Winner's Edge
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
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 [...]
