After you have the next best seller or great American novel written, you have to find someone willing to put it into print. You do that by sending out submission packages to agents or directly to publishers. In either case, not every submission package you send out will be the same. Many writers make the mistake of printing of a number of copies of the same package and sending them off simultaneously.
Just like when you apply for a job with a resume and cover letter, though, you need to tailor your documents to fit the agent or publisher (for the …read more

Thanks, but no thanks. Rejection letters stink, no matter how they’re worded. Did you know, though, that the words really do matter? What the editor says in the rejection letter makes all the difference in the world.
Typically, rejection letters fall into three basic formats:

The Form Letter
The Short Note
The Personalized Rejection

Form letters are basic rejection letters that are sent to 99% of writers. It may include you name, but there’s nothing to indicate that anyone ever read your submission. They could have sent that letter to 100 other writers, 1000 other writers, maybe even 10,000 other writers. When you get a …read more

After reading all of the entries (3 total), the winner is Pam in Colorado’s post!  HUGE thanks to everyone who participated and made this happen.  I am sorry it took so long to finally wrap up!
The judges (my roommates and I) loved all of the entries. Kristen, from BizChicksRule, wrote a magnificent post and had some great comments, and Kelly from TaxGirl brilliantly related the recession to the topic.
HOWEVER, as wonderful as each of these posts are, we thought Pam covered every facet of the subject.
Here’s my take on the contest…
It is difficult to find people who are not …read more

 Alright, as you all know, I have this crazy cool contest going down called the “We Don’t Need No Education” contest.  You have until Tuesday to submit something!  I’m looking forward to seeing some of your results!   I kind of wanted to jump in and throw forward a few ideas.
I am an education advocate, but that is my opinions.  Since opinions are never facts and never wrong, an argument for both sides can always be made.
Oh… and for the record, my own entry doesn’t count towards the contest.
Creativity cannot be taught.  Ambition cannot be taught.  Motivation can be influenced, but …read more