Are you working on a book and stressing about its title? Don’t, Lulu is here to help. Check out the Lulu Titlescorer and see how your next book will rate. I punched in the titles of my humor books and here’s what it said: Sand in My Bra >> 63.7% chance of being a Bestseller […]
» Read more...Month: January 2006
I Just Joined Amazon Connect
Amazon has a new program called Amazon Connect that lets authors interact with their fans/book buyers. It says that it’s only open to a select group of authors to launch the program, but I signed up and was verified immediately without any delay. If you are an author who has a book for sale on […]
» Read more...Where Are You Reading Written Road From?
I’ve always been thrilled to hear from Written Road fans from all over the world including India, France, South Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, etc. But now I just found this cool map that lets you easily flag which part of the world you’re from. Lets see how many different places we can find fans in. […]
» Read more...Drew Barrymore Wants to Be a Travel Writer
If Drew Barrymore wants to be a travel writer, then she should have at it! We’re always saying it’s not rocket science, and she certainly has the bankroll to do it. I mean, hey, she’s one person who could afford to quit her day job to travel and write for a while. I foundDrew Barrymore […]
» Read more...Antarctica with Bill Bryson
Starting at $4890 you can go to Antarctica with Bill Bryson! Dammit, I want to go! Check this out, gizmag Article: The ultimate voyage to Antarctica with the ultimate guide If they can get enough takers, The Bill Bryson (has he been knighted yet?) will escort a cruise for New Scientist on a unique 10 […]
» Read more...NYT 20 Most Popular Travel Articles
Mobiblog did an end of 2005 post linking to the top 20 travel articles in the New York Times throughout 2005. New York Times 20 Most Popular Travel Articles From ’05 – Mobissimo Blog This kind of stuff is good to research, both from a “what’s already been done” standpoint if you’re pitching to the […]
» Read more...Women Leaders Talk About Achieving a Successful Life
I just ran across this article about women leaders. It ran in Newsweek and MSNBC last October, but I’m glad I found it. 12 Leaders on Life – Women and Leadership In the article 12 leaders discuss what it takes to make it. Some of the women featured include: Alison Estabrook, Director of the Comprehensive […]
» Read more...Let Editors Find Your Writing
Worldwide Freelancer is running a special on their Find A Writer program. I had never heard of this, but if you’re looking for work, it’s worth a shot. Essentially you pay a fee to have your services listed on WorldwideFreelance.com. Then, those looking for a writer to complete a project scroll down the list and […]
» Read more...Islands Magazine wants to send you to Tahiti
Yes, I’m not kidding. A FREE trip to Tahiti. It’s a new way of compensating writers for their work. It’s hard to imagine a writing contest with a “funner” prize. And yes, “funner” should be added to Webster’s as a real word. Why not?! This defines it. Send Me to Tahiti Contest Just send Islands […]
» Read more...Wend Magazine
This is a magazine for me. In as much as I can say that before seeing the quality of the content. Wend Magazine a new adventure mag geared towards the urban outdoor lover in cities like SF, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, etc. They claim to be the: “new voice for the adventure lifestyle generation. A voice […]
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