by Melissa Abramovitz Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, for children or adults, knowing how to deal with rejection is something that is useful for all writers. Even for experienced writers. Many people seem surprised when I tell them that I still receive many, many rejections after being a freelance writer and author for nearly…
by Suzanne Lieurance If you’re a writer, you can often face various challenges that can lead you to give up before reaching your writing goals. Here are some of the most common challenges and tips for overcoming them to be a persistent writer and reach your writing goals: Challenge #1. Lack of Motivation Writing can…
by Suzanne Lieurance While the conscious mind is certainly important in our everyday lives as writers, it’s the subconscious mind that’s actually running the show. You may not realize it, but your subconscious mind could be sabotaging your writing success and needs to be reprogrammed to accept new beliefs. One way to reprogram your subconscious…
by Suzanne Lieurance Do you ever daydream about living your ultimate writer’s life? You know, the life where you’re cranking out bestsellers from a cozy cabin in the woods or your favorite beach, or tapping away at your laptop in a bustling café, fueled by endless cups of coffee and inspiration? Yeah, that dream. But…
by Nancy I. Sanders, Contributing Editor Want to hear a success story? Arriving in my e-mail inbox one day was a very, very nice acceptance letter from an editor for a manuscript I submitted to them. Want to hear more of the story? This was a manuscript I wrote a number of years ago. I…
by Melissa Abramovitz Writing nonfiction articles is one of the fastest ways to get published in children’s magazines. But although many of these magazines are hungry for well-written nonfiction, editors still reject a good portion of the submissions they receive. One reason for these rejections is that many articles lack a narrow focus. In other…
Susanna L. Hill (susannahill.com) is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including Moon’s First Friends: One Giant Leap for Friendship, and the award-winning author of over twenty-five more books for children, including Punxsutawney Phyllis, Can’t Sleep Without Sheep, and the popular When Your Lion Needs a Bath series. Her books have been translated…
by Sandra Knight, Contributing Editor Are you looking for expenses to reduce your taxes as an author? Do you know which costs you can deduct to lower your taxes as a professional author or freelancer? If you don’t make a profit, can you still submit your losses? Taxes can be a hassle until you realize…
by Irene S. Roth, Contributing Editor It takes hard work to become the best writer you can be. But it’s worth the effort. Many writers shy away from believing they can become excellent writers. Personally, I’ve been writing nonfiction e-books, newspaper, and magazine articles as well as blogs for three decades. Yet, I still can’t…
by Carolyn Howard-Johnson Once upon a time, way back in the last decade, author and researcher Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s publicity predicament illustrated to the world of books what we authors suspected all along: Huge amounts of publicity surrounding a release don’t necessarily translate into massive sales figures. In fact, the result of a major publicity…
by Gary Bloomfield Ask any writer what they think about editors and typically they’ll either despise them, or adore them. There’s little in between. And if a writer doesn’t have an opinion about the subject, then they’ve never had to deal with an editor. “You have to give an editor something to change, or he…
It’s amazing how the road to ‘making money’ for writers has opened. Maybe you’ve been thinking about it, or maybe you’ve even tried your hand at writing to earn an income or simply to supplement your income, but just haven’t seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Step back a moment, look around,…
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