Laurie Winslow SargentAuthor Profiles Archives - Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/category/author-profiles-2/ Author Website for Laurie Winslow Sargent Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:04:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/crossconnectmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/headshot2.jpeg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Author Profiles Archives - Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/category/author-profiles-2/ 32 32 69683000 In 1954, John Hayden Howard sold a story to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine for $400 https://crossconnectmedia.com/in-1954-john-hayden-howard-sold-a-story-to-ellery-queens-mystery-magazine-for-400/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/in-1954-john-hayden-howard-sold-a-story-to-ellery-queens-mystery-magazine-for-400/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 00:11:38 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent https://crossconnectmedia.com/?p=87224 The Dipping of the Candlemaker was one of 18 mystery and detective stories Hayden Howard had published in the US, UK, and Australia. Later in the 1960s he became a popular science fiction author.

In 1954, the average pay for teachers was around 4K per year. A short story author, selling at least ten stories a year, could at least earn the meager pay of a teacher.

Here's a letter from Scott Meredith, John's literary agent...

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In 1954, the average pay for teachers was around 4K per year. A short story author, selling at least ten stories a year, could at least earn the meager pay of a teacher.

Here's a letter from Scott Meredith, John's literary agent...

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]]> https://crossconnectmedia.com/in-1954-john-hayden-howard-sold-a-story-to-ellery-queens-mystery-magazine-for-400/feed/ 0 87224 Writing for Chicken Soup for the Soul https://crossconnectmedia.com/writing-for-chicken-soup-for-the-soul/ https://crossconnectmedia.com/writing-for-chicken-soup-for-the-soul/#comments Fri, 01 May 2020 00:59:41 +0000 Laurie Winslow Sargent http://www.crossconnectmedia.com/?p=483 Authors, one way to get your true personal stories published is through Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC. Here's a list of benefits in writing for that company, plus profiles of a few prolific Chicken Soup story writers.

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