Search Results for: The Mail I Get

Speccing for an Agent

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I got this email from an aspiring TV writer today: I’ve written a few solid spec teleplays and one good feature, and moved to LA and tried to make contacts and all the other things you’re supposed to do. I am, however, a teacher and not a PA or writer’s assistant, so making the right … Read more

We are Family

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Here’s the latest from my sisters Linda Woods and Karen Dinino, authors of the new blockbuster art/journaling book VISUAL CHRONICLES.  We’re taking our family act on the road next month…but I’ll let them tell you about it: We’ve been getting many emails about where we will be doing workshops and book signing events in the … Read more

Read my Manuscript

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Author Tess Gerritsen has a terrific post on her blog about aspiring writers who want her to read their manuscripts… and get pissed off when she doesn’t. If I were to say yes to every unpublished author’s request, I wouldn’t have time to write my own books. And truly, I’m astounded that people whom I … Read more

POD: Prey On Dimwits?

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I got this email today. I have deleted the name of the book and the author: I read something you wrote about AuthorHouse and its too-good-to-be-true (because it is) package and stuff, ending with “whoever signs up for this ‘publishing package’ is a dimwit who deserves to be taken for every last cent he has”. … Read more

Out of Options?

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I got this email while I was away. The subject heading was "What to do after you’ve exhausted every resource in writing?" Greetings.  First off, I am a potential author.  I say potential cause I’ve yet to get anything published.  Have about four finished manuscripts under my belt and I’ve exhausted agents, publishers, some even … Read more

The Easy Way to Become a Professional Writer

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I have a confession to make. I’m a moron. I worked so hard to become a professional writer — spending years slogging away as a journalist, freelance magazine writer, non-fiction author, freelance TV writer, novelist, and writer-producer — when all I really had to do was join FanStory.com.  Now, thanks to those helpful folks at … Read more

THE F WORD

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Showtime is staging an unusual promotional event, inviting fans of THE L WORD to help a writer on the show pen a spec script for an episode. The press release calls it "the first network-sanctioned collaborative fan event." During the sponsored, multi-week event, the show’s millions of fans will be invited to collaborate on an … Read more

When to Go POD

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I got this email the other day: Hi. I’ve been enjoying your blog. Can you give me an opinion here? I’ve written a book for a local businessman here in XYZ. He wants to get 500-1000 copies published to give to customers, relatives, etc. I notice you say NEVER to pay anyone to publish your … Read more

Vanity Press Ethics

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I have been hammering Writers Digest and editor Kristin Godsey pretty hard here lately. So it should be noted that the latest "tips and updates" email from WD  includes a link to a very interesting article Godsey wrote about whether the POD industry should establish a code of professional conduct. While many such companies are … Read more