The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean

Rebecca Dean, author of 'Enemies of the Heart' and 'Palace Circle' has released her new book The Golden Prince

The Golden Prince is based on the story of Edward VIII and is based around one year of his life.

The book has already got a five star review on Amazon. At the time of writing the book is available on Amazon for £5.75. The link is below.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Prince-Rebecca-Dean/dp/0007315724/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290527328&sr=8-1


I'll write a full review when I've finished reading the book.

News Writers Required

The Star Global Tribune is looking for people to write news. I write for a few news sites and I was looking for others to write for when I came up with this.

I've no personal experience of it as yet but I'll be filling out the application form and will see how it goes.

They are a Google News source and you'll earn 50% of the Adsense revenue that you earn on your articles. The site also gives a backlink for each article that you submit, great if you are new to blogging or have a website that needs some promotion.

You can find out more here:

http://starglobaltribune.com/get-paid-for-sending-us-news

And the application form is here:

http://starglobaltribune.com/login?action=register

Wayne Sharrocks releases new book

UK author Wayne Sharrocks has released his new book Kismet.

Described as a "fast-moving and exciting psychological thriller" in the press release from Pegasus Publishers, the book is available from Amazon and Waterstones.

Sharrocks debut novel was published in 2006 as part of a three book deal with Pegasus.

The writer has so far been nominated for Richard and Judy's Book Club Competition, The Guardian First Book Award and The McKitterick Prize

You can read a review of the book here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kismet-Wayne-Sharrocks/dp/1843866277/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1288568276&sr=1-2

New Ted Hughes poem discovered

A new poem written by Ted Hughes has been discovered in the British Library archive. Called "Last Letter" it was written about the night that he learned of the death of Sylvia Plath.

The poem was given its debut on the Channel Four news on Wednesday night and was read by the actor Jonathan Pryce.

It was published in full in the New Statesman magazine on Thursday.

You can read the story here:


http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/298614

and you can view the video here:



http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid601325122001?bctid=627301073001

Music Writers Required

Chorus and Verse are looking for freelance writers who can get artist interviews. Ideally, they want people to do at least one article a month and articles are assigned or you can propose an idea for an interview to the editor.

They are looking for interviews which are between 750-1.250 words and writers must arrange to provide two or more pictures to go with the articles.

This might be better suited for writers in the United States because they pay by cheque which can cost £6.00 to convert in the UK and they don't seem to offer a Pay Pal option.

Rates of Pay

$20 for local bands/musicians

$30 regional, established/touring bands

$50 for national bands and musicians.

Bloggers are also wanted but this is unpaid. If you like the idea of writing a music blog for them then they are looking for album reviews,concert reviews and opinions.

Find them at:


http://www.chorusandverse.com/opportunities.php

Burton Hersh Interview

Burton Hersh is a journalist and historian. He was also a friend of Ted Kennedy for fifty years. I interviewed him recently for an article on Digital journal. I thought it would be a good time with the recent release of book by Burton Hersh called 'Edward Kennedy: An Intimate Biography.'

I asked him about the young Ted Kennedy, his favourite anecdote about Ted Kennedy and more. You can find the full interview here:

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/297333

To Kill a Mockingbird

2010 marks the 5oth anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Check back soon as I'll be launching a competition to win a copy of the book.

Learn more about the 50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird

Get paid to write your own column

Experts Column are looking for people who want to write for their site. They say that they want articles written to a high standard.  Articles need to be at least 300 words and they have to be your own work.  Payments are made once you have accumulated $5.00 and they're are made via PayPal

The site allows you to use articles that you have published on other sites provided the name credited to both articles matches so you can copy and paste an article in to this site and earn from it in two places instead of one.  However, it's advisable not to duplicate too many of your own articles or you could find yourself being penalised by Google for doing so.

You choose what you write about. It could be news related, how to..., games, health, science, news etc.

Here is a link to the Writing Guidelines:

http://expertscolumn.com/writing-guidelines

It says there that all work has to be original but their FAQ says you can publish the work somewhere else provided it belongs to you.

Epinions: Get paid for Reviews

This site has been about for a while now. I remember coming across it years ago when I first started looking on line for writing opportunities.

Epinions want your reviews on just about anything, cars, books, movies, electronics and there's plenty of other categories to choose from.

This site is easier for people from the US to earn from as they can cash out at $10. Anywhere else and you'll have to wait until you reach $100.

Payments are made by cheque and you'll be responsible for declaring any of your extra earnings from this site.

You get Eroyalties added to your account and your income from the site depends on a number of factors. To find out more about this site visit http://www.epinions.com/help/faq/show_~faq_writing

Win Penguin Books

Penguin books are celebrating their 75th anniversary this year and they've got a number of giveaways/competitions on their website.

This month you can win a set of nine books just for telling them which Penguin book you would pass down to a new generation and you need to give them your reasons why. You've got 75 words to do this.

Everyone who enters will get entered into another book giveaway at the end of the year where you can win all of the collections given away during the last 12 months.

Enter here:



http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/competition/0610/75thcomp/index.html

Write Your Own How to Articles

You would of come across plenty of similar articles in the past. Articles which tell you, step-by-step, how to do whatever and you're likely to have some skills yourself which would lend themselves well to some kind of How to... topic.

I found this site the other days which allows you to publish your own How to.... articles.

Subjects already on the site include estate agency, getting out of debt. insurance and copy-writing but you're not just limited to these. There are plenty of categories to choose from such as well being, careers and family.

Based in the UK, they were set up in 2009 and invite authors to publish as little or as much as they like.

All you need to do is sign up with them and on acceptance of your article they'll send you a contract.

They ask that all articles submitted for use on the site are original and should be between 300-500 words but you can write more words if you need to for clarity of the article.

Writers earn 10% and payments are made quarterly.

If you fancy giving it a look or signing up the links further down the page.

If you want to use this post or any others on your blog, website etc, then do but please tell me before publishing what you'll be using it for and include a link back to my blog.


http://www.howto.co.uk/write-for-us/

Write Articles for Textbrokers

Before you read on,this is a site open only to residents in the United States so this may not be for you but there are plenty of opportunities on this blog that accept writers from anywhere and everywhere so feel free to take a moment to look around.

Now that's out of the way here's the information you need about Textbrokers.

They pay out at $10 through pay pal and payments are made every two weeks.

You'll be asked to write articles according to their clients needs and once your work has been approved the money will be credited to your account. There's a number of categories you can choose from when you fill out the application form so if you have a particular area of expertise then there should be a suitable one for you.

You'll be working independently and not directly for the site so they require that you have a W-9 form,without one, you can still complete projects for the site, they just won't be able to pay you for it.

Getting a form isn't a problem though, you can just click on the link given on their website and download one from there. It then needs to be returned to the company. You'll find their address on the FAQ page.

You'll also need a 1099 form, the IRS insist on it for when it comes to filling out your earnings at the end of the tax year. The company will send this to you once a year.

Before starting out with this site, you'll want to give the FAQ section a good look. If you want to register go here:


http://www.textbroker.com/us/author-signup.ph

And now would be a good time because they are looking for new sign ups.

And for the FAQ section go here:


http://www.textbroker.com/us/faq/a/index.php

If you have any experience with this site and want to leave a comment, then please do.

If you have any questions about writing sites or earning from home then please contact me.

And if there is anything on this blog you'd like to use then go ahead but please e mail me and let me know what you'll be using and what you'll be using it for, thanks.

Get paid for Articles at How O

I found this site when I was searching the other day. It's called How0. They want people to write articles and this site pays you through the revenue you earn from Google Adsense. You get a 45% cut with the other 45% going to the site and the 10% left over going to people adding comments to your article which is a good incentive, I think, to get people to comment on your articles.

The more you contribute to the site, the more you'll earn, Revenue can increase to 75%.

You have the choice of writing your own articles or using articles adapted from a database you can access from your account. This is a new twist and something I'd be interested to see work so I'll be signing up for this one and will let you know how I get on.

How you go about that is detailed here:

http://www.how0.com/article_suggestions.html
href="http://www.how0.com/article_suggestions.html">

You can also use your articles to plug your websites by including details of it in your account profile.

You can go here to find out more

http://www.how0.com/description.html

And if you don't already have one,you'll need to sign up for a Google Adsense account.

Travel Writing Competition

The Telegraph are running a competition which offers the chance to win up to £1000 if your holiday article is deemed best of the year and smaller prizes of £200 are given away weekly in the currency of your choice in conjunction with the Post Office.

Entries are accepted via e mail and they need to be in the region of 500 words.

You can e mail your entry to this address:

justback@telegraph.co.uk

But they don't want attachments.

For terms and conditions then go here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/4207858/Telegraph-Travel-Just-Back-competition-terms-and-conditions.html

Get paid to write short stories

I first came across work-online.org some time last year and I've registered but have yet to find time to write anything. Taking the time to look at it again, I think I'm going to give it another look.

They have a list on the home page of the top five earners. These are making between £205.00, give or take a few pennies, up to nearly £900. I've no idea how many hours you'd have to put in to achieve earnings like that but the site states you can earn anything between 5p to £1.50 per story with a story of 25 words paying 5p and stories around 400 words paying £1.50.

All you need do is compose a piece around the title given and include the requested keywords.

They pay out via Pay Pal and you need £10 in your account for this. This site is open to international members. You also have the chance to earn from referrals under your name.

Look at this link to see what they expect from you:


http://work-online.org.uk/example-stories

Or this page to sign up:

http://work-online.org.uk/join-now

Free writing E-Books

I've found a site called FreelanceWriting.com and they are offering a number of free E-Books.

Titles include Creative Freelancing, Book writing for fun and profit, How to write a book proposal and Time Management for Freelancers.

The sites also full of other Freelance Writing resources including the latest jobs, contests.

The link you need is:

http://www.freelancewriting.com/ebooks-for-writers.php

All you need is Adobe reader to access the books.

Viva Get paid for Travel Writing

This site is looking for people to write reviews about the places they have visited. They cover all locations and all you need do is sign up for a free account.

You can find their application link here:

http://www.vivatravelguides.com/forms/create-account/?tx_ltgformsv2_pi1__referrer=%2Fget-involved<g_forms_v2%

They are specifically looking for freelancers in Central/South America.

For their contact link go here:

http://www.vivatravelguides.com/write-for-viva/

You can send a CV and piece of your work to the e mail address given there.

I couldn't find any details on pay rates so it will be a case of submitting your sample of work and finding out from there.

Worldstart

You can earn between $35-$65 writing articles for the Worldstart site.

400 word articles pay $35-$45.00

Two paged articles pay $45-$55.00 and three paged articles pay $55.00-$65.00.

The extra $10 is if you add screen shots as part of your article.

This is a technology based website and they want articles on Internet, e mail etc.

On their website they have a page where you can submit your ideas. They'll then get in touch with you if they can use your ideas and then proceed from there.

http://www.worldstart.com/writers-guidelines/index.php

If you want to use this post anywhere then please do, just let me know before hand and post the original link as part of the article, thanks.

Get paid for Reading and Rating articles

I found a site today called Readbud and they are based in Australia. The site pays you for reading and rating articles and is open to anyone over the age of 14 but 14-17 years old who want to join must have a parents permission.

The pay out is high at $50 via Pay Pal and I'm usually a bit cautious about sites which have such a high pay out level on the off chance I might not ever reach it but this looks like it might be worth a go.

I've signed up myself and I'm going to see what it is like.

This site is different to the likes of Helium where you have to write articles and then read and rate others to get paid. You just have to do the reading part which has got to make it an easier earner than some other sites.

As I write I'm waiting for the activation e mail so I'm not entirely sure how the site works but from what I can gather you choose subjects which are going to be of interest and they deliver them. Quite how the payment system works and how much you get paid per read, I'll have to wait and see.

It seems a relatively busy site with nearly 6000 online when I visited.

If you have experience with Readbud then let me know or if you know of similar sites feel free to leave a comment.

If you want to link or use any content from this blog then please contact me with the URL on which you want to feature an article/link.

http://www.readbud.com/Account/Register

Freelance or not to Freelance?

I signed up to one of the freelance sites some time last year and didn't win any of the projects that I applied for.  At first I thought it might have been the way I was pitching myself. Maybe I wasn't doing too good a job of selling myself to potential clients. Then I noticed that some of the people winning projects over me had limited English to say the least. If that's the case then how are they going to fare at article writing? Not too well would be my guess. I presume some, but not all, people posting projects on sites like these are going with the cheapest option, getting people to work for virtually nothing (0.50 cents an hour) and in some cases they aren't even going to pay that at the end of it.

I continued on applying for work and I was on the verge of giving up when last week my bids for two separate projects were accepted.

My first project was for $30.00 or at least it was supposed to be. I accepted the work and once I did was told that they wanted 10 pieces of work done for $5.00.  Each piece ran in to hundreds of words and would have taken around 30-60 minutes. Now, here's the really good bit. Had I completed the project I would have been charged $5 for the privilege. Since I didn't sign up to work on a voluntary basis I'm afraid I declined the work. I then got a short message from the employer saying that he was 'Proceeding with other providers' Well, good luck to him, and to them, they're going to need it.

My second project is - and will always be - my favourite. I was offered $50 per 750 word article. That sounded believable as it's in line with what I'd get paid for that amount of work with magazines etc.

I accepted the work and the moment I did, I received an email stating that they wanted 100 articles for that $50, each of them taking an hour to write and research.  That isn't worth my while or anyone else's and I doubt very much that I would have been paid as my request to be paid per article was politely turned down, those weren't the terms apparently.

If anyone has had any luck with these sites please let me know.

Before I finish, I plan to start my own Freelance site sooner rather than later. One that pays people a fair day's pay for a fair days work, you get what you pay for after all. 

Chicken Soup for the Soul

There can't be many people who haven't heard of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books which feature contributions from ordinary, everyday people.

They are inviting people to send in their personal stories which can be submitted by e mail but they do say it can take up to four years before your work is published.

You can get the submission guidelines here:

http://www.chickensoup.com/cs.asp?cid=guidelines

They want stories and poems which need to be 300-1200 words.

If your work is selected for publication they will pay you $200 and you'll get 10 copies of the book.

To submit your story you need this link:

http://www.chickensoup.com/form.asp?cid=submit_story

E Commerce Journal

I found this this site the other day and I've just signed up with so I'm waiting to see how it goes. From its rates of pay it looks promising and from what I can tell the site seems like an active one with plenty of people interacting which is always a good thing. There are few things worse than talking to yourself.

As you've probably guessed from the name this site is looking for articles on anything financial such as banking, payment systems, financial markets, investment schemes etc.

They offer a number of ways of earning. Articles pay $5, news pays $1 a piece, forum posts pay 3 cents each, reprinted articles pay $1, and you can earn $5 if you have an original article published.

You'll find the sign up form here:

http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/user/register

TV Writers Needed

Unreality TV are looking for people who can write about reality TV, and with all of the shows on at the moment that gives you plenty of options.

Whichever show you're a fan there is something for you. The final series of Big Brother will begin in the summer, X Factor starts in August to name a few.

They also want people who can write music reviews for a new blog they've established called Unreality Music.

This is the link you need to apply:

http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/get-in-touch/

Freelance Writers and Researchers Required

I've found a website based in the United States and they are looking for freelance writers and researchers.

They pay twice a month via PayPal and payments are made on the 15th and the 30th.

All you need to get started is a computer with an Internet connection and have good basic writing skills. I imagine the articles you write will have to be in American-English if they are to be accepted.

The site will give you the topic they want you to write on and then you complete an article based on that. The pay is $0.025 for each word.

The web address you need for the details is:

http://www.freelancers-wanted.com/writers-wanted.html

Food Writers needed

I found this advertised on a classified ads site today. A new website is launching and they want food writers.

They want your reviews from all over the United Kingdom and you can share which places you like and those that you don't.

At the moment there is no pay being offered but it's a good way of honing your writing skills and building up a profile of work which you'll need if applying for other writing projects.

They add that in the future they hope to develop an incentive scheme or some sort of payment system.

The site also want your articles related to any aspect of food and drink. These articles need to be around 800 words. Reviews need to be in the region of 500.

http://london.inetgiant.co.uk/CentralLondon/AdDetails/Volunteer-food-writers-required-for-exciting-new-site/2708807

Blog Writers/storywriters/book reviewers wanted

I've just found a site called Writers Blaze and they want writers for all sorts of work including book reviews,blogging,story writers and software reviews.

If you are interested then you're are invited to submit your application online.

Book Reviewers will get to see their name in print if have they have their work accepted. If you don't write a review then they'll see that you can get to speak to an author and have that published.

If book reviews aren't your thing then you might like to try the story writing option. They are looking for people who work in journalism or are currently studying the subject.

If none of that appeals then why not try the blog posting or the blog promotion? Has a Blog poster they will give you everything you need to get started including the use of a server. If you already have a blog you can use that as a platform. New to blogging? Give their blog promotion option a go where they'll give you the help you'll need to get underway.

Fancy doing software reviews? Writers choose which software they write about and on occasion software is provided for you.

Applicants need to send an e mail with details of their previous work etc. See the details on their site. A link is available further down this post.

Submission guidelines for book reviews are available here.

News Writers Required

The Slant is a topical website based in the UK and they want news related stories. I've worked for a number of news sites before but this is a new one that I've come across so I don't have any experience with it

There is a number of categories you can choose from including arts, business, sports and technology and they ask that articles have a hint of humour

To get started you need to submit your piece with a maximum of 300 words and a minimum of 200.

They state that if you don't hear back within a few days that your work will have been declined.

From what I can tell there is no pay but it's a good way of developing your news writing skills, getting your name out there and building up a profile of work which you can use should you apply to other sites and are asked for samples of work.

http://www.theslant.co.uk/writers-wanted/

John Grisham Ford County

John Grisham released his latest book called Ford County back in October last year. This is the first time he has released a book made up of short stories. All of the stories are set in Ford County, Missippi which was the setting for his debut novel A time to Kill and where Grisham grew up.

I've liked the majority of his previous books but I could take or leave the last few. From the reviews I've seen Ford County sounds pretty good and its different format of being a series of shorts should be interesting.

The book is made up of seven stories and its got largely good reviews on Amazon. After being disappointed with the last few books I'm looking forward to getting my copy of this one.

If you have a review of the book then please let me know.

To see John Grisham reading an excerpt and talking about the book go to the following link and press the Youtube link.

http://www.jgrisham.com/ford-county/

Tutorial Tub

I've found another site that needs people to write tutorials. They accept articles on a wide range of subjects such as food, hobbies and computers or How to pimp out your Myspace page.

The articles must been orginal and once accepted you'll be given your own page on the site. From what I understand the revenue you make will come from Google ads placed on your page so you'll need to pick a pretty hot topic if you're going to get people to your page and earn some money.

To get started you need to fill out the Sign Up form and then you'll be able to submit your first tutorial:

http://tutorialtub.com/

Free Writing Software

If you've ever sat down to write an article or are in the middle of writing a book then you've no doubt experienced writers block. No matter how hard you try there are no new ideas coming. I've been there a few times recently so did a search to see if I could pick up any tips to help.

I've come across some software called WriteSparks! I've not had time to test this out for myself yet but thought it was worth a mention. You can try the lite version at no cost for 14 days all you need to do is fill out a form with your name and e mail address.

The software is meant to help trigger the imagination and the full version includes plot, prompts and all manner of other things to help you rediscover your creative spark.

http://writesparks.com/campaign.html

Tutorial 9 Get Paid to Write

Tutorial 9 are a US-based company looking for writers. If you know enough about Photoshop, hotography or websites and blogging then you could earn up to $300 for each article that gets accepted.

You can expect to get $150 - $300 for tutorials. If you are writing a round up or a piece on blogging then this can pay up to $150.00.

If your work is accepted then you'll also have your biography included on the page and the opportunity to promote your own websites.

You have the option of adding video and pictures to your articles. All work must be original and have not been published anywhere before.

Before submitting your work the guidelines are worth a look:

http://www.tutorial9.net/get-paid-to-write/#instructions

I'm currently revising posts and links on this blog and I'm not sure if Tutorial 9 are still accepting articles.  You can visit the site here.

Free eBook Classics

The Book Depository are currently offering free eBooks. They've got more than 11,000 available. Books cover all genres and some of the best known authors are available including Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Rudyard Kipling and George Elliot.

How to find them:

When you go to The Book Depository homepage you'll find a link for 11,000 eBooks. It's next to the link where you have the chance to win a Netbook. You'll then find the list of some of the most popular authors and there's a banner at the bottom which you need to click to take you to the page you need. To the left of the page you can choose the category that you want.

Requirements for Downloading

You just need to be able to read PDF files. Underneath each book is the price and the free eBook link, click on that option and you'll get taken to the download page.

There aren't any additional costs and you don't need to check out.

Self Publishing Ideas

If you've come to the end of your book and you're thinking it's time to start finding out more about self-publishing then you've probably done a Google search by now and found some of the different options available. I'll go into more detail about the publishers that I've found another time but here I'll detail some of the options for publishing your book, and how to make it affordable both to you and your buyer.

I've noticed some of the Print on Demand publisher's fees aren't too high but then you'll only get a commission per sale. This can amount to just a few dollars. If you were to list this on somewhere like eBay or Amazon you could easily end up losing money on every copy you sell or just making a few cents which I'm sure for most of us isn't the idea.

While I want more than anything to get my book out in a proper hard copy format the difficulty of finding affordable publishers will mean it won't prove too easy but if I just want to get my book out there and start selling it myself until I can find a suitable publisher then I've found a few other options.

I know of one person who sells his book on eBay just by making it available on two discs to his buyers. In my opinion, it's not the idea format for selling it but people don't seem to mind it that way and that is all that matters. He sells it for around £8-£10 each time and and as far as I know the only outlay he has is the cost for the discs,which is hardly expensive, and the postage. If he ends up with £5-6 profit or maybe a little more per sale that's still better than you'd get from most publishers whether your work is self-published or not.

The other idea is to sell it as an e book. There are plenty of sites out there where you can sell an e book. There are plenty more sites where you can format your e book and design covers. Some sites don't require an ISBN either which means you can get started straight away.

I've also been looking at Lulu as an option for publishing my book in paperback format and from the estimated prices I've obtained it could just be feasible and affordable to publish it that way. I just need to finish the first manuscript so I can work out the exact page numbers and the precise costs.

The last option I've found and perhaps the most promising is Kindle on Amazon. They have recently said that their sales of Kindle have overtaken sales of books in other formats which came as a surprise to me because I'm not too keen on reading off the screen but plenty of other people seem to like it. Publishing in this format couldn't be much easier. If you already have an Amazon account then all you need to do is go to the Publish on Kindle option. Click the Kindle page and you'll find a link which takes you to a 73 page PDF guide which tells you how to start selling in that format. The Kindle service does not cost anything to publish your work. Follow this link for more information:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=gw_br_dtp?ie=UTF8&docId=1000234621&pf_rd_p=74672262&pf_rd_s=left-nav-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=507846&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0BA0C16Y7P9CAFKETN4Y

J D Salinger

The author J D Salinger died today at the age of 91. It's well documented that he lived much of his life as a recluse and wouldn't speak to the media. He was also known for ignoring fan mail telling an agent not to pass any on to him.

Salinger hasn't had any work published since 1965 but will always be famous for A Catcher In The Rye.

A former partner of his said today that while she was with him he continued to write. This could mean that there is work of his that has yet to see the light of day and if there is then it would be interesting to see.

Salinger was brought back in to the spotlight last year after a writer tried to publish a sequel to Catcher. The book wasn't authorised and Salinger was forced to take legal action to stop the books release.

Although he is best known for one book he also wrote Franny and Zooey and Raise High the Roof Beam. Two books containing short stories, one called Nine Stories and the other called For Esme are also available.

 

Sell your books and Make Money

This isn't a paid to write site but it is book related so I thought that I would include it.

Fat Brain lets you sell your books on their site. All you need to do is put in the ISBN number, this will then tell you how much the item is worth. If you accept this amount then you'll get a postage label which you can print off from the site and then send it to them without the need to pay for the postage fees.

The pay per book varies and the most sought after books pay a higher price.

Payments are made by either cheque or Pay Pal with electronic payments being made straight away and cheques taking up to five days.

To find out more go to:

http://www.fatbrain.co.uk/

Essay Writers required

Essaywriters.net have a few writing opportunities available. First up they are looking for essay writers. Anyone interested in this position needs to have Masters degree, Bachelor degree or a PHD. The second opportunity is for resume writers.

To apply for either of these jobs you just need to fill out the application forms which are on their site.

Payments for your work are made every few weeks and are made via PayPal or transfer and can pay up to $16 a page.

These jobs are ideal for freelance writers who want to work at home. To find out more visit:
http://www.essaywriters.net/researchfaq.php

Penguin Book Competition

Penguin books are currently running a number of competitions. When I checked they were giving away books by Marian Keyes and there's also chance to win an AC/DC box set.

You can go direct to their website via this link:

http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/competition/index.html

Win cookery books

Orion Books have a competition open to people in the United Kingdom. The prize offered is for some cookery and diet books.

Included are books by Anna Richardson, The Hairy Bikers, Marco Pierre White, Michel Roux and Tom Kitchin.

To enter visit:

http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/competitions.aspx

Best sellers by Amazon

Among Amazon's best sellers this week are:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson which is currently number three on the list.



And The Girl Who Played with Fire is at number five.




Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer is number four and New Moon and Twilight remain in the top ten at numbers eight and nine.




The Little Stranger by Sarah Walters is at number ten.




At number eleven is another by Stieg Larsson, The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest.



These books are all available on Amazon for under £4 and have no postage to pay for UK buyers.

If you've read any of the books please let send me a review and I'll feature it on the blog.

Writers wanted at Snipsly

I came across this site today and thought I'd pass it on since it looks like its quite active.

You earn through Adsense revenue. Some people don't like this format and would rather be paid straight out but one thing I noticed about Snipsly is that it's articles have relatively high page views which should turn in to a decent number of clicks on your ads so this site should be worth a go.

The site split ad revenue on a 20/80 basis.  You retain the copyright for all of your articles but they now have article screening installed to stop duplicate articles.

Find out more at: http://snipsly.com/

Review Party

Review Party pays you for writing reviews and they have recently added a DVD review section to the site.

Rather than paying per review as some sites do or paying according to how many views you get, you get paid through Amazon affiliate sales which are linked to your page.

They also have a sister site,Blogger Party, and if you join with one then you'll be able to use the other.

Review Party will do the work and get viewers to your page for you so getting traffic to your page is something you don't need to worry about.

The site suggests that earnings in the region of hundreds of dollars a month ranging to thousands a month are a possibility.  You cand find out more by visiting the following link:
http://reviewparty.com/

Mystery Story Writers wanted

A site called Over My Dead Body! are looking for mystery stories. These can be either fiction or non-fiction.

For non-fiction they require written articles and are also interested in interviews with authors from the mystery genre. Articles need to be 500 words upwards.

For fiction articles, these should be anything from 750-4000 words.

After submitting your work to them you can expect to hear from the site within six weeks and you can send your articles in a number of formats. If you want to e mail your work then you should inquire first before sending,

Fiction pays once cent a word and non-fiction articles pay between $10 and $25.

To visit the site go to:
http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide08.htm




http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide08.htm

Free E Books

WritingCareer.com are offering a set of free E books to its visitors. There are a total of three available. The titles are:

Freelance Poker Writing

Creative Freelancers and

The Lousy Writer's Guide to Writing Persuasively.

These are all ready for immediate download and you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to view them.

The link to view them at is:

http://www.writingcareer.com/freebies.php

Guest Bloggers required

A blog site called Make Money Online are currently looking for people who want to make guest posts. The blog owner states that all are invited to send in a guest post but it must be on the same topic as the blog.

The posts are unpaid but provide a great way to promote your own blog or website. All of these details will be included along with your author bio.

The blog receives close to 1500 people every day so it should provide a good traffic boost to your own site.

Subjects wanted are mainly money related such has how to earn online, eBay etc.

All articles should be original and not have been previously published.

http://moneymakerinfo.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-looking-for-guest-bloggers.html

Make Use Of

I came across this site today called makeuseof.com; they are looking for people to contribute articles.

The site is offering $60.00 for posts by new writers and a $10 bonus if you take a story from the Story Ideas page.  Contributions to the directory were paying $8-10 but they are not currently looking for directory pieces.

A full list of requirements are available on the application page.

Anyone writing for them will be able to promote their own website or blog within the footer of the published article. They have 450,000 subscribers so this would be a good way for anyone wanting more visitors to their own site.

The link you need is:

http://www.makeuseof.com/write-for-make-use-of/

If you know of any similar sites who pay for contributions then please contact me or leave a comment