May 02, 2007

Publisher's Desk For May 2nd

*NEW!* Selling Your Screenplay by Ashley Meyers
Have you written a screenplay but don't know where to send it? Do you have a great idea for a movie or television show but have no idea how to sell it? Within a few years of moving to Los Angeles, Ashley Meyers optioned and sold his first feature length screenplay, Dish Dogs, starring Sean Astin, Mattew Lillard, Brian Dennehy, and Shannon Elizabeth. Since then, Meyers has co-produced his script, Reunion, and optioned more than 20 screenplays to various production companies. Read more about Selling Your Screenplay along with A FREE EXCERPT here: http://www.writersweekly.com/books/2888.html

New Classes Start THIS MONDAY, MAY 7TH!

• Remember, Write and Publish Your Life Story by Angela Hoy
  
• How To Write A Cookbook And Sell It!
  
• Marketing Boot Camp For Freelance Writers
  
• Cash in on Newsletter Writing and Publishing
  
• Cash in on Teens and Tweens!
  
• Finish Your Novel in 8 Weeks!
  
• The Art of the Press Release (mini-course)
  
• Creative Workout: Turning Everyday Objects, People And Events Into Stories
  
• Writing As Healing: The Power Of Personal Stories
  

PRINT-ON-DEMAND PRICE COMPARISON

SAME PRINTER and SAME DISTRIBUTION...yet DIFFERENT Setup Fees?

Booklocker.com: $392 (deduct $175 if submitting your own cover)
ADDED BONUS: BookLocker authors who return to use the service for additional books get half-price setup fees ($99).

iUniverse $499.00 (includes 5 free copies)

AuthorHouse $898

Trafford: $1399 (includes 40 free copies)

Xlibris $1599 - (includes paperback and hardcover publication plus 10 free paperback copies)

Prices based on least expensive package offered by each publisher on similar offers targeting U.S. authors. Fees include setup, original cover design, free print proof, ebook creation, a listing on the publisher's website and distribution by Ingram.

NOTE: Many companies offer perks that others don't, some try to upsell authors on extraneous services, and a few even claim ownership of files the author has paid them to create! Study each publisher and contract carefully before making your choice.

For details on BookLocker's program, see:
http://publishing.booklocker.com/

Summer 24-Hour Short Story Contest
The WritersWeekly.com Summer 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be held on Saturday, July 28th, and is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up, so don't delay if you want to participate. The contest is tons of fun! You can see the list of 85 prizes (first prize is $300, second is $250 and third is $200 - plus 82 other prizes!), and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

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Guidelines added since last week:
Growing Wealth - Pays $125-$500

NEW BOOKS AT WRITERSWEEKLY.COM!

Wow Them With Your Grant Proposal!
Free excerpt at: http://www.writersweekly.com/books/2865.html
The author, Rekaya Gibson, has nine years of experience writing grants, having obtained over $500,000 in grant funding and provided more than 200 grant resources to colleagues. She has created grant applications and reviewed grant proposals. Ms. Gibson holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of New Orleans.

Nine Steps to Successful Nonfiction Magazine Writing by Angela D Dion is designed for a course she teaches and it is just as useful for those of us who wish we could take that course, but can't. Free excerpt at:
http://www.writersweekly.com/books/2880.html

Get Yourself Published by Suzan St Maur. How many times have you thought, "I'd love to write a book..." How many times have you thought it would be great to have that handy extra income from book sales ... and if you're in business or nonprofit work, the fantastic free publicity and image-building your book will give you? FREE EXCERPT at:
http://www.writersweekly.com/books/2848.html