cozy (and still surrounded by boxes) in our 18th floor “home” overlooking beautiful Tampa Bay. Five days later, we got hit by Tropical Storm Colin, and what a fun ride that was!
The 4 Steps to Becoming an Entertainment Writer! By Robert Peterpaul
My hands trembled over the keyboard when I started to write my first entertainment article. Despite my wealth of experience, I was nervous. Entertainment writing is a different animal, I thought. It wasn’t until I fully lost myself in the craft that I came to this comforting realization – writing is writing and good entertainment writing is still writing.
If I Send You My Article, Can You Tell Me Who Might Publish It?
I’m just looking for somewhere to publish my work. It’s a scientific article about space. Can you tell me which magazines might be interested in it?