Call for Authors, Columnists, and Book Reviewers

Have you ever been invited to write a chapter or section of a book that included a big-name author? Have you ever gotten all excited when the phone rings and a publisher says they want to include YOU in their next book?

After a few minutes, you find out that they want you to buy 500 books, which you can resell and make a "significant" profit. Maybe that's not such a bad idea, you think. Until they tell you that the books will cost you over $6.00 a piece and you know you can print 500 books for half that price and that most books never sell 500 copies, let alone 500 copies each from the 50 authors they include in the book.

Maybe you still want to write the book section because it’s worth three grand to you to be a "published author." After all, you can tell all your friends that you wrote a book with "so-and so."

How would you like to be a published (real print book) author and NOT PAY?

Here's the deal: You write articles for our various websites. You get a link back to your website in your author bio--just like on any other article directory. We won't translate your article into a foreign language that won't do you a bit of good. We won't put linking text ads in your article. And we won't bury your article so no one can find it. If we like what you have to say and how you write, we may invite you to write for us. And we won't charge you. In fact, we might even pay you.

Guidelines:

Article must be fresh content on the specific subject we target, such as home improvement, credit, real estate investing, psychology, education, and book reviews.

You agree to not publish the article content on any other website for one week. After one week, you can publish the article with a new title anywhere you want.

You agree that we can offer edit suggestions to improve your article, such as a title change for improved reader attention or readability. We may respond with ideas and suggestions for you to consider. However, we will make no changes to your article without your approval.

Please understand that we only seek quality content and not all articles will be approved. Articles must be yours or written by a ghost writer who will not reveal your source. (We know ghost writers who can help you polish your articles for a reasonable fee.)

Family Trust Publishing activity seeks authors to contribute to upcoming books. You may be invited to join our special author group that meets once a week by phone and get the inside scoop on content under production.

Article Guidelines:

Title must be catchy and make good use of keywords.

Write short paragraphs for online reading. If we later publish your article in print book format, you may be asked to change the format.

Use strong verbs. Articles with too many passive verbs (is, are) will be rejected.

Don't use "it, they, he," when you can use a descriptive noun.

Put commas inside quotes.

Don't indent paragraphs.

Only put one space between sentences. You use a modern computer, not a typewriter. Computers put the right spacing after periods.

Add a space between paragraphs. White space on the computer screen makes reading easier.

Try to talk to "you" and not about yourself too much. People read articles to get help or to get information. They want to know "what's in it for me?"

Use few adverbs (knowingly, slowly).

Avoid "ing" words. "Running to the Bank" reads better "Run to the Bank."

Article length preferred: 450 - 750 words.

Article must be formatted in a plain text editor.

You may use bold, italics, bullets, and numbers in HTML codes. We encourage you to learn how to make your articles look great. How to Format Articles with HTML Codes
 

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