March 24, 2004

Publisher's Desk for March 24th

~Spring Cleaning?~
Donate those piles of used (or new) books to our soldiers!
http://www.booksforsoldiers.com

Thanks to Diane Sherlock (http://www.dianesherlock.com) for sending this link in!

~Libel Protection for Bloggers and Ezines~
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that Web loggers, website operators and e-mail list editors can't be held responsible for libel for information they republish, extending crucial First Amendment protections to do-it-yourself online publishers. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59424,00.html

~Neat Legal Site for Writers and Authors!~
http://www.copylaw.com

~Already 61% Full!~
The WritersWeekly.com Spring 24-Hour Short Story Contest is filling up! Don't miss out on the ultimate source of creative stress and tons of fun! Contests always fill up, so don't delay. Register today! Click here to read the guidelines and list of prizes. http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

~The Real Thing!~
Read real query letters that landed these contracts:
Woman's Day - $2,800; Redbook - $3,500; Ladies Home Journal - $3,000; DiscoveryHealth.com - $2,000; Lifetime Magazine - $3,000; Life Extension magazine - $6,480; Natural Remedies $11,300; and many more! See: http://www.writersweekly.com/books/1409.html

~Need our Advertising Rates?~
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/adrates.html

~Are You Missing the Party?~
The freelance writing forum is very active and we'd love to have you join us!
http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=15

~Have a Need for Creative Freelancers?~
http://www.writersweekly.com/phpBB2/index.php?c=2