Published on December 23, 2022
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Our Managing Editor, Brian Whiddon, is sitting in for Angela this week so she can get caught up before Christmas. Thanks, Brian!! Since the next issue of WritersWeekly will be arriving in your in-box after Christmas, we are sharing our annual Christmas Sing-a-Long song with you this week. We hope you enjoy this poetic masterpiece!
Published on December 2, 2022
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As a writer or author, are YOU like Buddy the Elf? You might just realize you ARE!
Published on September 16, 2022
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“My plan is to start sending out copies (of my book) to school system superintendents to hopefully generate bulk sales. Your thoughts?”
Published on March 30, 2022
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We are often asked why we can’t offer our publishing services for free. After all, the publisher gets some money each time a book sells, right?
Published on January 27, 2022
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If nobody knows your book exists, you can update it until your fingers bleed but that’s not going to sell copies. Does YOUR book need a promotional re-boot?
Published on December 3, 2021
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“I came up with that title. I own it. My book is copyrighted! Can I sue them?”
Published on November 4, 2021
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There are only 51 days until Christmas. That’s 36 business days. Most full-service print on demand/publishing services firms take around 4-6 months to get a book to market. Some offer rush services but NONE of them offers a 2-week publishing program…except BookLocker…
Published on July 29, 2021
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“It is not my intent to soft soap you but I have learned that you have a habit of telling the truth as you see it so please tell me…”
Published on July 8, 2021
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What exactly could you do with your writing with an extra 365 hours over the course of a year?
Published on April 1, 2021
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It took three years to create the screenplay, but only three weeks to complete the novel.