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