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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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TOO MUCH COMING AT ME

A reader wrote me this week with a problem common to every
writer on the planet.

"There are sooooo many on-line resources for writers, how do you
narrow down the field so you can stop spending so much of your
writing time reading how-to's, markets, latest trends, romance
forums, mystery forums, crime forums, etc. It's driving me
crazy! I'm not getting any writing done because there's so much
to read on writing. Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated."

You ought to see my writing world! Six mysteries sit on my
bedside table for each night - my research for my mystery
novels. A two-inch stack of markets are to the right of my
monitor, awaiting my personal submissions. Eight writing
magazines, dog-eared with ideas and markets, sit on the floor
to my left. I receive free or nearly free subscriptions to
at least a dozen periodicals that I hope to someday break
into. That doesn't count 300-400 emails a day, and many of
those are on digest mode.

The serious writer has more than enough to read and study.
However, we often forget that our predominant purpose is to
write, not study how to write. I've known many a writer who
read and studied then bought a zillion more books on how to
write, all with great intentions to write. They want to
capture all there is to being a solid writer before putting
their toe in the water. Problem is, the best teacher is the
actual writing, submitting and rejection process itself.

Here is my advice on grappling with this problem:

1. Get familiar with the delete button. On days I'm burdened
with imminent deadlines, I delete items I might normally read
on a less hectic day...regardless of what it is.

2. Write first...then when you've put in your allotted time
or word count, allow yourself to read email or research markets.

OR

3. Set a time limit for email and research. When the timer
dings, go straight to your writing.

4. Have a calendar and notebook in front of you at all times.
The days you have more on your plate, delete more. Note
what needs your attention on your calendar, jot story ideas
in your notebook, but make sure you get to your writing.

My schedule:
Days are for research, markets and FundsforWriters.
Nights are for my fiction.
I set one day a week for freelance articles.

Find the one that suits your purpose. Just know that it's the
writing that makes you a better writer. Not the books, people
and web sites that talk about it.

    Hope

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THE NEWEST EBOOK UPDATES

Lots of our readers like to know when we update our ebooks.
This time of year, we update them a few at a time and announce
them each week in the newsletters. The newest updates are:

TIS THE SEASON - seasonal writing
THE NO FEE CONTEST BOOK - contests without entry fees
SHORT & SWEET: MARKETS FOR FILLERS
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WORDS OF SUCCESS

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how
close they were to success when they gave up."

-- Thomas Edison

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For Love or Money?
By Mridu Khullar

At some point in every magazine writer's career, they will
realize that they can't just work for either love or money.
It has to be a balanced dance between the two, which can
sometimes be difficult, often exhausting. We become writers
because we love to write and want to express our feelings
and opinions on things that matter to us. Yet, if we don't
earn an income, that time and space to write that we desperately
cling to, comes in danger of being replaced by a full-time job.

So how can you feed your soul even as you earn to feed your
body? By finding that balance.

For Love: Personal essays
Personal essay markets don't pay exceptionally well. Even
first-person columns in some of the highest circulation
newspapers pay only from $100-500, though you'd get more
from consumer magazines. What you don't get in money, however,
is more than made up for in prestige, sharing of personal
challenges and triumphs, and sometimes, even book deals.

Market: Skirt Magazine, pays $150, guidelines:
http://www.skirt.com/contributor_guidelines

For Money: Trade magazines
For magazine writers, sometimes the only way to have a decent,
regular income is to write for trade magazines--publications
that cater to professionals in a specific industry. The pay
rates are high--an average of $1 a word. But even though the
assignments can be frequently challenging and sometimes boring,
the money in the bank proves to be sufficient motivation for
getting them done.

Market: Distribution Channels, pays $0.50 per word, guidelines:
http://www.awmanet.org/dc/dc_write-guide.html

For Love: Travel articles
Travel writing can be fun, exhilarating, and the thrill of
writing about a new destination, culture or people almost
always takes out the pain of delayed flights, lost luggage,
and cranky co-passengers. There are a few markets that will
foot the bill for your escapades as well as pay you highly,
but such markets are few and far between. For the most part,
you'll be paying for your own expensive sea food.

Market: Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, pays $1 per word,
guidelines:
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/bt/info/writerguidelines.asp

For Money: Service pieces
How-to articles or service pieces are a great way to break
into new-to-you markets as well as snag regular assignments.
The best part? Consumer magazines for almost every target
group will pay highly for them. The tough part? Finding new
ideas.

Market: Redbook, pays $1.50 a word, website: http://www.redbookmag.com

For Love: Social issues, problems faced by minority groups
There are magazines that specialize and focus on personal
stories and heavily-researched articles in these areas. They
are not always well-paying. The best bet for people who want
to write about issues in local communities, nationally or
internationally, is to target newspapers and news magazines.
Unfortunately, unless you bring something special to the table
and are willing to spend a lot of time and energy chasing
stories, opportunities can be hard to come by and income can be
a challenge.

Market: The Christian Science Monitor, pays $200-225, guidelines:
http://www.csmonitor.com/aboutus/guidelines.html

For Money: Profiles of people doing amazing things
Stories of people overcoming intense challenges can be difficult
to find, but if you do happen to hit on one, you will be
rewarded with three things: fantastic pay, fantastic work, and
if you write it well, a fantastic clip. Almost all consumer
magazines, including those for women (Marie Claire, Self), for
teens (Seventeen), and even general-interest (Reader's Digest),
publish such stories monthly.

Market: Woman's Day, pays competitively, contact:
http://www.womansday.com/information/11577/contact-us.html

For Love: Writing for writers
Writers love to write about writing and to educate new writers.
Unfortunately, the markets for this are almost non-existent. If
you can't find a home in Writer's Digest or the Writer, consider
looking to the dozens of small newsletters and websites that cater
to the writing community and are very popular with both newbies
and seasoned professionals.

Market: WritersWeekly.com, pays $60, guidelines:
http://writersweekly.com/misc/guidelines.php

For Money: Evergreen stories
Evergreen pieces--think weight loss, achieving serenity, pleasing
your partner--are extremely popular with general-interest and
women's magazines, and will often earn you a minimum of $1 a
word from national consumer magazines. Think of topics that you
see in every issue and find a new way to present them.

Market: Good Housekeeping, pays $1 and up, website:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/

For Love: Fiction
Publications give very limited space to fiction in their pages.
Your best bet is to aim at the small literary and labor-of-love
magazines that while not making you rich, will honor your writing
and bring you respect in the literary community.

Market: Glimmer Train, pays $500, guidelines:
http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html

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BIO:
Mridu Khullar, 26, is an Indian journalist currently working
in Accra, Ghana. She has worked with Marie Claire, Elle,
Parade.com, Ms., Women's eNews, US Airways, Writer's Digest,
and East West, among others. http://www.mridukhullar.com

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COMPETITIONS
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HALLMARK GREETING CARD PRIZE
http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/funnyness/index.cfm
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NO ENTRY FEE
Make a card that is so milk-spittingly funny that people
can't help but send it.

Eighteen finalists receive:
Card design for sale online and at thousands of participating
Gold Crown retailers from approximately June 16, 2008 to August
31, 2008; $250 cash award; Eligibility for the Grand Prize.
 
Grand Prize winner:
Win a Weekend with Chicago's Card design for sale on Hallmark.com
for at least a year; $100 worth of Shoebox cards; An additional
$1,000 cash award; A weekend with Chicago's Second City, two
night's stay, tickets to the show, meet the cast, improv
workshop, walking tour of Chicago with a Second City actor.

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ZONE 3 FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY
http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/first_book_award_rules_.html
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$20 ENTRY FEE
$1,000 and publication in an edition of 1,000 copies.
Poetry manuscripts of 48-80 pages. Anyone who has not
published a full-length collection of poems (48 pages or more)
is eligible; those with chapbooks may participate. Deadline:
May 1, 2008.

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BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION SHORT STORY COMPETITION
http://www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa/website/competition.aspx
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ENTRY FEE £10
The competition is open to any writer resident in the UK or
Ireland.  The maximum length of stories is 8,000 words.
The winner will receive a cash prize of £500, the shortlisted
runners up will receive £50, and the winning and shortlisted
entries will be published in a special issue of FOCUS the
BSFA's magazine for writers. The closing date for entries
is midnight on Friday 5 September 2008 - the winner will be
announced at the BSFA 50th Anniversary Birthday Party, 26
November 2008.

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GRANTS
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THE WRITER MAMA SHORT STUFF SCHOLARSHIP
http://thewritermama.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-april-16th-writer-mama-scholarship-for-writing-and-publishing-the-short-stuff/
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Are you a mom, who would love to take the Writing and
Publishing the Short Stuff Class that starts April 16th,
but you would not otherwise be able to afford it? Then you
qualify for The Writer Mama Scholarship. The deadline for
your short application is one week only: Saturday, March 8th
- Saturday March 15th at midnight. This is a full scholarship.
The recipient commits to participating fully in the class and
delivering all six assignments on time. Please do not apply
if you cannot make the commitment to participate in the class.

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THE KEROUAC PROJECT
http://kerouacproject.org/application-page
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The writers will live rent and utility free in Kerouac's
historic Florida home. In addition, he/she will be awarded
a gift card for Publix Supermarkets. We are now accepting
applications for the September-November 2008, December-
February 2008, March-May 2009, and June-August 2009 residencies.
The application period will be from January 2008 through April
2008. We will read the applications in May and announce the
winners in June.

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FRANKLIN FURNACE FUND
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/grants/grants.html
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Each year Franklin Furnace awards grants to emerging artists,
allowing them to produce major works in New York. Works may
engage the Internet as an art medium and/or venue. Grants
range between $2,000 and $5,000. Artists from all areas of the
world are encouraged to apply; full-time students are ineligible.
Deadline April 1, 2008.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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ATLANTIC PUBLISHING
http://www.atlantic-pub.com/
http://www.journalismjobs.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=838312
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Atlantic Publishing Company is a leading publisher in the
business, finance, real estate, and hospitality areas. We
are searching for freelance writers who are interested in
several types of projects. We have a small project which we
need anyone who is interested. Please specify small project
when responding. We also need writers for 65K word books on
various subjects (real estate, education & studying, new
business, small business, nonprofit, and others). We would
like writers who are interested and would like additional
information to e-mail Angela Adams at the e-mail below and
provide writing samples. We will provide you with a list of
available projects which you can then bid on. Our budgets
are limited for these projects.

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GREEN BUILDER MAGAZINE
http://www.greenbuildermag.com/content/view/247/182/
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Green Builder Media LLC, publisher of Green Builder® Magazine,
welcomes queries from freelance writers, contractors, or experts
on green and sustainable building practices. Please note, our
readers are builders, contractors, and subcontractors who
build single-family homes in the United States. We do not
focus on commercial or multifamily construction. Unless by
special agreement, second serial rights for the work do not
revert to the author upon the exercise of first serial rights
by Green Builder Media, and the author will not be compensated
for reuse of the work. Payment for these rights averages around
$1 per word, though it can range upward if the author submits
or helps to acquire publication-grade artwork, drawings, and
photography.

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HOOKED ON THE OUTDOORS
http://www.ruhooked.com/
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Hooked On the Outdoors Magazine is the ultimate backyard
travel and gear magazine. Published eight times per year,
Hooked^(TM) has a multi-sport focus, stressing accessible
adventure for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and levels
of expertise. Features up to 1,500 words. Departments of
100-350 words. This destination guide is divided into eight
regions, six of which are in the United States (Northeast,
Southeast, Midwest, Mountain West, Southwest and West Coast).
The other two sections are Canada and South of the Border
(Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America).
These blurbs cover regional destinations, such as parks,
forests, trails, rivers, lakes, oceans, multi-sport areas,
along with local characters, races and regional guidebooks.

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JOBS
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SENIOR TECHNICAL EDITOR
Location Johnstown, Pennsylvania
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69466511&aid=27015391-938&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline March 24, 2008. Employing Agency: National Drug
Intelligence Center. Responsibilities include the preparation
of manuscripts for publication, which entails editing a wide
variety of NDIC originated documents in hardcopy and various
electronic versions.

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WRITER-EDITOR
Location Washington DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=69489309&aid=27015391-1038&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline March 23, 2008. Agency: Department Of State. Assist
in publishing material on AMERICA.GOV in a timely manner using
the IIP Content Management System (CMS).  Tailor and adapt
online content with the addition of headlines, hyperlinks,
photo captions, graphic materials and summary statements.

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CONTENT EDITOR
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
http://www.idealist.org/en/job/268434-110
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Salary: $35,500 - $40,500. Last day to apply: May 6, 2008.
The Content Editor works closely with the Senior Content Editor
and the Research & Analysis teams to develop user-friendly
content for The Benefit Bank (TBB) web application. TBB
provides an easy-to-use platform for low-income households
to apply for benefits and complete tax forms. The Content
Editor is responsible for vetting all TBB text, ensuring the
ease of use of the application and adhering to content
standards. The Content Editor is also responsible for
commissioning and editing supplementary help content that
serves to define and clarify benefit and tax concepts.

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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JENNY RAPPAPORT, AGENT - L. PERKINS AGENCY
http://litsoup.blogspot.com/2006/07/submission-guidelines.html
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I primarily represent science fiction and fantasy, horror,
young adult fiction, and romance. I also do represent some
nonfiction material, but it's not my primary area. In terms
of SFF, I like almost all examples of the genre, even epic
fantasy, but I'm very picky if something sounds cliched.

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LORI PERKINS, AGENT - L. PERKINS AGENCY
http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/
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I specialize in horror, social science fiction, dark fantasy,
dark literary novels and erotica. In nonfiction, I handle books
about pop culture (music, art, film, TV, etc). I have sold more
than 2,000 titles.

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JANET REID, AGENT - FINE PRINT LITERARY AGENCY
http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/
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I'm a literary agent with FinePrint Literary Management in
New York City. I specialize in crime fiction. I'll be glad
to receive a query letter from you; guidelines to help you
decide if I'm looking for what you write are below. There
are several posts labelled "query pitfalls" and "annoy me"
that may help you avoid some common mistakes when querying.

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Details, rates, references contact: lisa@barringtoneditorial.com

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