Hiding Won’t Protect You From a Libel Lawsuit. Just ask John.
Some authors are tempted to write what they want, and to hell with anyone who doesn’t like it.
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“I’m not promoting my book. Will lowering the price make it start selling?”
“Should I cut the price of my book in half? Maybe that will spur some sales. What do you think?”
World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For November, 2019!
Oh, yes! We know you’re excited!! Today, we’re going to share another installment of our popular column. Get ready to chuckle!
WRITERS – How to Get Clients Through Your Local Chamber of Commerce! – by Devon Ellington
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!
Are You an Arrogant Speaker? Five Rules for Enchanting Your Audience by Wendy Hobday Haugh
By following some basic guidelines, and avoiding certain pitfalls, you can make a great impression, and keep your audience enraptured!
10 Ways to Get Repeat Assignments from a Magazine Editor – by Terry Freedman
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!
How Learning to Pitch My Service Skyrocketed My Freelance Pay! by Georgina Starmer
The biggest difference for my freelance writing career was learning to pitch. I have had many articles published in online farming magazines, and the pay rate sky-rocketed!
“Is a 1400-page memoir too long?”
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 […]
We Owe Our Readers a HUGE Apology for Introducing Them to THIS ABUSIVE SCAMMER! – by Brian P. Whiddon, Managing Editor (a.k.a. “Secret Squirrel”)
We genuinely care about our readers, and everyone who has helped BookLocker.com and WritersWeekly.com become successful all these years. We never want to be indirectly responsible for anyone suffering abuse at the hands of an editor…
Writers: Sometimes Nagging Works! – by Dennis Stostad
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!