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?
What Delayed My Writing Career? Guilt, Shame, Doubt, and a Father’s Discouraging Words… By Janet Garber
All my life I’ve distracted myself from writing, keeping myself inordinately busy, rarely leaving myself a moment, a space, a lapse. Except in my dreams. Some dreams felt as vivid as a movie. One dream begged me to make it into a book. A few decades later, I finally did.
Another Day, Another Singer Accused Of Copyright Infringement
- As Ed Sheeran is sued for copyright infringement, here are ten other artists sued for ‘stealing’ hits
- Court of Appeal Upholds Order Compelling Removal of Yelp Web Reviews
- Zillow to pay Realtor.com $130 million over trade secrets
- Model’s horrific rape case may limit crucial online free speech law
Needlessly Splitting One Book Into Three? Publisher Finds Yet ANOTHER Way To Drain Authors’ Wallets!
Their cheapest publishing package is more than $1,000. If they can convince an author to split one book into three, that author will then pay $3,000 instead of $1,000! Of course, that salesperson will triple their commission as well.
WritersWeekly Trivia Contest Question For 06/03/2016!
Question for 06/03/2016: According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly.com, which P.O.D. publisher asks for “exclusive” rights? 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 free […]