Published on July 14, 2016
When writing for a livable income, it can sometimes feel like you’re navigating through harsh and unforgiving waters. On the left, you have the sharp, jagged rocks, and in every other direction, you have enormous waves crashing over your deck, calling you to the bottom. One wrong move and your salary will be feeding the sharks and man-eating squid. Argh! What does a writer do to fight back when his sword has fallen off the ship? Luckily, Ol’ Captain Matt Gallus has read enough books to know a thing or two about killing the problem with your bare hands. I’ll show you how!
Published on July 14, 2016
OK, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I’m a chicken. I prefer the tried and true to going out on a limb and experiencing something new any day. I shop in the same stores, vacation at the same resort and order the same entree at my usual restaurant. I never even crack open the menu. It works for me, so why change?
Published on July 14, 2016
These parents let their kid use Snapchat unsupervised and now they’re whining about exposure to smut? Seriously??
Published on July 14, 2016
Traditional publishers do little to no promotion for unknown/new authors now. They take a gamble that a book may or may not take off and they run with the ones that do, while generally abandoning the ones that don’t. Of course, the ones that do are the ones whose authors are promoting them creatively and consistently.
Published on July 13, 2016
I’m so grateful to be affiliated with BookLocker. You have proven time and again your commitment to always doing what’s fair.
Published on July 13, 2016
We’d never seen a sky the likes of this!
Published on July 13, 2016
Our one-on-one, owner-to-customer service isn’t changing. Richard and I will still have direct contact with our WritersWeekly and BookLocker families. But, we are shifting things around a bit. Richard has always performed the majority of the back-end computer work, which can be taught to someone else. He really wants to get more books on the market under his own name. I haven’t released a new book in two years myself and I finally realized that I might never release another one if we didn’t hire someone to help with some of my activities. For example…accounting. Like many writers, I DETEST accounting and anything even remotely related to math. (Ug! Why didn’t I hire someone to do that years ago?!)
Published on July 7, 2016
Question for 07/07/2016: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, what are two paying pet markets for writers? 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 QUARTER, PLEASE. THIS WEEK’S PRIZE: A […]
Published on July 6, 2016
Is your book waaaay underpriced at Amazon, too? The Book Discount Beat Goes on at Amazon “To illustrate the dollar gap between Amazon’s book prices and publishers’ list prices, we looked at the current top five books on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover and Trade Paperback lists…” Tate Publishing owes Xerox $1.7 MILLION??? Threats to repossess […]
Published on July 6, 2016
Often, people ask what advice I would give to writers hoping to break into the industry and my answer is always the same: don’t stop trying. Never stop trying.
