Networking

Is Your Client Feigning Ignorance? Don’t Be a Dummy!!

Published on May 5, 2021 Networking, writing career advice, writing scams

Something that really gets my goat is when people pretend to be stupid in order to take advantage of me in some way. After being in business for 23 years, I’ve seen my share of Faux Ignoramuses…

Invited to Speak but Don’t Know What to Say? Here are Tons of Ideas! By Laura Lee Perkins, MS

Published on April 23, 2021 book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing

For inspiration on speaking topics think about everything that you, as a writer, do best.

Should You Pay to Appear on a Podcast?

Published on April 23, 2021 book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, storytelling, writing career advice

I was very interested in one podcast series but the narrator’s voice had a twangy tone that reminded me of a screechingly bad note on my guitar…

‘Looking Local’ Provides Opportunity and Inspiration in a Pandemic! – By Wendy Hobday Haugh

Published on April 7, 2021 diversify your writing income, Networking, writing career advice

Times are tough, sure, but the COVID-19 pandemic has given me the opportunity to redirect the focus of my writing career from larger to smaller publications. In doing so, I’ve gained far more than I ever expected!

Screenplay to Novel – One Way to Get Around Hollywood! – by Skip Press

Published on April 1, 2021 author, diversify your writing income, Networking, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice

It took three years to create the screenplay, but only three weeks to complete the novel.

Lights, Camera, You’re Hired!: How to Nail That Virtual Interview – by Louisa Eunice

Published on March 18, 2021 diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing, writing career advice

Today, when you apply for that lucrative, long-term freelance writing job, chances are that the hiring manager will interview you through real-time video…

It’s Now So Easy to Find New Paying Markets for Writers! – by Laura Yeager

Published on February 26, 2021 diversify your writing income, Networking, writing career advice, writing tips

There are now more remote/telecommuting jobs available for writers than ever before!

How I used “Plan B” and “Plan Z” to Sell Books During the Lockdown – by Kathryn Haueisen

Published on February 19, 2021 author, book marketing, book signing advice, bookstores, diversify your writing income, Networking, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

With lockdowns dashing plans for my book rollout, I had to come up with new marketing strategies. Creativity can overcome adversity in difficult times.