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Why I Don’t Use Social Media to Promote My Work (yet)
Format Magazine (external link) is seeking people to write on this topic: Opinion: Why I don’t use social media to promote my work Are you an artist or creator who doesn’t use Instagram/Facebook/Twitter to promote their work? We’re seeking someone … Continue reading
Marketing Thoughts – An Argument Against Social Media
The best marketing for a writer is their own writing, showcased at an ad-free website kept current by frequent blogging. I don’t see any value in Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Maybe a LinkedIn presence if you want a social media … Continue reading
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Tagged article writing, blogs, book proposals, Facebook, instagram, job application, LinkedIn, non-fiction writing, query letters, social, social media, writing portfolio, writing proposals, writing website
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A Plea to Magazine Publishers
I’d like commercial magazine publishers who don’t respond to e-mails to pull any submission guidelines from their websites. There’s no reason for that information to be there when the publisher has no intention of responding. Also, for those magazines that … Continue reading
Persistence
There’s an interesting and illuminating article in today’s New York Times about one writer’s successful struggle to land a variety of high profile gigs. Key to his story is how many writing assignments he did not get. In this blog, … Continue reading
Update on My Book Proposals
My Stanton Delaplane (internal link) book proposal has now been turned down twice. I think that’s just getting started for most writers; two proposals barely a beginning. I do think, though, that I am going to reorient my proposal. Instead of a … Continue reading
Tracking Queries With Google’s Calendar
I’m now using Google’s Calendar feature (external link) to keep track of queries. I wish I used it before. It’s a free service with a Google account. You already have it if you use Gmail. The calendar is pretty straight … Continue reading
A Response to Writers Market
Writers Market has a nice .pdf called Query Letter Clinic (external link) that contains many helpful hints. It also contains some assertions I don’t agree with. Consider this paragraph: “Many great writers ask year after year, ‘’Why is it so … Continue reading
Back to magazine query letters
I’m going to take the time I spent using the freelance work websites and put that back into writing query letters to traditional print magazines. A query letter a day seems manageable; we shall see if I can do it. … Continue reading
Freelance sites continue to baffle
The three freelance sites I’m using continue to baffle me. Here’s what I’ve found out so far. Jobs may be closed to bidding but they may not be awarded. Of the ten jobs I’ve bid in the last few weeks, … Continue reading
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Tagged bids, freelance, freelance sites, proposals, query letters
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Recovering from dental work
Last Thursday I had a dental implant procedure. Right now I am recovering, interested more in soft food than putting out proposals. But I continue to look at the freelance sites and I am thinking of adding video to this … Continue reading
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Tagged dental work, freelance, query letters, video, writing proposals
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