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August 29, 2007
Publisher's Desk For August 29th
New Classes Start THIS MONDAY! Sign up TODAY!
- Remember, Write and Publish Your Life Story by Angela Hoy
- Creative Workout: Turning Everyday Objects, People and Events Into Stories!
- 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!
- Writing As Healing: The Power Of Personal Stories
- Finish Your Novel in 8 Weeks!
- The Art of the Press Release (mini-course)
- Local Newspaper and Magazine Markets: Tap into Yours!
- BUZZ YOUR BOOK with international bestselling author M.J. ROSE (This class is offered once per year and starts in January, 2008.)
Read more at:
http://www.writersweekly.com/wwu/courses/
WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
The Hoys are on the road, Rving across this fine country of ours! What adventures have we had this week? See the stories and photos here:
http://www.wirelesstrips.com
FALL 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST IS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRANTS
The WritersWeekly.com Fall 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be held in September! It 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
BAM: Book A Month
How long does it take you to finish a manuscript? Do you have stacks of incomplete stories that stalled in Act II or just never seemed to end or end up tens of thousands of words too short? Does the idea of outlining give you chills and evoke flashbacks to third grade and Roman numerals?
"It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do."
-Cyn Mobley
See:
http://writersweekly.com/books/3024.html
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If you've written a writing-related book and own your electronic rights, contact angela - at - writersweekly.com. WritersWeekly.com and Booklocker.com do NOT charge setup fees to list and sell non-fiction ebooks, and don't take any rights. And, you can cancel at anytime.
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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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. BAM: Book A Month
http://writersweekly.com/books/3024.html
"It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do."
-Cyn Mobley
3. 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!
4. RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Author's Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet
http://writersweekly.com/books/3000.html
The Internet has changed the landscape of book publishing forever. That's why four of the five largest New York book publishers hire Penny C. Sansevieri to mentor their own Internet publicity department employees. It's also why these major publishers routinely recommend Penny to their authors as an Internet publicist.
5. The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print & Sell Your Own Book
by Dan Poynter
http://writersweekly.com/books/1405.html
cover Writing, publishing, promoting, marketing and distributing books.
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
*WHAT'S NEW AT WRITERSWEEKLY?*
COMICS WRITING: A Guide to Communicating with Comic Books
So just how do you write comic books? Discover the basics in Comics Writing from Steven Philip Jones, a comics writer and comic book writing instructor.
http://writersweekly.com/books/2961.html
RED HOT INTERNET PUBLICITY: An Author's Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet
Penny C. Sansevieri is a best-selling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. Her company has developed some of the most cutting-edge book marketing campaigns. Read more here:
http://writersweekly.com/books/3000.html
PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY IS NOW IN PRINT!
Do your grandmother and grandfather -- mother and father -- aunts and uncles -- tell stories about the "good old days? Have you wanted to write down those stories to preserve them for generations to come but don't how to go about it? See how in Preserve Your Family History by LeAnn Ralph!
http://www.writersweekly.com/books/1545.html
THE SERIOUS WRITER
Addresses a range of subjects from preparing and improving a workspace to discovering dozens of word processing and other software tools to speed up and improve writing.
http://writersweekly.com/books/2994.html
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