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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

June 26th, 2008

Am I a Workaholic? A Writeaholic? Are You?

A friend, one who loves me enough to tell me the whole truth, asked me if I might be a workaholic.
I don’t know… or maybe I do. According to the Workaholics Anonymous website, the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop working compulsively. That doesn’t help a whole lot at the moment, but […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

June 25th, 2008

Books for Kids

b5media’s list of blogs grows so fast that I often miss something that might be of interest to you. This morning I stumbled into One Book Two Book, a blog about books for kids of all ages.
Turns out it’s only a few days old, meaning none of us are too far behind. If books for […]

By Anne Wayman -- 2 comments

March 6th, 2008

It’s World Book Day!

It’s amazing what I don’t know! Behind the Buzz, a blog here at b5media, filled me in on World Book Day. And a quick google revealed the day’s official site.
Apparently it’s a much bigger deal in the UK and Ireland than here in the U.S. which is a shame, and something we can change! […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

February 15th, 2008

What Do Those Best Seller Lists Really Mean?

Lol! I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started exploring the number of books sold. I guess my awareness is increasing because I just found Bryan Catherman’ post called Understanding Bestseller Lists on his blog, Beyond the Binding.
It’s a pretty good description of both the types of best seller lists out there, […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2008

Book Sales Numbers - Another Look

Yesterday I published a post about how difficult it is to determine how many books actually sell. Self-publishing guru and grandfather Dan Poynter pointed to a page on one of his sites called: Book Industry Statistics
Take a close look; it’s a much more optimistic view of book publishing and the potential for profiting from writing […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

January 17th, 2008

A Poll About Feminism

Jessica Mousseau, writer, editor and forum member has a Vision of writing a definitive book on women’s rights. Part of her research includes a web poll or survey. It’s on the web because she wants to hear from women all over the planet.
She posted …(I) discovered I should do a MASS interview/survey to people […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

January 10th, 2008

Thinking About Goals, Efficiency, Tracking Time and Other Stuff

Kristen King, over at Inkthinker has set a goal of earning $100,000 in 2008 with her writing. Part of her method is aiming at getting more efficient and she refers to my Time Tracking post a couple of years ago.
Her desire to become “more efficient” kind of made me uncomfortable. Now, I know Kristen and […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

December 13th, 2007

Watching Self-Publishing

Back when I first self-published (Powerfully Recovered if you’re curious) there were just a short handful of companies that offered the service. Now it’s a whole industry!
So far, the best source I’ve found for keeping track of what’s happening in print on demand is PODdy Mouth - Daily Dirt on POD and Self-Publishing. She - […]

By Anne Wayman -- 0 comments

October 19th, 2007

6 Best Books for Freelance Writers

Here are links to blogs about six of my favorite books for freelance writers:

Chicago Manual of Style - Online
The Abundance Book
Bird by Bird
Damn! Why Didn’t I Write That?
Elements of Style - A Must Have for Freelance Writers
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers

Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource for freelance writers including 3x a […]

By Anne Wayman -- 3 comments

October 12th, 2007

New Book Marketing Blog

Publicist and online PR specialist Jennifer Mattern has a new blog aimed at marketing books. It’s called AllBookMarketing.
I know Jenn from an online list and she’s good. I’ve subscribed and suggest you do too.
Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision - […]

By Anne Wayman -- 1 comment