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The second of several dream journals I'll be making

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 21 Apr 24

A friend requested a dream journal. I used a template that has fields for various things like: date, location, who was in it, how the dreamer felt and things like that. The first one I did has a cover with planets but different...

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The Way People Talk To Writers

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 5 Jun 19

As a writer, I often get people asking me about my writing, ideas, etc. Sometimes the conversation is friendly and intelligent but other times it is less so. 1/. Immediate assumptions that I’m a professional writer. – No, in...

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Writers depend on the royalties send by Publishers.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 2 May 19

I have written around 10 text books in different subjects of Law. Recently my Book titled "Competition Law in India and interface with sectoral regulators" was published. Thomson Reuters was the publishing group. Writers depend on...

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Feeling Sorry for Authors

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 7 Jan 17

I just read a comment about how easy it is to get books on Kindle and then be able to listen to them for a small fee for the audible app. It all makes me feel sorry for every author who hopes for a nice royalty for the books they...

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Book royalties...

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52140) • Staten Island, New York 4 Jan 17

When it comes to publishing books I hear that authors who self-publish make more per book than those that publish their books with traditional publishers. This makes me wonder... how much do authors make per book when they publish...

books

sales

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My April 1 mystery post

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Apr 16

If you can tell me what this is, I will send you all of the royalties I receive in April for the various poems, short stories, and songs I've written over the years. Heh. If get it exactly right, I'll throw in the royalties I've...

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Published my first E book - It was easier than you think

Justusforus @desertdawg (312) • United States 28 Oct 15

So I have always wanted to write a book. Actually I have two in the works. One quite serious about life in corporate America. It's been in the hopper since...1991. Guess that will be my big goal to finish that one and get it...

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Green Policies cost the Government Billions in revenue

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 3 May 11

As gas now goes over the $4.00 mark we are told that we must use alternative energy. There is a ban on off shore drilling, permits are being denied or the process is being dragged out so long that in effect there is still very...

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Is anyone still interested in Prince William's wedding or the British Royals?

carpediem17 @carpediem17 (1315) • Singapore 26 Apr 11

With the global buzz on Prince William's impending wedding to Kate Middleton, will you take leave from work to watch the latest royal wedding. Or you have all but forgotten about Lady Di and the charms she has wrought on the...

live telecast

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Sell your songs or let artists sing them and get royalties?

lynlypiochy @lynlypiochy (706) • Philippines 17 Feb 11

I have recently composed a number of songs and people have told me that they are amazing. Not confident that I am a great singer, I'd want other people to sing them for me. I was considering the fact of selling my compositions,...

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when a criminal in jail writes a book...

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 21 Mar 10

who earns money from that? i thought i had heard that like serial killers couldnt make money off telling/selling their story while in jail but yet so many criminals sell their story and etc that it makes me wonder.. who is getting...

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World's highest earners today...who are dead and have been dead for a time.

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 16 Oct 09

Yes, dead and are still earning more than the living. I saw this on tv last week and I can not remember every one and the exact order in the list. But first among the ten are Elvis Presley, over 50 million dollars a year, Albert...

dead people who continue to earn

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What's the average advance/royalty pay for a first time novelist?

handsomeitaliano @handsomeitaliano (1050) • United States 16 Jan 09

If you're a talented writer of novels, fiction rather, and you're getting your first one published. What type of advance payment and royalties can you expect usually? And would the novel being something very long and epic (i.e....

Copyrights and royalties.

commanderxo @commanderxo (1494) • Canada 27 Jul 08

There has been a lot of talk about artists not receiving their royalties on copyrighted compositions, now that just about any type of composition material can be downloaded for free. If you are a musician, as I am...would you...

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the "orphan works " act endangers all artists

scarlet_woman @scarlet_woman (23463) • United States 13 Apr 08

the US government,in their wisdom,are trying to pass an "orphaned works" act,further messing with artists of all kinds (art,musicians,filmakers,etc.),as if it isn't hard enough dealing with people wanting free. they want to...

artist

government

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What are some sites that you can make money on by writing?

mainman195 @mainman195 (186) • United States 7 Nov 07

I currently write for Helium.com, Associatedcontent.com, Constant-content.com, and Triond.com. I would like to add about 4 or 5 more sites to my list that pay writers by the click or up front payments. I'm looking for sites that...

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Calling All Writers

IcyCucky @IcyCucky (361) • United States 7 Sep 07

Here are three new paying sites for all writers out there. They are www.triond.com and http://hubpages.com and www.xomba.com and are free to join. Triond does not promote referral system, Xomba and Hubpages do. I am not...

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Flaw in Associated Content

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 5 Sep 07

I just signed up for Associated Content - I like the 20 per article - or up to - although its not great, since I tend to procrastinate about sending my work anywhere this is a good alternative for now. Did anyone read the legal...

associated content

logos

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The Princeis hands-on inhis garden...

Ricko82 @Ricko82 (584) • Philippines 19 Jul 07

I saw Prince Charles on TV overseeing the maintenance and design of the palace gardens. I thought the man is busy enough to man controls on the garden matters around his palaces but he isn't. Apparently he wants to have control in...

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Peter S. Beagle creator of Last Unicorn is broke. Here's how to help.

geekwidow @geekwidow (88) • United States 26 Apr 07

http://www.conlanpress.com/youcanhelp/ Check out that website. Peter has really gotten jipped on royalties all his life and is now struggling to get by. There are some great ways to help on this web site, including buying the...

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