Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

Basic Guidelines for Submitting to Online Publishers

by Renee Faucher A submission for an online publisher should be no less prepared than one for a print publisher. Some writing sites receive huge numbers of visitors. Site visitors and e-zine subscribers are comparable to circulation numbers that print magazines prize. However, the information on a web site may remain posted and visible for longer than an issue of a print magazine is available on the... read more

Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

Cover Letter Format

provided by The Fiction Forum Your cover letter is the first impression any editor will have of your writing abilities. Therefore, the cover letter should be straight forward and concise. Treat your cover letter as a business letter–after all that is what it is. Below you will find some basic guidelines.Limit your letter to one page. Capture the editor’s attention right off. Give the editor... read more

Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

There’s No Place Like Home

provided by Novella Studios Most authors are conflicted (for good reason) about whether or not they should shell out the $10.00 a year for a domain name of their very own. To shed some light on this puzzling question, let’s take a look at some the most common misconceptions about owning your own domain name. Misconception One – Having a domain name will get more people to visit my site. The... read more

Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

To Hire A Designer, THAT Is The Question

provided by Novella Studios Web design is an art all in it’s own and it takes someone with talent and experience to really create an effective and appealing design. So unless you’ve got both the talent and the experience you’re better off letting a professional designer handle the enormous task of creating on online image for you. You might be thinking, well I’ve got a computer, I... read more

Jan 20, 2008 Posted by mike

The Cover Letter: Your Ticket In or The Kiss of Death?

By Dawn Seewer A new submission arrives on the editor’s desk Monday morning, adding to the already teetering mountain of work to be considered for publication. Each submission holds the promise of an informative article or edge-of-your-seat story. But before the editor even considers the manuscript in question, she will first reach for the cover letter. As she begins to pour over the first few lines,... read more