Xmas gift for a writer?
TheHill001
Subject: Re: Help! I need a X-mas gift idea for a writer
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The printer cartridge is a great ideal. Especially if its for a color printer
since the ink runs out so soon. Also since he's a writer how about the basic
things. Paper, pens, pencils. Another good idea would be a book called the
Writer's Market. It lists all the markets that accept writer's submissions.
Hope some of this helps
The Editor
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Leon
TheHill001 wrote
>Subject: Re: Help! I need a X-mas gift idea for a writer
>Return-Path: thehi...@aol.com
>
>The printer cartridge is a great ideal. Especially if its for a color
printer
>since the ink runs out so soon. Also since he's a writer how about the
basic
>things. Paper, pens, pencils. Another good idea would be a book called
the
>Writer's Market. It lists all the markets that accept writer's
submissions.
Paper? Pens? Pencils? Whatever for? Last year I tried to give away an
electric typewriter, and couldn't find anyone who wanted one. "What's a
typewriter?" one writer friend asked.
OTOH, "Writer's Market" is a good suggestion.
Leon
Leon
Juli88
>The printer cartridge is a great ideal. Especially if its for a color
>printer
>since the ink runs out so soon. Also since he's a writer how about the basic
>things. Paper, pens, pencils. Another good idea would be a book called the
>Writer's Market. It lists all the markets that accept writer's submissions.
>
>
>The Editor
Don't underestimate the value (both psychological and otherwise) of a stack of
clean, virgin legal pads.
julianne
yeah yeah yeah yeah
Alexander Baron
In article <19971218212...@ladder02.news.aol.com>
thehi...@aol.com "TheHill001" writes:
> Subject: Re: Help! I need a X-mas gift idea for a writer
> Return-Path: thehi...@aol.com
>
> The printer cartridge is a great ideal. Especially if its for a color printer
> since the ink runs out so soon. Also since he's a writer how about the basic
> things. Paper, pens, pencils. Another good idea would be a book called the
> Writer's Market. It lists all the markets that accept writer's submissions.
This book is absolute rubbish. Has anyone ever sold anything to any of the
publications listed therein? All you'll do is waste time and money.
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Thomas Nixon
Alexander Baron wrote:
> In article <19971218212...@ladder02.news.aol.com>
> thehi...@aol.com "TheHill001" writes:
>
> > Subject: Re: Help! I need a X-mas gift idea for a writer
> > Return-Path: thehi...@aol.com
> >
> > The printer cartridge is a great ideal. Especially if its for a
> color printer
> > since the ink runs out so soon. Also since he's a writer how about
> the basic
> > things. Paper, pens, pencils. Another good idea would be a book
> called the
> > Writer's Market. It lists all the markets that accept writer's
> submissions.
>
> This book is absolute rubbish. Has anyone ever sold anything to any of
> the
> publications listed therein? All you'll do is waste time and money.
>
I have sold several things (including a book) by using Writer's Market.
Tom Nixon
MHenricks
In article <19971218212...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, thehi...@aol.com
(TheHill001) writes:
>Subject: Re: Help! I need a X-mas gift idea for a writer
Check out the Levenger's catalog at
http://www.levengers.com
I gave inexpensive gifts from Levengers to editors at my best accounts this
year, in lieu of the usual boxes of Godiva, and got rave responses. It's a cant
miss. (And If anybody gives me a printer cartridge they can forget about
getting anything from me. Sheesh.)
Mark Henricks
Leon
Alexander Baron wrote re: Writer's Market
>
>This book is absolute rubbish. Has anyone ever sold anything to any of the
>publications listed therein? All you'll do is waste time and money.
Wrongo, friend. I have sold several articles to publications listed in WM,
as well as establishing relationships by referrals.
If I may be presumptuous, you must know how to query to be successful with a
"cold" contact, and the information in WM was extremely useful in knowing
what they wanted.
Leon
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My browser doesn't seem to want to go to this URL. Any ideas?
m
Alexander Baron
In article <349AA723...@ix.netcom.com>
tcn...@ix.netcom.com "Thomas Nixon" writes:
> Alexander Baron wrote:
>
> > This book is absolute rubbish. Has anyone ever sold anything to any of
> > the
> > publications listed therein? All you'll do is waste time and money.
> >
>
>
>
> I have sold several things (including a book) by using Writer's Market.
>
I'll believe it when I see it. The only thing I can say is that from
personal experience both Writers Markets and the Writers And Artists Yearbook
(the UK equivalent) are a waste of time and money.
Leon
Alexander Baron wrote >I'll believe it when I see it. The only thing I can
say is that from
>personal experience both Writers Markets and the Writers And Artists
Yearbook
>(the UK equivalent) are a waste of time and money.
>
From the tone of your reply to two people who have benefited from Writer's
Market, I must assume you are a disgruntled "wannabe" whose work was not
immediately snapped up -- and therefore the book is "a waste of time and
money."
Perhaps more time honing your skill as a writer and less time on the
newsgroups is the solution.
Leon
MHenricks
>> Check out the Levenger's catalog at
> http://www.levengers.com
> My browser doesn't seem to want to go to this URL. Any ideas?
My bad. It's:
Mark
MHenricks
In article <67fc9k$m...@mtinsc05.worldnet.att.net>, "Leon"
<words...@worldnet.att.net> writes:
>Alexander Baron wrote re: Writer's Market
>
>This book is absolute rubbish.
>Has anyone ever sold anything to any of the
>publications listed therein? All
>you'll do is waste time and money.
Wrongo, friend. I have sold several
>articles to publications listed in WM,
as well as establishing relationships
>by referrals.
Writer's Market isn't rubbish at all. I've definitely sold stuff with its help.
But it's not the end-all and I don't use it any more. Nowadays I prefer Bacon's
Publicity Checker because it has far more (US and Canadian) magazines. With
Writer's Market I feel I'm missing a lot of possible outlets, and also that I'm
doing the same thing a lot of other writers do, which is something I try to
avoid.
Mark Henricks
Juli88
>Nowadays I prefer Bacon's
>Publicity Checker because it has far more (US and Canadian) magazine
And where can one obtain the Bacon;s Publicity Checker? Do you know of a web
site that carries it?
Alexander Baron
In article <67jfp1$g...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>
words...@worldnet.att.net "Leon" writes:
>
> Alexander Baron wrote >I'll believe it when I see it. The only thing I can
> say is that from
> >personal experience both Writers Markets and the Writers And Artists
> Yearbook
> >(the UK equivalent) are a waste of time and money.
> >
>
>
> From the tone of your reply to two people who have benefited from Writer's
> Market, I must assume you are a disgruntled "wannabe" whose work was not
> immediately snapped up -- and therefore the book is "a waste of time and
> money."
You assume wrong; although I haven't written for any magazines for some
time I have in the past written for Investors' Chronicle, Model Journal
and Index On Censorship - among others.
Earlier this year I wrote three articles for Common Sense - the journal
of the Islamic Party of Britain. This followed my spending six months in
Brixton Prison following a police frame-up. At the trial I conducted my
own defence, which was just as well considering. I have spent a great deal
of the past few years in libel litigation and for various reasons have
become a non-person. That being said, my experience of these two publications
pre-dates this considerably. I can only repeat that these books like most
"self-help" books benefit only their publishers. That is my experience.
Juli88
>Earlier this year I wrote three articles for Common Sense - the journal
>of the Islamic Party of Britain. This followed my spending six months in
>Brixton Prison following a police frame-up.
Some people will do anything for a story.....
Since I would imagine very few of read the usual islamic publications, why
don't you post your articles or edited versions here. I have an undying
curiosity about prison life both here and abroad.