A Little Something for Everyone

I started this blog many years ago, back when I was freelancing and writing fiction. Back then, I was still working on my craft, networking with people in the business and querying agents and so on and so forth, etc.

I was, in short, laying the groundwork for what was to come later.

Back then, blogging was considered an excellent tool for online marketing, so I started one for the purpose of marketing myself as an independent writer, but I wanted to make it different from the others out there, so I diversified it to cover many different aspects of independent writing.

Now, while I can't cover all subjects all the time, I try to cover as many things as I can as well as possible. And since I'm writing fiction full-time now, that's been my focus lately.

This post will offer several links about various subjects, with very little in the way of segue between them. Deal with it, okay? :)

First, in a comment, I was made aware of a service called Scripted that's seeking freelance help. I'm offering this link, as is, and without having done anything more than reading the information presented in the description. No guarantees and for what it's worth.

In addition, here's a post called 25 Ways to Become an Effective Freelancer. I've always felt that fiction writers could benefit from the discipline required to be a freelance writer. That's why I focus my blog on the business aspects of writing, regardless of the type of writing.

With respect to epublishing, if you're interested in publishing ebooks through Google, here's the link you need. However, be advised that this has come to light. I dunno. *shrug* You decide for yourself, okay?

Also, here's a guide for downloading ebooks from Smashwords to a Kindle (courtesy of Mark Souza).

With respect to screenwriting, here are two contests of possible interest. One for short indie films and another for screenplays. If you take a look at both, I think you'll be mighty impressed.

PS: Here's something I wrote as a guest blogger a long, long time ago. Check out the date and the really ugly crazy interesting cover of my first novel, which I hadn't yet rereleased. I didn't even know how easy it was to publish ebooks at the time. Yet, I was seriously questioning the value of having a traditional publisher at all, before it became the big old whoopdy-do it's become.

PPS: Hey! I'm on their blogroll. :) Thank you to the good folks at The Writer's Edge. Twice. :) Most awesome!