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Comment by Danica Davidson on February 28, 2011 at 5:09pm

Gloria Feldt, author of No Excuses, very kindly let me write a blog about my writing for her site.

http://9ways.gloriafeldt.com/2011/02/23/danica-davidson-explains-ho...

Comment by J.M. Lacey on January 7, 2011 at 4:59am

Hi Danica,

Instead of asking other bloggers to link to your article, I'd suggest commenting on similar blogs, such as other writing blogs, and adding your link in the comment.

I often receive requests from people asking me to put their link to their blog or Web site on my blog, and I always refuse. First, it's off-putting to beg for publicity and second, my blog is very structured and I have to consider the content and style of the person I'd be linking to.

Your article offers valuable information, so you might add a line or two in your blog comment, then say: "if you'd like to read further, check out my article at "Guide to Literary Agents"" and then link it.

Perhaps others have suggestions of which blogs to check out to leave a comment?

Comment by Danica Davidson on January 6, 2011 at 4:28pm

I'm trying to publicize the piece I wrote for Guide to Literary Agents.  A few people have suggested I try to get blogs to link to it.  Does anyone have a blog, or know of a blog, that might be interested in linking to this?  Thanks!

http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/7+Things+Ive+Learned+So+Far+By+Danica+Davidson.aspx

Comment by Danica Davidson on December 29, 2010 at 1:03pm

I'm being featured on the blog Guide to Literary Agents and seeing what I can do to get it out there.

http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/7+Things+Ive+Learned+So+F...

Comment by J.M. Lacey on November 2, 2010 at 1:37pm

Hi!

Thanks for letting my join your group and I'd like to introduce myself to you.

I am a full-time independent writer, editor and marketing and public relations consultant. I help my corporate clients increase profits writing and designing Web sites, ads, brochures, sales letters, etc. I also teach workshops on marketing and commercial writing. I send out a monthly E-news offering tips on marketing and advertising and increasing profits for businesses. My Web site is jmlacey.com.

I also have a blog, Season Ticket, for lovers of classical music. I created it to build my platform for my novels that have classical music as a central theme. I also write short stories and I'm a journalist, writing articles for magazines.

Looking forward to getting to know all of you!

Comment by Michelle Grismer on September 14, 2010 at 8:08am

Looking forward to joining this very active group.

Comment by Danica Davidson on September 9, 2010 at 2:09pm

Thank you for letting me join this group. I'm a professional writer and I'm always on the lookout to network and get more writing work. Please check out my site:
www.danicadavidson.com

Comment by Stacey Donovan on March 18, 2010 at 6:11pm

I've been hearing a lot about the marketplace and it's made me think even more about how differently writers - and others - view the "worth" of their own work. If anyone caught Tina Brown on Charlie Rose the other night she talked about how writers (starting with journalists) can barely make a living right now because they can't get paid (due to changing marketplaces such as online media) and that the same is true of songwriters and so many artists today. "The fact is, we're relegating so many great people to not being able to make a living," she said. "We're in a volatile moment of absolute realignment. There's a kind of volcanic shift that's happening in the landscape, it's all been shaken up. It's a painful transition for writers and artists, at the moment they feel absolutely beached and orphaned. I think we're going to emerge from that, and in fact there's a golden future, and we'll figure out these business models, and actually there's an efflorescence of content and a need for content and really good material to fill these multi-channels. We're talking about great TV shows, excellent writing, wonderful books - it can't be produced unless people are paid..."

I held my breath as I listened to this. As writers, we've always been multi-channelers in part, haven't we? It seems that now we are being faced with new opportunities, new challenges, in how those channels find form, especially if we want to publish and make a living with our words. It's increasingly clear that the face of the earth itself is not the only thing changing these days. Are you experiencing this "volcanic shift" with your work? Is it positive or negative or...?

Comment by Saralee Rosenberg on March 14, 2010 at 6:48pm

I just finished listening to your webinar on becoming a writing coach and found it very worthwhile and inspiring. I look forward to create my positioning paper identifying my skills and experience and feel confident that I can communicate my selling points in a compelling way. My only issue is that the one topic I most wanted to learn more about was pricing guidelines and was disappointed that you didn't explore that more in depth. I realize that it should be a webinar topic unto itself, but meanwhile, I'm left hanging. Is there a general model or formula you could offer as a guideline? I'm a successful novelist who wants to work with emerging writers and don't know whether to charge on an hourly basis, by project or in some other way to help them write a rough draft of their first novel. Can you offer any recommendations?

Comment by Shari Cohen on March 10, 2010 at 12:27pm

Hi to everyone who was just at the webinar! I noticed a question that I didn't get to answer about my own transition and how I made my way from being an academic political scientist to setting up my business as a leadership coach/consultant. I'd be happy to answer questions about the process I went through.

And it is still a work in progress. If you want, shoot some questions my way. You can check out my website too where you can see how I've retold my story: www.intersectionsresources.net.

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