Daily Archives: January 8, 2008

How to get published advice: Jump at every chance to write!

My last major point on how to get published our produced is based on the simple dictum that writers write. (Unless, of course, they live in Hollywood; then writers either write or strike.) But that’s the exception to the rule. So forget about the well-paid Hollywood types who live in condo hotels. This is advice …

January 8, 2008 – 11:09 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

How to get published advice: Avoid self-publishing!

Some inexperienced writers are so eager to get out of their baby cribs that they often lose patience with the “submit, wait, get rejected” cycle that so often precedes an acceptance letter, that they turn instead to some of the most insidious forms of getting your work in print: self-publishing. Well, all I can say …

January 8, 2008 – 10:48 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

How to get published advice: Electronic submissions

Some people can find help for improving as writers in college; others can’t handle that tuition wise and need to look more in the direction of local writers groups, many of which have free meetings to meet and critique each other’s work. But eventually you need to grow beyond that and submit your work to …

January 8, 2008 – 10:31 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

How to get published advice: Make sure you can write!

Whether you’re writing the Great American Novel, or a DIY manual impishly titled Bonfire of the Bathroom Vanities, a lot of people wonder just how it is published writers get published and produced scriptwriters get produced. So I’ve decided to do a few posts with practical advice for beginners. Here’s my first tip: Make sure …

January 8, 2008 – 6:04 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Tips on getting published | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Car goes vroom, kids get help

Ever heard of Car Angel? Well, about 2.4 million kids know of their work. The nonprofit group looks for car donations that they can either fix up and sell, or sell as-is. It’s a tax write-off for the people who make the donation, and all proceeds get funneled into a video outreach to at-risk kids …

January 8, 2008 – 5:56 PM | By Craig Hansen | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments (0)