October 28, 2009

Publisher's Desk For October 28th

NEED YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED BEFORE CHRISTMAS? TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Yes, BookLocker can publish your book by Christmas but please submit your manuscript for consideration ASAP. We're entering our busiest season of the year right now! Our submission page is here: http://publishing.booklocker.com/submit.php

Booklocker's Setup Fees -

$317 ($299 setup plus $18 first year annual POD file hosting fee)
$200 original cover; $150 template cover; or submit your own cover at no charge.

That's it! We don't have any hidden fees. Setup fees for returning authors are only $149.

A PUMPKIN FARMER, A BRISK FALL WIND, AND AN INFANT'S WAIL...

This was the topic of the Fall '09 24-Hour Short Story Contest:

Weeks of obsessive tending and gentle turning ensured a blue ribbon for his biggest pumpkin next weekend. His chest puffed with impending pride as he fantasized about the envious stares of the other town folk, especially that pretty, stuck-up woman next door, who always looked through him, not at him.

The cold wind started again and he shivered, watching the sky darken too quickly. As bright, painted leaves rained on his crop, he instinctively turned his head toward an infant's cry. At the top of the hill, under the old Maple, his stuck-up neighbor was shielding a bundle from the wind, fumbling with her blouse...

Take a moment to think about where you would take this topic...

The winners of the WritersWeekly.com Fall 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest have been posted! See the contest topic and the entire list of winners (and their prizes), and read the top three winning stories here: http://www.writersweekly.com/contest/fall09winners.html

To read about common themes we encountered in this contest, see Angela's article HERE.

Congrats to the Top Three Winners!

1st Place - Vegetable Farm by Jim Driesen, Maple Valley, WA
2nd Place - Being Neighborly by Alvena Stanfield, Dayton, KY
3rd Place - Crowning Achievements by Bronwyn Lane, Winston-Salem, NC

WINTER 2010 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

The WritersWeekly.com Winter 2010 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now open for entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants 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.

WRITERSWEEKLY'S CURRENT BEST SELLERS!

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1. 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST ENTRY FEE - $5
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2. So, You Wanna Be a Ghostwriter - How To Make Money Writing Without a Byline
Learn how to succeed as a ghostwriter.

3. BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K - $100K Publishing Contracts
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Healing cancer requires knowledge of alternative treatments. Here it is.

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A woman struggles to save a West Virginia farm from destruction of mountaintop-removal coal mining.

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