Syndication Secrets: What No One Will Tell You! [Paperback]

Jodie Lynn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 2006

Syndication Secrets - What No One Will Tell You! by, Jodie Lynn. Finally,someone on the inside who has made it to the top offers tips on the syndication success. Best of all, she is willing to share inside secrets that newspaper and magazine editors don't want to tell you. If you are thinking of writing a column of any kind, and would like to get it into newspapers or magazines, possibly get it syndicated or even if you are brave enough to do it on your own, then this book is for you. Lynn's column, Parent to Parent has been successful for over ten years and continues to grow in popularity. In this goal oriented business plan for syndication success, you will find the Top Ten Must Do Rules with plenty of examples...if you dare to jump into the arena -- you might just make it!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Finally, a book that tells all...a must have! --Randy Gilbert, Author and Radio Talk Host of The Inside Success Show

"Most complete book I've ever read on syndication." --Tim Bete, Humor Columnist, Author and Director of Erma Bombeck Workshops

“It's not just for writers...it's an incredible business book for anyone with goals for success!" --Paul Edwards, Author of 16 books, Speaker and Columnist, Entrepreneur Magazine

About the Author

Jodie Lynn is an award-winning internationally syndicated family/health columnist and radio personality. Her syndicated column Parent to Parent has been successful for over 10 years and appears in newspapers, magazines, newsletters and throughout the Internet. She is a regular contributor to several sites including eDiets, KeepKidsHealthy, ClubMom and is the Resident Mom Expert and Spokesperson for BabyUniverse. Lynn has written three books and contributed to two others, one of which was on Oprah and has appeared on NBC in a three month parenting segment. Her latest book, prior to Syndication Secrets, is Mommy CEO, April 2001. Her next book, Mom CEO (Chief Everything Officer)TM - Having, Doing, and Surviving It All! is due in April 2006.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Stacey Kannenberg Unlimited (March 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933476605
• ISBN-13: 978-1933476605
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only for beginners with NO knowledge of publishing, November 18, 2006

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Gabrielle Lichterman (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Syndication Secrets: What No One Will Tell You! (Paperback)

I was so incredibly disappointed in this book. Its content is so basic, it would be helpful only for those who want to write a column and have absolutely, positively no idea how to go about doing it. I'll sum up Jodie Lynn's total advice here: write a query letter and send it to the right person.

The rest of her 111 pages is pure fluff: Be prepared for rejection, have a good idea, learn from your mistakes, don't write in all caps in your email to an editor because it's considered shouting, yada yada. Even the example query letter (there was just one) was so lame. It was long, tedious and boring--despite her chapter instructing readers to make it jazzy, short and light. I'd have turned it down.

She also gives some dubious advice--she says to put a "TM" next to words or phrases you want to trademark. In fact, trademarking is a legal process that involves fees and filing paperwork.

Looking for anything of value to take away from this book, I turned to the mini 2-page chapter listing syndicate contact info hoping it could at least save me a few minutes of Googling. The very first one she lists, King Syndicates, is for comic artists, not writers. Le sigh.

For a $14 paperback, I expected a whole lot more.

However, I give this two stars because if you are starting from a completely blank slate, have never published anything in your life or have never queried an editor, then this will be good starter information.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy This Book, September 14, 2007

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A Writer (Smithtown, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Syndication Secrets: What No One Will Tell You! (Paperback)

As a pubished author, I hesitated writing a negative review of this book. I know the amount of time it takes to put a book together and I wanted to be respectful of a fellow author.

I won't blame the author solely for the final product. Her editor should have advised her on how to make this book stand behind the title - Syndication Secrets.

There are no secrets in this book. In fact, a quick Google search and one can find out the information contained in the book. The information she provided is so readily available that they are hardly secret and don't fall under the category "What No One Will Tell You."

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read book for columnists, April 10, 2006

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Tim Bete "director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Wor... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Syndication Secrets: What No One Will Tell You! (Paperback)

Syndication Secrets provides nuts and bolts tips that anyone who wants to be syndicated has to have. The best parts of the book are the sample letters and other concrete examples of how to contact editors. After reading Syndication Secrets, you'll have the tools you need to get your column into newspapers.

Tim Bete
Director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
University of Dayton
www.HumorWriters.org
www.TimBete.com