Published on October 30, 2019
Networking, promoting your writing, writing career advice
![WRITERS – How to Get Clients Through Your Local Chamber of Commerce! – by Devon Ellington WRITERS – How to Get Clients Through Your Local Chamber of Commerce! – by Devon Ellington](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cooperative_1572467971.jpg)
Local chamber events allow you to naturally interact with local businesses. Rather than cold-calling a business, you get to know each other through meetings and networking events. Then, when you send a Letter of Intent (LOI) or a pitch, you are a familiar face with knowledge of their business!
Published on October 30, 2019
Networking, promoting your writing, storytelling, writing career advice
![Are You an Arrogant Speaker? Five Rules for Enchanting Your Audience by Wendy Hobday Haugh Are You an Arrogant Speaker? Five Rules for Enchanting Your Audience by Wendy Hobday Haugh](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/public-speaker-giving-lecture.jpg)
By following some basic guidelines, and avoiding certain pitfalls, you can make a great impression, and keep your audience enraptured!
Published on October 24, 2019
promoting your writing, writing career advice
![10 Ways to Get Repeat Assignments from a Magazine Editor – by Terry Freedman 10 Ways to Get Repeat Assignments from a Magazine Editor – by Terry Freedman](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/repetition_1571934445-e1571934455500.jpg)
The more repeat business you can cultivate, the easier your writing career will become. Use these ten tips to help you get more “YES” replies from editors you’ve written for in the past!
Published on October 24, 2019
author, book marketing, ghostwriting, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing career advice
![“Is a 1400-page memoir too long?” “Is a 1400-page memoir too long?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ELDERLY_1571942369-e1571942396470.jpg)
Q – Hi Angela If I decide to publish my memoir, what’s the bottom line on 1400 pages? Can it fit into one paperback volume? D.S. A – At BookLocker, our limit is 1,050 pages but I wouldn’t recommend a book that large. It would be very cumbersome for readers to hold while reading, and […]
Published on October 17, 2019
Networking, promoting your writing
![How Paying for “Guest Posts” Has Made My Blog More Profitable – by Jennifer Brown Banks How Paying for “Guest Posts” Has Made My Blog More Profitable – by Jennifer Brown Banks](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/transaction_1571326112-e1571326123420.jpg)
Get QUALITY content for your blog, free up some time for yourself, and expand your reach by paying writers for their contributions!
Published on October 10, 2019
promoting your writing, writing career advice
![Writers: Sometimes Nagging Works! – by Dennis Stostad Writers: Sometimes Nagging Works! – by Dennis Stostad](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/annoy_1570748014-e1570748067111.jpg)
Editors are busy folks. They don’t mean to, but they sometimes forget about things they receive in email. A little tap on the shoulder now and again can help get your submitted work…especially if your nagging is humorous!
Published on October 3, 2019
diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing, writing career advice
![How I Used a Networking Conference to Land a Four-Figure Writing Gig! – Jonathan Rebby John How I Used a Networking Conference to Land a Four-Figure Writing Gig! – Jonathan Rebby John](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/net_1570119618-e1570119628562.jpg)
In this piece, I explain how I used the power of upfront, face-to-face communication (the kind that many of us have forgotten) to land a four-figure gig at a networking conference.
Published on September 26, 2019
diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, promoting your writing, specialty markets for writing, writing career advice, writing tips
![Wouldn’t You LOVE to Get Paid to Write for WritersWeekly? We’ve added a new column! Wouldn’t You LOVE to Get Paid to Write for WritersWeekly? We’ve added a new column!](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cash_1569522979-e1569523000832.jpg)
We are stirring things up here at WritersWeekly! Whoo hoo!! 1. The Success Story column has been replaced by our new Marketing Secrets column. Have you found a unique way to promote your freelance writing business or your book? We’d love to hear about it! See details by clicking on our guidelines link below. We […]
Published on August 8, 2019
author scams, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
![“My publisher is delaying publishing my book, insisting I pay even more money to them for marketing services. What can I do?” “My publisher is delaying publishing my book, insisting I pay even more money to them for marketing services. What can I do?”](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/help_1565233227-e1565233247957.jpg)
Is this publisher committing extortion???
Published on July 26, 2019
book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, richard, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
![Using Facebook to Sell Books…but NOT in the way you think! by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com Using Facebook to Sell Books…but NOT in the way you think! by Richard Hoy, BoostABook.com](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/social_media_1564168704-e1564173597480.jpg)
You might be surprised to learn that my #1 recommend method of book promotion is Facebook advertising. But, not the way you think…