http://writersweekly.com/ The highest-circulating freelance writing ezine in the world. en-us BookLocker.com, Inc. 2011 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:24 EST http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Last week, we made a list of houses we planned to drive by that weekend. On Friday, I received an automated email from our realtor that said one of the houses on our saved list had a price drop of $25K. We gave the realtor a call and he met us there later that afternoon...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/vfJfKyGzuLc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/vfJfKyGzuLc/007183_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/news_from_the_home_office/007183_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:23 EST http://writersweekly.com/news_from_the_home_office/007183_02082012.html Dear Angela, A friend is taking an online course on how to write ebooks. At one point the instructor told the students that they could write a book on a subject they know nothing about simply by reading several books on the topic written by others, and compiling the information. I was shocked when she told me that he then suggested creating a pseudonym that sounds like an expert in the field, and purchasing a portrait from a stock photography website to go with the name...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/AJkwplmJ0l4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/AJkwplmJ0l4/007184_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/007184_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:24 EST http://writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/007184_02082012.html Your book, <A HREF="http://writersweekly.com/books/5948.html">90 Days</A> (of Promoting Your Book Online), is excellent, and is at the heart of my marketing plan. It is clear, easy to read and to follow. Thank you again! - Harold Thomas<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/5RPEUAvCCeI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/5RPEUAvCCeI/007185_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/letters_to_the_editor/007185_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:25 EST http://writersweekly.com/letters_to_the_editor/007185_02082012.html As a frequent (and frequently paid) book reviewer, and a former teacher of courses in how to establish a book-reviewing practice, I was pleased to see a <A HREF="http://writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/007114_12282011.html">recent WritersWeekly.com article</A> spotlighting this work. But I'd like to expand the discussion...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/4OKUvaPKWEA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/4OKUvaPKWEA/007186_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/007186_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:26 EST http://writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/007186_02082012.html I sent a story (to a magazine) via the post office, certified mail, to make sure it got there, and no one claimed it. It was sent back. I sent an email asking for their mailing address and it was where I had mailed it to. I sent another email asking about it, and in the email I got back, I was told that certified mail is not accepted, and to send the story via email. The guidelines specifically state that emailed stories are not accepted. I sent another email stating that, and never heard back.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/0b-FQ4FICeg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/0b-FQ4FICeg/007187_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/ask_the_expert/007187_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:27 EST http://writersweekly.com/ask_the_expert/007187_02082012.html My journey from non-published writer to regularly published journalist in a local paper began by responding to an advertisement posted by Lebanon Daily News looking for a freelance writer...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/Dm3LKLN3EGE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/Dm3LKLN3EGE/007188_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/success_stories/007188_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:28 EST http://writersweekly.com/success_stories/007188_02082012.html <A HREF="http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/02/06/herman-cain-publisher-sued-over-use-of-photo-for-autobiography/">Herman Cain and Simon and Schuster</A> - Sued over alleged paying for photo for campaign use but then using it on Cain's book cover, too. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/02/us-intern-unpaid-lawsuit-idUSTRE81100P20120202">Harper's Bazaar / Hearst Corporation</A> - Sued by former intern for allegedly using interns to do labor the company should have paid employees to do, which, according to her lawyer, is a violation of labor laws.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/0sYqB6wmO8w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/0sYqB6wmO8w/007189_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings/007189_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:29 EST http://writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings/007189_02082012.html New markets and freelance writing jobs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/KpyjTwIMslc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/KpyjTwIMslc/007190_02082012.html http://writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs/007190_02082012.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:30 EST http://writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs/007190_02082012.html According to attorney Mark Levine, author of The Fine Print, BookLocker is one of the top-rated POD publishers in the industry.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/writersweekly/~4/wcJZqhPBBY4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/writersweekly/~3/wcJZqhPBBY4/ http://publishing.booklocker.com/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:40 EST http://publishing.booklocker.com/