Memoirs still sell. Publishers still buy them. Just take a look at Publisher’s Lunch online and see how often publishing deals are made for memoir manuscripts. And competition is fierce. First, all the celebrities’ memoirs have to get published. Then the sports people. Then the people with a sensational angle that splashes across headlines. Then the people who make up their entire memoirs and haven’t …(there’s more) Continue reading
Competition is fierce in the world of magazines, newspapers, and Web writing. Tens of thousands of writers vie for thousands of jobs and rates plummet to pre-21st century levels. If you’re felling frustrated, and worse, if your bills are not getting paid, rethink your writing market strategies and consider a few out-of-the ordinary writing gigs that pay real money for capable writing. Real estate descriptions …(there’s more) Continue reading
Here’s a brain relaxer for writers and authors who claim to suffer from that great inky malady, writers’ block. Freewriting is a neat trick that gets your brain flowing and your words onto paper or into pixels with a minimum of effort. Freewriting is fun. You may learn a lot. Some of the most famous authors use free writing to jump-start creative juices. Try it, …(there’s more) Continue reading
Hang your indents in MS Word A hanging indent is a paragraph style in which the first line is not indented, and all the rest are. It’s called a hanging indent because all the lines appear to be suspended beneath the first line. Writers working in academics, working with APA (American Psychological Association) and other structured applications often need to use hanging indents, and since …(there’s more) Continue reading
We recently found an awesome networking website for professionals and creatives. Called Thumbtack.com, it’s a place for entrepreneurs and small business people to make some noise about their business and services. Thumbtack is local-centric, meaning they focus their various sites on localities and regions so you’re not competing with the entire world when the clients you really seek are in your own backyard. This is …(there’s more) Continue reading
