August 19, 2009

Publisher's Desk For August 19th

NEW BOOKS!

Get That Grant! The Quick-Start Guide to Successful Proposals
Offers expert advice in eight example-filled, easy-to-follow lessons which help both beginners and seasoned professionals write proposals with the best chance of funding success for their non-profit organizations.

HOW TO MAKE MONEY WRITING ABOUT THE SUPERNATURAL

Tips, techniques, hints, and help to brainstorm, write, pitch, and sell articles and books about the supernatural and paranormal.
http://writersweekly.com/books/4189.html

Fall '09 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

The WritersWeekly.com Fall 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest is open for entrants. The Fall contest is our most popular because it always has a crispy Fall theme! 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. Blog Your Book to the Top
How to use blogging as a successful marketing tool.

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. 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!

5. Punctuation for Writers
Learn how punctuation affects the reader and use that knowledge.

BOOKLOCKER.COM BEST SELLERS!

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

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

3. The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers
A dying man's secret is all he has to lose.

4. Choosing Africa: A Midlife Journey from Mission to Meaning
Why would a fifty-year-old American woman choose to abandon her comfortable home and lucrative job to move to Africa?

5. 9132 VICTOR! Three Got Into a Plane, Only I Walked Away
Jennifer Truman landed the family plane while both parents were having strokes.

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

7. The Ascension Primer
An ascension book describing the process and how we are affected.

8. Curse of the Tahira
A mystical journey through haunted forests, and through dreams and time.

9. Why the Church Needs More Bartenders
Stories about life, beer, and Jesus.

10. Create Book Covers with Scribus
Using Scribus and Gimp to create book covers, revised, indexed, and 32 pages.

THE PRINT ON DEMAND INDUSTRY'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRET

The dirty little secret of the Print On Demand (POD) industry is that most of us use the same service to do the printing, and we all distribute our books through Ingram. So the quality of our books and the places to which we sell them are identical. The only real differences are the prices we charge, the quality of our customer service, and our business models.

http://publishing.booklocker.com/secret.php

MAKE A SOLDIER SMILE!!

Read their wants and needs at this great website:
http://www.anysoldier.com/

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