chit chat: Writing for Dollars

chit chat: Writing for Dollars: "Good morning, good morning, good morning world. I am sitting here with my cup of coffee trying to start my day. There sure is a lot to write..."

Writing for Dollars

Good morning, good morning, good morning world. I am sitting here with my cup of coffee trying to start my day.
There sure is a lot to write about today. Let's see, where shall I begin????
I was up late last night, on my computer of course looking for websites for freelance writers. I was searching for websites that pay writers to write articles. I found some pretty good ones too. I made a list of all the ones that I want to register for today. In my haste to get started on this venture, I already signed up to one website two days ago and was accepted. I wrote my first article for them yesterday, now I am waiting to see if the article was approved by the buyer. It didn't take me long to write the article because it only had to be a minimum of 300 words and I didn't have to spend a lot of time doing research on the topic. The pay is skimpy, but what the heck, at least I am getting my writing on and staying busy doing what I love to do. With a 300 word minimum, I think I can deliver several articles a day, depending on the topic and the research time involved.
A couple of days ago, I am happy to announce I received a royalty payment on two of my books that I wrote. Boy, was that some good news. Heck no, I am not rich by no means, but I am so happy with my results. Now I just have to keep it going, keep pushing my books that are on sale at Amazon.com. A published author can never stop marketing, for when you do, you books stop moving. I can't let that happen because my stories are too good to be wasted. Though 2 books are doing well, Broken Voices and A New Home for Her Cubs, I have four other titles that need some recognition too, because I am just as proud of them too. Did you know that I have books that houses more than one story, each one has at least four stories when you look at the table of content page? These books have a combination of short stories in them, just right for bedtime reading, or when you have the rainy day blues. Let me refresh your memory on the titles. They are:
Stories from Grandma's Garden
Sugar and Spice Fairy Tales for Girls
Smiles and Frowns through Animal Town's Storybook
These books sale at http://www.amazon.com

Oh, and I must not forget about my ebook Exclusive, Wohali and the Little People This is my first Cherokee Indian tale that is just right for ten-12 year olds. Oh heck, Y/A can enjoy this book too. Anyone who loves to read a great story will benefit from reading all of my books.

Well, gotta run, it is time for me to refresh my cup of coffee and make my run across the internet and make a few dollars. I tell you, it's going to be a busy day. I hope you enjoy yours like I am going to enjoy mine; after all....it's Friday, the week-end is here!

chit chat: An Author's Most Embarrassing Moment.

chit chat: An Author's Most Embarrassing Moment.: "Well, today was the day, my radio interview aired for the first time since I was interviewed back in September. It is airing for a full twe..."

An Author's Most Embarrassing Moment.

Well, today was the day, my radio interview aired for the first time since I was interviewed back in September. It is airing for a full twenty four hours at http://www.thechildrensauthorshow.com

I have been waiting on this interview with much excitement. The few short minutes that I was on air started off just great. It was fabulous. I was answering questions without stammering. I was actually sounding professional. Both my husband and I were listening with big grins on our faces. I was so proud and he was too of me. However, at the end of the interview, I could not believe that I misspelled my own name on the show. I was in shock when I heard that big ole mistake for the first time. I literally gasped. What the heck????? I did not realize that big flubby-do until the interview aired. My nerves must have been really whacked that day. Now that is my most embarrassing moment as a writer/author.

When the host asked me to spell out my full name for the audience, I said just as proud as a peacock, "Wiona Rasheed". I must have been out of my mind, or my nerves were on edge for my name is spelled, WINONA....Wi no na and not Wi ona as I proudly related. When I heard that mistake, I could have just died! I couldn't believe it, especially since everything was going so well. Thank goodness I didn't flub up the names of my book titles.lol

Now that was an embarrassing moment. Can anyone out there relate to this?

Signing off for now.

Winona Rasheed......Yes, it is spelled right.

My Tuesday News

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! That's all I can say about this blog interview with Joanna Aislinn. Thanks for making my day Joanna. You are a super duper friend.

For those of you who are interested in my writing road trip, take a look at the website below. Joanna did a wonderful job putting this together.



http://joannaaislinn.wordpress.com/



A reminder for tomorrow. I know I said it before and I hope you aren't getting tired of me repeating myself, but I am going to say it anyway. My radio interview will be airing tomorrow. http://www.theauthorsshow.com/ I will be tuning in and I hope you do too.



I started working on another Y/A book last night, the inspiration hit me and I was up writing at 4am creating a draft. I don't know how long this is going to take to write, but the juices are flowing. The other book that I started after "Broken Voices" is at a stand still because of writer's block. So it is on the back burner waiting for the Characters to start talking to me. This new book idea, the characters of Charlotte Whitfield, Sadie Collins and Effie Lewis are making themselves known in my head. Lets just hope that they keep talking so I can bring them full circle. Oh yes, I have to think of a title too. So, as you can see, this is far from being done. Will it be a short story? I don't know, this could be my first novel or novella as I plot, plan and organize. All I can tell you is that we will just have to wait and see.



Have a glorious Tuesday afternoon folks.



Hugs and smooches!

chit chat: Just a Friendly Reminder

chit chat: Just a Friendly Reminder: "Today is President's Day, it is Monday, October 11. In two days my radio interview with Don McCauley will be airing. My interview will run f..."

Just a Friendly Reminder

Today is President's Day, it is Monday, October 11. In two days my radio interview with Don McCauley will be airing. My interview will run for 24 hours. So, if you miss it on the 13th, you can always check it out on the 14th too. However, anytime after that, you will miss out. I am looking forward to listening myself, because it will be my first time hearing the interview. Am I nervous? You bet I am!
So, don't forget to tune in on your computer.

http://www.theauthorsshow.com

I am listed under "upcoming authors" so look for me....Winona Rasheed.

chit chat: The Fabulous Side of October

chit chat: The Fabulous Side of October: "October is here and it is looking fabulous to me. For one thing, I have a brand new grandson who was born on the 6th. As you can see, that h..."

The Fabulous Side of October

October is here and it is looking fabulous to me. For one thing, I have a brand new grandson who was born on the 6th. As you can see, that happened during the first week of this fabulous month. The second week of October will hold the airing of my author interview that I did in September. On October 13th and the 14th, for twenty-four hours you can hear this fabulous interview at: http://www.theauthorsshow.com
Even though it is a taped interview, I consider it to be live.

Another event that is taking place right now is the interview that I did for David Kentner, well, it is being blasted all over the newspaper.

http://www.journalstandard.com/lifestyle/x1867640792/The-Readers-Writers-An-interview-with-author-Winona-Rasheed
I do hope you check it out. If you do, leave a comment for me on my website, or on this blog.

In a couple of weeks, another blog interview will be airing too. I will post that information when it is up and running.

See why I say October is Fabulous?