Published on May 26, 2021
worst book proposals and query letters, writing career advice, writing tips

Oh, yes! We know you’re excited!! Today, we’re going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals. We’ve been savings these for a few weeks now so there are a LOT to entertain you!
Published on May 26, 2021
Networking, promoting your writing, writing career advice

While the thought can be terrifying, getting feedback makes you a good writer.
Published on May 26, 2021
article ideas, copyrights, writing career advice

If an editor accepts an article, but never print it, can I sell it again?
Published on May 14, 2021
author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, writing career advice

How I sell my books virtually AND in person.
Published on May 13, 2021
author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, self-publishing, social media, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Whether you like social media influencers or not (I do not), the allure of their numbers of followers has not been ignored by marketing firms…
Published on May 13, 2021
author, author scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

Ah, “hybrid.” Such a cool sounding word, right? But…
Published on May 6, 2021
diversify your writing income, Networking, writing career advice

You can make strategic efforts to position yourselves for freelance opportunities.
Published on May 6, 2021
author, legal, libel, self-publishing, writing career advice

We’ve heard of family members suing authors for what was written, even when names were changed.
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…
Published on April 29, 2021
author, writing career advice

One misconception about the writing business is that we’re fighting each other over precious few positions. As a freelancer, I can assure you there is a ton of work out there in a lot of different markets…