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July 03, 2026
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Contents
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The WritersWeekly Podcast! - NEW EPISODE!
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(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)
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Paying Markets for Writers
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This Week's Trivia Question! THIS WEEK, WIN A FREE PUBLISHING PACKAGE FROM BOOKLOCKER!!!
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From the Editor's Desk
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Authors spend WAY too much money for "zero measurable sales or marketing impact!"
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Available on 4 platforms, including YouTube!
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NEW!!!
PREVIOUS EPISODES
- EPISODE 46: How to Earn Thousands Per Month in Book Royalties – PART 2 of 2 In PART 2, international bestselling BookLocker.com author, Gary Sturgis, shares more of his book marketing secrets! ...
- EPISODE 45: How to Earn Thousands Per Month in Book Royalties – PART 1 of 2 In this episode, international bestselling BookLocker.com author, Gary Sturgis, shares his secrets for book selling success! ...
- EPISODE 44: How to Get Free Book Reviews from Popular Reviewers Who Have THOUSANDS of Followers! Getting good book reviews from well-known reviewers can mean significantly more BOOK SALES! And, the entire process is FREE! Nothing we recommend in this episode ...
- EPISODE 43: 16 Possible Reasons Why Amazon KDP Permanently Closed Your Account (But they won’t tell YOU why you were banned!!) Approximately 90% of banned Amazon KDP accounts never get reinstated! ...POPULAR!
- EPISODE 42: Stupid Author Tricks! DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!! Real examples of AUTHORS BEHAVING BADLY!
- POPULAR! EPISODE 41: Dangers Lurking in PLAIN SIGHT on Facebook Author Groups! DON’T BE THE NEXT VICTIM! Scammers probably know more about you than your next-door-neighbor. Think Facebook is safe? NO IT'S NOT! If you participate in author groups, scammers are data mining...
- EPISODE 40: From 14-Year-Old Runaway, to Soldier, to Cop, to the Managing Editor of WritersWeekly.com. How did he do it? GRAPHIC WARNING AT 1 HOUR, 3 MINUTES! (1:03)
- POPULAR! EPISODE 39: Authors Who Had to Pay THOUSANDS After Getting Sued! Don't be afraid. Be INFORMED! Listen to this important episode to protect yourself AND your family from potential bankruptcy!
- POPULAR! EPISODE 38: We Scambaited a Nigerian Scammer and HILARITY ENSUED!!! We even tried to pay him the $60 we offer for article submissions to WritersWeekly via PayPal. However, he insisted on being paid through a...
- EPISODE 37: BEWARE! New FAKE “Services” Being Offered to Authors By Scammers They will even tell you that not buying some of these services could land you in jail!
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News From the Home Office
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Ironically, the less I focused on selling books, the more books I sold!
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NEED AN EDITOR FOR YOUR NEW BOOK?
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MORE HAPPY BOOKLOCKER AUTHORS!
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Ask The Expert
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He provided a link to his Amazon page, and even mentioned his series. But, there was just SOMETHING about that email...
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(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)
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The poetry is often touching and offers a glimpse into the poetess's heart and life. One can see how she views the world, often through the lens of hopefulness, appreciation of beauty, gratefulness, and a life lived with optimism.
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Rules to Live By, But Not Believe invites readers to loosen their grip on the stories shaping life and step into conscious authorship. With wit, insight, and emotional intelligence, it offers philosophies that spark curiosity and power.
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Rugby Kisses is a savage, sharp-tongued descent into the chaos of addiction, and the grim hilarity of a life lived just this side of collapse.
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Pearls In The Sea is a coming-of-age novel about seventeen-year-old J-Man, who is growing up in River Rock, a town shaped by gang violence, fractured families, and survival at any cost.
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Paying Markets for Writers
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“The Forge Literary Magazine was founded by volunteers from the Fiction Forge, an international online writers’ forum, which counts amongst its members and alumni winners of numerous literary awards, including the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, O. Henry Prize, the Bridport Prize, the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction. The Forge Literary Magazine is a project of Forge Literary Press, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the state of California. We nominate our pieces for Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfictions. Questions? Please email us.” Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 2-4 months of acceptance. Buys exclusive worldwide English language rights for the first month, then all rights revert back to the author. No reprints. Usually responds within a few days, but it may be up to four months. Guidelines online."
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"Founded in 1970 and edited by faculty, students, and staff from the renowned writing and literature programs at the University of Iowa, The Iowa Review takes advantage of this rich environment for literary collaboration to create a worldwide conversation among those who read and write contemporary literature. We publish a wide range of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, photography, and work in emerging forms by both established and emerging writers. Work from our pages has been consistently selected to appear in the anthologies Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories." Published 3 issues/year. Pays on publication. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds "very fast." Guidelines online."
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Pays $1.50 per line for poetry and $0.08 per word for prose.
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"Diabetes Self-Management is a consumer health publication that aims to help people with diabetes control their condition. We cover nutrition, exercise, pharmacology, medical and technological advances, and mental health issues. We do not publish personal experiences, celebrity profiles, or research breakthroughs." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Circ. 410K. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within 6 weeks. Sample copy available by request. Subscription $18 US, $36 outside the U.S. Guidelines online."
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Pays up to $700 for 2000-2500 words.
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THIS PUBLICATION USED SUBMITTABLE, WHICH CHARGES WRITERS TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK.
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“Founded in the Summer of 2020 by Ranna Kisswani & A.R. Arthur (formerly A.R. Salandy), Fahmidan Journal hopes to bring out diverse voices and their cacophonous words. Our Press, founded in 2021, is focused on the publication of POC & Women Identifying voices ardent in battle against subjugation! Now in its third year, Fahmidan Journal is now a paying market! We publish quarterly. Send us your thought-provoking existentialism, your phobias, your darkest moments. Entrance us with your whimsical fantasy. Move us to tears with your truth in a world of suffering. Captivate and intrigue us with your hopes and dreams.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 2-4 months of acceptance. “Buys British Serial Rights, First Anthology and First Audio rights, as well as the right to archive your work on our open-access platforms post publication.” No reprints. Responds within 25 days. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online."
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