Former freelance writer and mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby needed a way to connect with magazine editors. She built a bridge that she and others would cross to reach them. It made her millionaire and helped […]
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Have You Heard about Copyright Office Changes?
The Register of Copyrights Bill (H.R. 1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017) had its second roll call in the senate moving it closer to a reality. Currently the Director (Registers […]
Black Mirroresque | You’re in violation of the terms of the social network
Early Social Network: Commerce
Shopping is a social activity. No matter what you’re selling; take a page out of the Social Selling manual and remember “All Business is Personal” Source: Paid Reviews
Writer’s Hack – Turn your screenplay into a novel. Your odds increase exponentially in landing a book agent (New York/East Coast). Those agents represent fiction and non-fiction writers. Once you find an agent and get your book placed with a trade book publisher – there’s a chance your book can be optioned to film.
NOTE: Do not sign away all your subsidiary rights!
Source: Help Desk: Agent Needed
The Power of And
THE WORD IS… AND… Dr. Randal Pinkett, The Apprentice 4, was keynote speaker at a conference I attended a few years ago. I will never forget the words of wisdom he passed on to us regarding […]
Earn Like an Employee; Think Like an Entrepreneur
By show of hands, how many of you have been a layoff casualty? Reduction-In-Force victim? The only thing similar to experiencing a layoff, is a punch in the gut. It’s been my goal to avoid […]
Wage-Slave to Business Owner
Dreaming about being your own boss but dependent on receiving steady paycheck? It’s exactly that conflict that keeps many chained to the desk; locked in the cubicle. “Clap along if you feel like a room […]
Music: The Tao of WuTang | Raising the level of recorded music to Fine Art
A Wu-Tang affiliate’ Andre Johnson aka Christ Bearer was in the news yesterday for allegedly whacking off his penis and then attempting to jump to his death. According to news reports he was only successful […]
I’ll Buy Yours, If You Buy Mine?
“Hey girl, when are you gonna pick up your copy of my book,” asked the author turned publisher. I looked at the note in my inbox like a dog looks at his master when he […]
