As a writer, the best thing in the world is when someone reads your work and connects with it. This could include book reviews, letters to you, or mentions on a blog. Connecting with a reader means more than a heavy paycheck and fame. (Not that those things aren't nice too.) Still, when you get [Read More]
Being a Creative Entrepreneur
Cherie Burbach in Entrepreneur Magazine
A nice surprise today to see my book, Internet Dating is Not Like Ordering a Pizza, featured on Entrepreneur Magazine. The review is listed under the small press book watch, undoubtedly as an off-shoot from my appearance in the Midwest Review of Books. Once again, Midwest Review of Books is an [Read More]
Small Publications and Payment
A few years ago I worked at a local magazine that was constantly advertising for writers. It was a small publication, but I applied and was quickly hired to write several feature articles. They told me the amount they paid per article, and that they’d pay a month after publication. [Read More]
Father’s Eyes Wins Reader Views 2008 Literary Award
Father's Eyes has won an honorable mention in the Reader Views Literary Awards. Again, I very pleasant surprise for me! Thank you, Reader Views! [Read More]
Father’s Eyes Receives Editor’s Choice Award
I'm happy to announce that my latest poetry book, Father's Eyes, has received the 2008 Allbooks Review Editor's Choice Award for poetry. Allbooks Review Editor Shirley Roe said of the winning books: It was a difficult decision from the hundreds of books reviewed in 2007 but these books shone above [Read More]
