Do you take advantage of some of the great newsletters that are out there for writers and authors? Which ones do you subscribe to? Which ones do you read? Do you read all of those that come to you?
I subscribe to quite a few and I read almost all of them. There are a couple that I am no longer thrilled with and I just delete them when they show up in my email box.
Yes, I’m busy like you are. But I find that the information, articles, resources and perspective in some of the newsletters I receive are well worth the time it takes to peruse them. I think that when you take the time to study those you receive, you feel the same way.
This morning I found a great article by a prolific writer/friend of mine in Writing-World Newsletter. It’s called, “Kill the Adverbs,” by Kathleen Ewing. http://www.writing-world.com. Read it!
I also recommend that you read the current issue of SPAWNews. It’s FREE. If you receive this newsletter and didn’t read it, go back and read it. It’s a fully-packed issue with something for everyone. If you do not subscribe, you’ll find it here: http://www.spawn.org/blog/?p=1576. Sandra Murphy from St. Louis is the editor of SPAWNews and she just keeps making it better and better.
While you’re at the site, be sure to subscribe to the newsletter. It’s FREE. And you will also receive a FREE ebooklet called, “Promote Yourself: 25 Ways to Promote Your Work, Whether You’re an Artist, Author or Small Publisher.” http://www.spawn.org
In this issue, Linda Formichelli writes “Eight Ways to Land New Writing Assignments.” Our Book Doctor responds to questions about literary virginity, capitalization in titles and possessives. A member introduces a new and easier way to take care of the bookkeeping chores for your writing business. Editor Sandy does an interview with Moe Woods of the Book-in-a-Week program. And you’ll see my article on “How to Position Yourself as an Expert.” We also review one of Dan Poynter’s new books.
Probably the most useful newsletter out there for authors and freelance writers is the SPAWN Market Update (for SPAWN members only). I’ve never seen a newsletter so fully packed with opportunities and resources for freelance writers and authors. What does it feature this month? A dozen markets for freelance writers, five publishers seeking manuscripts (three of them NEW), over a dozen book review sites, writers’ conference sites and directories, several resources for authors and there’s always news you can use.
I hope that you are reading your writing/publishing newsletters of choice and gaining precious insight, resources, guidance and information from them.
And thank you for including this blog among your reading material.