by Irene S. Roth, Contributing Editor It takes hard work to become the best writer you can be. But it’s worth the effort. Many writers shy away from believing they can become excellent writers. Personally, I’ve been writing nonfiction e-books, newspaper, and magazine articles as well as blogs for three decades. Yet, I still can’t…
by Carolyn Howard-Johnson Once upon a time, way back in the last decade, author and researcher Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s publicity predicament illustrated to the world of books what we authors suspected all along: Huge amounts of publicity surrounding a release don’t necessarily translate into massive sales figures. In fact, the result of a major publicity…
by Gary Bloomfield Ask any writer what they think about editors and typically they’ll either despise them, or adore them. There’s little in between. And if a writer doesn’t have an opinion about the subject, then they’ve never had to deal with an editor. “You have to give an editor something to change, or he…
It’s amazing how the road to ‘making money’ for writers has opened. Maybe you’ve been thinking about it, or maybe you’ve even tried your hand at writing to earn an income or simply to supplement your income, but just haven’t seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Step back a moment, look around,…
Rejected manuscript? Sometime ago, an aspiring children’s author hired Melissa Abramovitz to critique and edit a short story that children’s magazine editors kept rejecting. Since some of the mistakes this writer made are very common, Melissa decided to share how she helped her correct them. These errors put many manuscripts on a fast track to…
Writing fears were addressed at the Warrior-Writer Workshop presented by Bob Mayer in Chesterfield, Missouri, some time ago. In this workshop Mayer applied the battle-tested strategies of the Green Berets to the world of being a New York Times Best-Selling author. This workshop was designed to teach writers how to think, plan, and become future…
Some time ago, I read several independent blog posts by editors and literary agents about book submissions they have received in which the cover letter included claims that the author envisioned him or herself as the next J.K. Rowling, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, or other best-selling author. The problem with these submissions, the editors and agents stated, is that they are not looking for the next J.K. Rowling or Maurine Sendak or Dr. Seuss. They’re looking for the first and only you.
It isn’t difficult to build confidence as a writer. Try any or all of these 12 ways and see your confidence as a writer start to soar.
If you love to write, your own freelance writing business probably sounds like the best job in the world. And it can be. But it’s a good idea to find out if you’re really cut out for the freelance writer’s life BEFORE you invest too much time, energy, and money starting your career as a freelance writer.
Affiliate marketing is like paid on-the-job training for writers because you will write about various products to promote them. When someone buys one of these products using your special affiliate link, you will earn a commission for that sale.
If you’re like the rest of us, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to be the best in your business. Pressure to take care of your family’s every need. Pressure to be the best at whatever your thing is. But why not take a break from all that pressure, and journal yourself some…
In his best-selling book The 4-Hour Workweek, author Tim Ferriss says that usually 80% of the results we get come from only 20% of the actions we take. With that in mind, take some time today to reflect on this regarding your writing business. You’ll probably discover that Ferriss is correct. You’re probably spending a…
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