June 10, 2009

Publisher's Desk For June 10th

WRITERSWEEKLY RSS FEED UPDATED

Richard has revamped WritersWeekly.com's RSS feed. It now provides cleaner summaries, and gives you direct links to the stories and info. in each issue.

In essence, an RSS feed is a link to a special file on WritersWeekly.com that has all the latest updates to the site. Every time we put up a new issue, the RSS feed changes to reflect the new information.

By monitoring this RSS feed with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari, or email programs like Outlook, Thunderbird and Apple Mail, or even stand-alone programs/sites, you'll know instantly when we put up the new issue.

An RSS feed also avoids the problem of spam filters, which often swallow our email newsletter. (In fact, we can't even send the email issue to anyone with an AOL address anymore because AOL's spam filters block everything we send.)

We will, of course, continue to send out the email newsletter for those who want it. But if you are having trouble getting the email newsletter, or simply want a faster way to get the new issue, you can subscribe to WritersWeekly.com RSS feed by clicking here: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/writersweekly

Or click on the link at the top left-hand side of any page on WritersWeekly.com.

ALREADY 40% FULL - SUMMER '09 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

The WritersWeekly.com Summer 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now accepting entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up (it's tons of fun!), so don't delay if you want to participate.

1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $200

Entry fee is $5. You can see the complete list of 85 prizes and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

WANT TO SELL YOUR WRITING-RELATED E-BOOK ON WRITERSWEEKLY?

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 ebooks, and don't take any rights. And, you can cancel at anytime.

WANT TO SELL YOUR E-BOOK ON BOOKLOCKER.COM?

Booklocker.com charges NO SETUP FEES to list ebooks, takes NO rights from authors and you can cancel at anytime. Royalties are 70% for ebooks priced $8.95 or higher and 50% for ebooks priced under $8.95. See: http://publishing.booklocker.com/submit.php

WRITERSWEEKLY'S BEST SELLERS!

FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links below.

1. 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST ENTRY FEE - $5
Entry fee and contest guidelines ebook.

2. QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments
In these pages, you'll find real query letters that landed real assignments for national magazines, websites, and corporations, including: Woman's Day - $2,800, Redbook - $3,500, Ladies Home Journal - $3,000, DiscoveryHealth.com - $2,000, Lifetime Magazine - $3,000, and many, many more!

3. Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with Lightning Speed
Your mind moves at lightning speed. Your writing should, too. Introducing the FAST System approach to writing.
Whether you hate writing, or you're an avid wordsmith, Writing FAST is the must-read book for writers of all levels.

4. Profitable E-mail Publishing: How To Publish A Profitable Emag
You'll find everything you need to know about making money with your e-mag in easy-to-follow steps.

5. Writing E-books for Fun and Profit
Explains how to get ideas for your e-book as well as how to write and publish an e-book.

6. The Accidental Medical Writer
If you've considered freelance medical writing as a career, but don't know where to start, then The Accidental Medical Writer is for you.

NEW BOOKS!

Blog Your Book to the Top
A jam-packed blueprint that walks you through setting up and customizing a free blog, writing sparkling content, joining the blogosphere, and using cutting edge Web 2.0 strategies to drive traffic to your blog - - all in 5 Easy Steps.

Punctuation for Writers
Your most important task as a writer is to keep the reader reading, and punctuation has everything to do with that. Well-placed punctuation marks go quietly about their task, smoothly and invisibly guiding the reader...

Create Book Covers with Scribus
Self publishing authors, including those using publishing services companies, seek to reduce costs and increase control by doing their own interior layout and cover layout.

The Nitch Witch's Guide to Food & Cookery Book Publishers
Of the multitude of niche writing markets on the scene today, the food and cookbook niche is one that continues to grow steadily. Not only are more people cooking, but they are also being exposed to more cuisines.

BOOKLOCKER.COM BEST SELLERS!

1. Cancer-Free -- Your Guide to Gentle, Non-toxic Healing (Third Edition)
Healing cancer requires knowledge of alternative treatments. Here it is.

2. Stepping Into the New Reality
Survive the fall and move into your Heaven with ease.

3. HONTO!
The oral history of an intelligence operation committed to paper.

4. Remembering Your Soul Purpose
An ascension book/workbook for excavating your soul's unique contribution.

5. Picasso Dream
A dying man's secret is all he has to lose.

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