July 18, 2007

Publisher's Desk For July 18th

BOOKLOCKER AUTHOR MARK LAFLAMME GETS TASERED BY THE POLICE!
What did it feel like? Read this:
http://marklaflamme.com/blog/?p=447

And, it's on video!! A link is also on that page. Ouch!!!

ONLY 10 DAYS AWAY! ALREADY 60% FULL!!
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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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

DON'T FORGET OUR SOLDIERS!
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WRITER'S GUIDELINES DATABASE
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewforum.php?f=12

New guidelines added since last week:
The Willows - Pays $5-$25
http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=7557

WHAT ARE THE CURRENT BEST SELLING ITEMS AT WRITERSWEEKLY?

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links below.

1. 24-Hour Short Story Contest - Summer 2007
http://writersweekly.com/books/678.html
Entry fee and contest guidelines ebook.

2. QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments
http://writersweekly.com/books/1409.html
Copies of real query letters that resulted in writing assignments worth $2K and much more!

3. Nine Steps to Successful Nonfiction Magazine Writing
http://writersweekly.com/books/2880.html
Workbook provides everything needed for success in
nonfiction magazine writing.

4. The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book
by Dan Poynter.
cover Writing, publishing, promoting, marketing and distributing books.
http://writersweekly.com/books/1405.html

5. Wow Them With Your Grant Proposal
http://writersweekly.com/books/2865.html
Common grant proposal and grant resources for a grant writer. Also features an Internet resource list of 37 grant opportunities, divided into three categories for your convenience: government, corporations and foundations.

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links above.

SUCCESSFUL BOOKLOCKER.COM AUTHORS
What are the current best-selling authors at Booklocker.com?
Their books are listed in order here: http://booklocker.com