Archive for June, 2009
Writing Contests: For Winners? Or a Waste of Time?
As writers our main aim is to get our work accepted by a publisher, right? And it’s hard enough sending out all those query letters and neat little packages of partials and synopses, without being bothered sending stuff off to some group with an odd-sounding name who’ll take a look at your work and — [...]
Promoting Your Books, Products or Services With Contests (Part Two)
OK, you’ve decided to run a contest. Now you have MORE decisions to make and a few steps to take before you can get started
Choosing the Type of Contest You Will Run
Your first decision is, what kind of contest will you run? You have several choices: a sweepstakes contest, a free skill contest or a [...]
Promoting Your Books, Products or Services With Contests
Contests are proliferating on the Internet. The reason that contests have always been popular is a) because people LOVE winning stuff and b) because it is a great way to promote products, brands, and companies without seeming like advertising.
Take this scenario. You are watching TV and an commercial for a bathroom product comes on. You [...]
Writing Careers
Many people dream of becoming a writer but think they don’t have the necessary skills. It may surprise you to know that you can actually make excellent money as a freelance writer even if you don’t have great grammar skills, and even if you don’t have the slightest idea of how to create a great plot.
There are [...]
