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Troy
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Username: Troy
Post Number: 1003
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 03:13 pm: | 
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17638014
"I now make a couple thousand dollars in advertising revenue each month,and I was recently offered a two-book deal with Guideposts Publishing in New York which I've accepted." |
Chrishayden
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 5986
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 12:38 pm: |
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Although this might shock a lot of people I don't think I could come up with anything useful three or four times a week, much less every day.
From what I have seen, Blogging is high maintenance stuff, and nothing has turned me off more than reading about somebody getting up, making their bed, eating, watching tv and going to sleep.
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Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 10976
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 01:01 pm: |
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It didn't shock me that you couldn't come up with anything useful three times a week, chrishayden.  |
Chrishayden
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 5989
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 01:12 pm: |
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But what I CAN do is snap on somebody 24/7! So start a blog if you feelin' froggish! |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 10978
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, December 28, 2007 - 01:23 pm: |
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As usual, you give yourself too much credit, chrishayden. What you call a snap, is really a dud.  |
Emanuel
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Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 473
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 06:07 pm: |
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I read a similar story in The Writer a few months ago about bloggers getting book deals. Most of them were white, nonfiction writers. I imagine it would take a great amount of skill and a whole lot of luck to get a deal based solely on a blog discovery. Far as I've heard, submitting query letters and attending events to present your book idea to editors and agents still works best.
I don't think you need to write daily to have a blog, just a steady schedule to keep 'em coming back for more. |
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