By Dan Pelland What is fueling the changes we see today in the publishing industry, and why are so many people interested in e-books and e-readers? what do writers have to learn in order to survive? Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos’ retail empire, introduced the Kindle e-book reader in 2007. Sales reportedly approached 240,000 for the original model and are projected upward for the Kindle 2. Whether …(there’s more) Continue reading
Ready for more ways to sell your writing? Let’s look at a couple of unusual paying markets for freelance writers. These are online markets that claim to be hiring freelancers who want to make money. If anyone knows anything about these writers’ markets, please drop a comment here and let us know. Trazzler.com says they’re looking for writers to write articles, short articles about unusual …(there’s more) Continue reading
Examiner.com is a fairly new market – been around since spring, 2008. Examiner.com is run by one of the largest, most successful media companies in the world and they know how to treat writers. Do me a favor – if you go apply to be an Examiner writer, tell them Maryan Pelland, ID 5356 sent you. Then tell me how it goes for you at …(there’s more) Continue reading
I write for Suite101 and sometimes find myself wondering why I do. Feedback is scarce and positive comments from editors are almost non-existant. Review of my work? Well, in more than five years, I had one review. This week, one of the most excellent editors there, and there are some, selected an article of mine as Editor’s Choice. The piece is on advice for webmasters, …(there’s more) Continue reading
Here’s a list of top websites for writers and freelancers. These writer websites address a variety of issues. Put this page in your favorites and let me know by way of a comment if you know of more cool sites. Writers need resources. Where do you find new markets? How do you know you’re notbeing ripped off? Whether you are fact checking, beginning a piece …(there’s more) Continue reading
