7 Tips For Getting Indies To Stock Your Book! By Anthony St. Clair
Any author can understand what a bookstore owner or buyer looks for when evaluating new titles. Here are 7 tips for asking an indie bookstore to carry your book.…
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Low-tech, Easy Bookkeeping For Freelancers By William Pepe
To dislike making the shift from the vocation of your choice to bookkeeping is a common characteristic of any self-employed individual. Here is a minimal plan for keeping financial records with which your accountant can work.…
Go Global! Expanding Your Writing Business Overseas By Aris Apostolopoulos
Being a freelance writer is not an easy job. You have to be your own personal manager, your own bookkeeper, your own publicist, the one who promotes your work, and, of course, a writer. However, this is the easy part when your clients are 12 flying hours away and you have to make everyone feel satisfied - including yourself. …
Pitch Your Book to These National Book Clubs! By Dr. Marlene Caroselli
Poet Don Marquis once divided the world into two types of people: those who could tell you they had just bought a package of paper napkins and make you "thrill and vibrate with the intelligence" and those who could share the secrets of the universe and yet "fail to impress you with any sense of the importance of the news."…
How My Bookstore Signings Led to a Traditional Publishing Contract and Film Consideration! By William Creed
Being self-published, and trying to see your creation become successful, can be a daunting task - especially if you have no one to counsel you. I've written several books and have close to a hundred book signings under my belt. The result is a traditional publisher signed me to a multi-book contract, and these books are carried by Barnes and Noble and several other chains now. In addition, my first book is now under consideration by a film company. That's the good news.…
The Fortune is in The Follow Up! Four Ways to Land Writing Gigs from Businesses By Dorit Sasson
I look the freelance plunge five years ago when I decided to pitch magazine editors. For two years, I queried a massive number of editors only to find that that strategy wasn't adding to my monthly income goals. So I opted to pitch businesses instead who need website, copy, blogs, social media, posts, newsletters, emails, press releases, descriptions for online directories, and more. In this way, I was able to double my income. This article will give four ways you can land writing gigs for business in this competitive online environment...…
OUTWIT THE COMPETITION! Three Obscure Search Engines That Feature Hidden Writing Jobs… By Leah Zitter
I decided to reverse direction and dig up hidden jobs.…
Create E-Courses to Promote Your Writing Services, Book(s), and More! By Helene Pulacu
Highly-targeted traffic to your blog: Ever thought about e-courses?…
Copyright Law Basics For Fan Fiction Authors By Harvey Randall, Esq.
The aphorism "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" is typically attributed to Charles Caleb Colton. If Colton studied law, clearly he was absent the day "Copyright Law" was discussed. When it comes to writing, imitation is frowned upon and there are many traps and obstacles for the unwary "fan fiction" author.…
Did My Article Put FOUR Magazines Out of Business?! By Wendy Hobday Haugh
Sometimes a story is jinxed. I learned this disheartening truth after a 340-word humorous piece I submitted, describing my eldest son Henry's take on his mother's writing life, was accepted not once, not twice, but thrice by three separate magazines which, ultimately, folded before the story could ever appear in print.…
COOKING THE BOOKS? How Your Publisher Can EASILY Rip You Off! By Anonymous
My book is being sold by an online bookstore, which also offers a publishing service. So, they are not only my online bookstore, but my publisher as well. There's certainly more efficiency in having the online bookstore create the books it sells. However, there's also the potential for fraud.…
Have Any Teaching Experience? Break into Lucrative Academic Writing! By Linda R. Price
If you have teaching credentials, or years in the classroom, use these skills to write for…
When It’s Okay to Write About Personal (Tough) Stuff, and When It’s NOT! By Ann Hauprich
My fingers trembled as I hammered out a first-person story on a manual typewriter at my…
How to Build Your Social Media Following FAST! By Dawn Gluskin
In today's high-tech and uber-connected society, times have sure changed. You are now more likely to find details on a breaking news story on Twitter well before one of the major networks breaks it. Digital media has taken over newspapers and magazines, and long gone are the days of only the select few authors hand-picked by publishers getting book deals. Nowadays, just about anybody can self-publish in digital and/or print format.…
Use PRWeb to Get Corporate Writing Clients! By Brianna Bell
As a corporate blogger, I am always on the hunt for new ways to find potential clients. Have you heard about PRWeb? It's a highly visible press release service that allows companies to publish their news releases to the web.…
How to Deal With Your Clients’ TERRIBLE Ideas By Ryan Leclaire
The agencies we work for tell clients we want to hear their ideas, even though these ideas are often (bleep). But, let's remember two things. First, the client probably feels like their idea is amazing and they're likely proud of it. Second, they're the ones paying the invoice. Hurting their feelings means hurting the project and your reputation. …
7 Paying Markets For Theme-Specific Essays! by Barbara Weddle
Writing essays for publications that publish strictly according to specific themes or theme lists can be…
Use LinkedIn to Snag Writing Jobs By Susan Thwing
LinkedIn is a great resource for potential writing client contacts. However, it often goes untapped.…
WILL WRITE FOR FOOD! Secrets of a Professional Mystery Shopper By Cathy Stucker
The next-best thing to getting cash for your writing is receiving something you otherwise would have paid for. In addition to cash, I have been paid with food, massages, auto maintenance and much more. I am a mystery shopper.…
Revisit That Shelved Book Idea! It Might Be THE ONE!! By S. Briones Lim
An intense love for writing can certainly breed openness to receiving ideas. Inspiration often comes out of nowhere-music, dreams, and maybe even from people-watching. The influx of ideas could be so great at times that honing in on just one may be a problem. In fact, I'd been guilty of pushing a story idea away, putting one off as if it weren't as "worthy" as the rest of them. The problem is, sometimes that shelved idea could be the one that may start it all.…
10 Paying Creative Non-fiction Markets For Writers: How To Break Into Creative Non-Fiction Writing, Including Links To Paying Markets By Flora Ojow
Writing from personal perspectives can be a powerful way to connect to an audience that is familiar with your story. Since writing creative nonfiction is a combination of journalistic skills and storytelling abilities, there are vast opportunities to publish your work. This involves personal memoirs, cultural criticism, documentaries, poems and literary journals.…
How to Write a Best-selling Business Book IN A MONTH OR LESS by Michael Hannan
The conference was less than 12 weeks away, which left less than a month for the actual authoring.…
Six Firms That Hire Freelancers to Teach Online! Homeschoolers Need YOU! By Stephanie Marshall Ward
I’m on the recliner in my family room, crouched over my laptop, taking advantage of those…
Writers! Attack the Devil on Your Back! by Matt Gallus
Writer overboard, writer overboard! Which scalawag turned him into a fish? It wasn't anyone in the crew, you say? Then who the devil thought the poor lad made a better anchor than a sailor? Ah, the compass points to the three biggest obstacles of writing income, also known as the three devils of writing. They are the most terrifying monsters to haunt the seven seas of writing and stop many a talented writer from earning the income he deserves.…
Microplanning = Higher Productivity + Higher Income! Here’s How to Do It! by Stephanie Allen Crist
Many writers need planning to be easy, expedient, and effective, or else it just won’t get done. Microplanning is the solution ...…
Could Saving Money be Costing Your Reputation as a Writer? (Freelance expenses you should never compromise) By Jennifer Brown Banks
Six months after our initial conversation, I finally got a "complimentary" copy of the book in my hands, and couldn't wait to curl up with it and a good cup of herbal tea. When I opened the book and started to skim through it, my heart sank. Though the stories were interesting, diverse and truly moving, what captured my attention was not the quality of the essays, but the shabby presentation. …
Writers! Think You Won’t be Stalked or Harassed? Think Again! By Denise Reich
It's important to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones from stalking and harassment. There have been documented cases of stalkers who have showed up on writers' doorsteps, called them at work, and even physically assaulted them. …
How I Got Screwed After Writing 50 Articles for a Website by Rachel Woodruff
When training was complete, the editors bragged about how much money I could make. I would have to be available for weekly meetings with the editors where we would discuss upcoming articles. My writing would have to stay above par ...…
How I Made $10K Last Month Writing and Selling Erotica by Anonymous
A couple of days ago I published my 100th erotica story and, this month, I received my biggest check yet - for a little over $10,000! ...…
How I Earn Extra Cash as an “Idea Broker!” (And, you can, too!) by Jennifer Brown Banks
I devised a plan to supply my services to lessen these bloggers' loads while maintaining their sanity. As an “idea person” with endless energy (not to mention a few “Top Blogging” honors for my creativity), I decided to pitch a few fellow bloggers and small business owners to help them generate ideas and keep them on track by formulating Editorial Calendars ...…
Boost Your Income by Writing Crowdfunding Campaigns! by Ian Chandler
When you think of writing gigs, crowdfunding campaigns probably don’t come to mind. However, the crowdfunding scene is a market largely untapped by writers. If you can break into it, you can make a nice profit, and help others at the same time ...…
How to Avoid Giving Yourself (and Your Publisher) LEGAL Nightmares! by Harvey Randall
Could you, not your publisher, get sued for your book? What about fair use? How many ways can an author get sued???…
This Question Might Alter Your Writing Career! by Carli Brinkman
As writers, we notice copy. We notice it everywhere. Sometimes, we notice it because it appeals to and inspires us. But most of the time, as professionals with a great appreciation for the effective written word, we notice it because it's mediocre, or just plain bad. However, in these moments when you find yourself rewriting poorly worded copy in your head…