Archive for October, 2006

Search Engine Marketing

I know plenty of you are online business owners or freelance writers and authors whose websites are your bread and butter. Then please don’t pass up checking out Apogee Search. It is the the largest pure play Search Engine Marketing firm in the Southwest. Just their online marketing blog is worth it’s weight in gold. Apogee [...]


Intimidated by the Best Markets

Last night I was researching markets for the 14 poems I said I needed to submit, and the same thing happened that happens every time I do this. An inner voice starts telling me that my poems are not good enough for the top tier markets. Now that voice could be right, and it’s simply [...]


A Couple of Markets for Monday

RELIGION RELATED SUBMISSIONS NEEDED
Magazine: Ignite Your Faith. Needs first-person stories that capture experiences from the lives of teenagers are our readers’ favorite. These can be dramatic narratives or stories that highlight a “life lesson” learned through common everyday adolescent experiences. A first-person story must be highly descriptive and incorporate fictional technique. While avoiding simplistic religious [...]


Gotta get away from personal poetry

I have 14 poems left to submit to markets, and once that’s done this week, my plan is to stop writing personal poetry for awhile. I want to write about other people, about the world outside my door, about human nature, but not about me, not for a good while anyway.
My goals for the year [...]


A Peaceful Weekend

I am chillin like a villian today. My big plan is to read BROOKLAND by Emily Barton, a novel I just started last night that already has me hooked and to watch Stephen King’s IT on the Family Channel at 2 p.m. They showed MISERY last night. Man, I love that movie, Kathy Bates plays [...]


Cold Beer

It’s a beeeautiful day here in Texas, perfect weather. I have been cooped up in this apartment all week, worky worky, and it’s time for me to go have a couple of ice cold beers, listen to jukebox music and shoot some pool at the bar.
See you gators later.


Markets for Writers in the Big Apple

I know you’re out there, reading this right now, and I think one of these jobs will be a good fit for one or more of you New York writers.
Good luck!
SCRIPT PROOFREADER/EDITOR REQUIRED
I need someone to do a proofing on my screenplay. Check for spelling mistakes and typos, punctuation, also grammar and maybe [...]


Thinking of Buying a Home?

Then you can’t afford NOT to check out this site. They have the low-down on home loans.
PersonalHomeLoanMortgages.com will help you to understand the daunting mortgage process. They have tips on how to avoid mortgage fraud and how to protect your data through SecureTrust, which is in total compliance with FTC, DoNotCall & Can Spam regulations. There [...]


I Was A Machine Yesterday!

I sent off three online submission, wrote a 650 word essay and got it ready to mail, printed out two copies of my novel and three chapters of it with the synopsis, got those three packages ready to mail, besides blogging two PPP opps and two other posts, cooking dinner, doing laundry, etc–my regular routine.
Damn [...]


Luxury Gifts

If you are having trouble picking out a really nice Christmas gift for that someone in your life who has everything, Kiki James  of London could very well be your answer. Specializing in fine leather, Kiki James carries photo albums, wallets, purses, and much more.
Or maybe you are the one who never knows what to [...]