How Authors & Small Publishers can Get Paid On Time by Michelle Dunn There have been quite a few complaints from publishers about late or non payment from distributors and book stores. Some have stopped sending books to large distributors because of past due invoices, some over 180 days old. Part of the problem is no response, it is bad enough when you are not getting paid, but when orders keep coming in and you are not getting any acknowledgement to your collection efforts, you just can’t keep sending books, says one publisher. There are steps you can take ... The Secret Source of Clear Content by Susan Raab You can do anything in four easy steps! An outrageous claim, no? But I can prove it. Because you're doing it now. Imagine your laundry basket. What are you going to wash today? Ah, socks. How will you wash them? In the machine. Now you do the wash and when the socks come out of the dryer, you wonder, Author's Biography: ... Find a Literary Agent or Self Publish: How to Decide by Fern Reiss So, you've finally finished your book. Now, do you try to find a literary agent--or do you self publish? What are the tradeoffs? I give all-day Publishing Game workshops on this topic--but here are just a few things to consider: * Cachet. Being able to refer to your literary agent and publisher is now, and probably always will be, more impressive than publishing yourself. When someone at a cocktail party asks what you do, if you can say, Author's Biography: ... What Hurricane Katrina Can Teach Authors by Lynne Klippel By now, you are heartsick and tired of looking at the images of the horror and devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. However, if you are an author and self-publisher, it pays to look at this disaster as a wake-up call. Just for a moment, image that a disaster stuck YOUR home. What would happen to your writing and to your business? Could you keep things going if you had no electricity, no internet connection, or no phone service? How could you continue to sell your books, even ... Screenwriters & Filmmakers - Pitching the Cold Heart of the Banker by John Gaskin Screenwriters & Filmmakers - Pitching The Cold Heart of a Banker (Copyright 2005) Can a creative pitch alone get your script produced? Pitching the script is an art that is much talked about, put into college curriculums and lauded by the Pop Culture. But, there's a big factor missing from creative pitches. It's fundamental; but broadly ignored by key creative people. For over 20 years I've been hired by Film Financiers (Studio Exec's, Bonding Companies, etc.) to watch over their investme ... Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1 by Judy Cullins Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1 Judy Cullins ©2004 All Rights Reserved. Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would be too much effort. A professional speaker says she is so busy marketing herself, she doesn't know where to find the time to write. These are reasons, but they aren't real, they are myths. You can w ... Top Ten Reasons to Write Articles to Publicize your Business by Judy Cullins Top Ten Reasons to Write Articles to Publicize your Business Judy Cullins © 2005 All Rights Reserved. If you have spent time and money down the drain waiting for Author's Biography: ... Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1 by Judy Cullins Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1 Judy Cullins ©2004 All Rights Reserved. Why don't you write a book? Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would be too much effort. A professional speaker says she is so busy marketing herself, she doesn't know where to find the time to write. These are reasons, but they aren't real, they are myths. You can w ... Film Budgets - Insider Tips For Film Students by John Gaskin Film Budgeting - Insider Tips For Film Students (Copyright 2005 - John Gaskin) This is my 20th year working in the film industry on over 40 film productions. Throughout that time I have never met a new film school graduate who has a clue about handling the most important aspect of ALL filmmaking - the MONEY! I had always assumed (wrongly, it turns out) that film students just weren't interested in knowing about film budgets. However after a recent survey of film students at a reputable film ... How to write sales copy by Matt Bacak Brainstorming!!! - I hope you heard from this word and hope you know exactly his meaning, if not then you're just a click away from Google. When you plan to write sales copy then you must prepare yourself for brainstorming. You see, when I start to write this article I just sit and I focus a moment to see if I'm in the mood for this kind of work and when I realized I'm “on the wave” I just start writing all the words that cross my mind at that time. Whatever you agree with me or not, your sale ... How Blogs And RSS Boost Your Search Engine Visibility by Priya Shah Copyright © 2005 Priya Shah Marketers have found that blogs are excellent tools for communicating with their audience. Anyone who has something to sell or an idea to promote can benefit from using blogs. Search engine marketers especially favour blogs because they have a number of features that make them the darling of search engines. 1. Fresh, Updated, Relevant Content When you write a good blog about a theme that you’re passionate about and post to it frequently, you’re creating f ... The Truth Behind Musician Press Kits by Bruce Prokopets The Truth Behind Press Kits, Bios, and Controlling Your Image A lot of what you have been told about creating your image is false. This article is meant to be a simple list of things that might surprise you as a musician. Some of you have had “managers” misguide you. You know the drill. Your guitar player's girlfriend has a connection at some local club so now she thinks she is fit to orchestrate your entire career. Maybe you have a know-it-all singer who spent 5 minutes glossing over some mu ... The CRUSADER vs. The CALIPHATE...Bush Doctrine: The Heretics of Islam Must Be Destroyed! by Doug Krieger THE CRUSADER vs. THE CALIPHATE . . . . The Bush Doctrine: Destroy the Heretics of Islam! By Doug Krieger THE GREEN CURTAIN From the Pillars of Hercules in the Atlantic to the Indonesian Archipelago in the Pacific a vile and putrid Green Curtain threatens its descent to enshroud and enslave a vast swath of earth’s inhabitants. An Islamic Empire, the resurrection of the Moslem Caliphate, envelopes “with greater economic and military and political power . . . able to ... what's Right About Nebraska? How the Dems. Lost the Heartland of American Populism by Doug Krieger What’s Right about Nebraska? How the Democrats Lost the Heart of American Populism This article is both old and fresh—especially, given the fact that the Democrats attempted (but miserably failed) to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in Ohio in the special congressional election (August, 2005). We used to do that when I played football . . . underdogs by 5 TDs and we only lost by a field goal—hey, we actually won—given the fact our loss was an embarrassment to the other team, righ ... Comic Book Art by David Chandler With the variety of comic books on the market today no wonder so many young people have decided to enter the comic book art market. There are never ending opportunities in this field and you do not have to be a natural to make it happen. Artist's workshops Comic Book artist workshops are designed for anyone that would like to get into the market for comic book art. They will have the chance to learn the secret language of chronological story telling in comics. While having the opportuni ... The Cause for Clear by Susan Raab Have you ever been in a situation where you needed an urgent technical explanation? It happened to three blondes. They were taking a walk in the country when they came upon a line of tracks. The first blonde said, Author's Biography: ... Many Writers, One Clear Voice by Susan Raab Imagine creating your first book, one on which hangs the future of your company-and maybe even the industry you love. Imagine you have a publishing contract, five editors, a eighty contributing authors, hundreds of draft pages, a deadline in five weeks and a growing fear that the book you intended to create is nowhere in sight! Such was the plight of Jane Deuber, one of the founders of the Direct Selling Women's Alliance, in May 2004. She had described her vision for the book to all the autho ... Who Makes Your Content Choices Clear? by Susan Raab The Secret Path to the Universal Heart Author's Biography: Award-winning writer Susan Raab is the creative force behind hundreds of business titles, bringing the Power of Clear to corporations and small publishers. For FR*EE articles and writing tips, visit http://www.ContentWheel.com. ... Attention Deficit Sales Letter Disorder by Ray L. Edwards For any marketer, attention is a precious commodity. With consumers bombarded with thousands of advertising messages each day the question of how to make your message stand out of the crowd becomes even more critical. Any successful sales letter must accomplish two things: 1. It must sell the prospect on reading the sales message all the way through 2. It must lead the prospect to the most desired action, whether it’s to make a purchase or subscribe to your newsletter. If the copy ... ISRAEL MUST BE WIPED OFF THE MAP...Origins of Treasongate by Doug Krieger By Doug Krieger CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED Carthage was Rome’s implacable foe; thus, did the Roman Senator Cato conclude whatever the topic at hand on the floor of the Senate with: “Carthago delenda est” – Carthage must be destroyed! Eventually, once the Senate of Rome realized her proximity to the pesky Punic, they attacked with impunity and wiped them off the map in the Third Punic War (149-146 BC), salting Hannibal’s commercial bastion, never to have her rise again; thus Rome’s sup ... How to Find a Niche For Your Blog by Mike Seddon It is important to realize that your choice of a niche can have a significant influence on the success or failure of your new blog. Deciding on a theme can be a daunting task. What exactly are you going to write about? Your niche needs to be a popular topic that many people are interested in. If you are going to blog about yourself, then you better have a very interesting life, or you will have difficulty keeping your readers coming back for more. You should choose a topic that will make ... To Whom Does This Poem Belong by Rose DesRochers The “Don't Quit” poem is a beautiful, inspirational, motivational poem and has always been one of my favorite poems. But who is the real author of the poem? I have a keychain from the C.M. Paula Company with this poem on it, sadly there is no author mentioned on the keychain. Several authors over the past years have claimed to have written this poem. There was a similar poem written by Edgar Albert Guest between August 20, 1881 and August 5,1959. I performed a Google search and came ... To Err is Human—to Rewrite is Divine by Rose DesRochers Too much emphasis is put on the structure, grammar, and spelling in writing. People need to look past all the mechanics of writing. They need to look at the heart that the author has put into the work. There are a number of writers who are too quick to critique another writer's work, criticism that is based solely on bad formatting, bad punctuation, or spelling mistakes. If only these writers would learn to look past the mechanics. We have proofreaders and editors nowadays and I am one w ... Write Website Copy That Sells - Try a Little Flesh with Your Flash by Paul Matthews Your website looks great: solid words, easy navigation, graphics just so, and maybe even a bit of flash with some multimedia. But customers are not buying. You wonder if it’s the writing. How can that be? You remembered the two key mantras for website content - “write for the search engines” and “write for the medium.” You used appropriate keywords to help search engines find you and traffic is up. Surely, customers enjoy reading your content because you laid it out with the internet in m ... How To Write A Problem Solving Article by Richard Cussons If you are like me then topics and ideas for writing articles about my product, service or niche can be tricky and getting started even worse. You will probably know the problems people have in your industry. If you don't then you should find out by asking your customers or searching on the internet. Forums can be a great source for finding problems people in your market suffer. Over time I have found that writing to a formula works well as it gives you something to hang your words on and ... | ||||||
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