There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
You get what you pay for.
There are many oneliners that link skepticism with the word free. But how about free information for pre-published/newly-published/multi-published writers? There are several e-mail newsletters just waiting to make their way to your inbox on a weekly or monthly basis free of charge. Here are a few you might want to try:
Guide to Literary Agents newsletter: great information on new agents, where agents are speaking, etc.
PW Daily: news snippets on changes in publishing and a weekly newsletter with sales for the week.
PW Children’s Bookshelf: news on the latest releases in children’s books along with author interviews and publisher info. My favorite part of this newsletter is the comic strip at the bottom titled “Tales from the Slush Pile”. Click here to subscribe to these and other PW newsletters.
The Horn Book: a monthly newsletter with author/illustrator interviews and info on upcoming children’s books.
School Library Journal e-newsletters on books for children & SLJTeen for info on YA books.
Are you a sucker for a GWP (Gift with Purchase)? This can be anything ranging from an umbrella to cosmetics available at no additional charge with a purchase. If so, don’t forget to sign up for newsletters and discussion loops in your professional writing organizations, like RWA & SCBWI.
Do you have any resources to add to the list?
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't, has a free newsletter on promotion tactics. It's called "Sharing with Writers." To subscribe, send an email with "Subscribe" in
the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com.
SHAUNA: Thanks for the tip!
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