916 posts by Sarah

Write For Money No. 4

Several weeks ago, I added a new blog series to support new and aspiring authors seeking to make money via their writing. This week, we'll look at how creating web content can put a little money in a writer's empty pockets. Writing Website or Blog Content Almost all companies and non-profit organizations maintain websites, but often times they go under-developed because the existing staff are already maxed out. Any writer who is willing to churn out posts about breaking news within a ...

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Boyd Morrison, Author of the The Ark, Tells His Self-Publishing Story

Over the past month or so, I've been striving to give writers a look at the average person's experience with self-publishing. Recently though, we've taken a break to hear the stories of some very successful self-publishing authors as well. Last week, we heard from Michael Prescott who has sold over 1 million e-books. This week I talk to Boyd Morrison who is often credited with being the first author to turn a self-published Kindle book into a traditional publishing deal. Boyd Morrison is the ...

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I Want To Write (Weekly Finds for the Writer In the Making)

[These I Want To Write posts, inspired by my previous series called Writer's Brain Dumps offer interesting news for the writer and reader in you.] I Want to Write 60% of publishers say print books aren't going to last. Sounds like good news, ay self-publishing authors? Until you get to Seth Godin, who is preparing authors to give up a certain luxury: getting paid. Read more here. But that might all depends on who wins several ongoing battles. For example, the Justice Department ...

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Michael Prescott, Author of the Shadow Hunter, Tells His Self-Publishing Story

Over the past month or so, I've been striving to give writers a look at the average person's experience with self-publishing. Today though, we take a break to hear the story of a very successful author who has sold over 1 million e-books: Michael Prescott. Michael Prescott is the author of Riptide, The Shadow Hunter and Mortal Pursuit among other top selling e-books. Sarah: You may not be the traditional self-publishing story because you published 20 books with conventional publishing ...

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