Volume 9, Issue 8
February 22, 2009

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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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THE MEANING OF BACKUP

Ever been in the middle of a story and had the lights blink?
Of course you have. Many of you lost the story, or recovered
a piece of it minus thirty minutes of edits. The lucky ones
found the entire piece in tact, but very few. We understand
the need to save often as we go.

But what about the bigger disasters? What kind of backup do
you have for complete power outages, fire, flood, theft?

If you are like me, you know you need a backup for big bad
unlucky events, but you don't necessarily have all your
bases covered.

1. Back up ALL your files weekly. Make two copies of the backup.
Store one off-site. Doesn't matter if it's in a safety deposit
box or your mother-in-law's trailer, just have it somewhere
other than your home. Fire can take all copies out in an
instant if you keep them at one address. Another option is
to find an off-site, online place like http://www.carbonite.com/.

2. Have a secondary power supply. Your laptop can provide
backup to your desktop, and the batteries in your laptop can
cover you for an important deadline when the power is out.
You can also purchase a battery system that prolongs the power
to your desktop after an outage.

3. Access the Internet without power. Cable and DSL will go
out with the power. Do you have access to dial-up? Phone lines
often stay live when the electricity goes on the fritz. A
wireless connection might still keep you going, too.

I have a zillion jump/flash drives, but if I had a fire, I'd
lose it all. I think I'm contacting Carbonite. What about you?

    Hope

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BYLINES DAILY WRITERS CALENDAR

This daily writers' calendar is perfect. 2009 will be
Hope's fifth year using this marvelous writing tool. See
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submissions. Its uses are endless.

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

If you need encouragement, praise,
pats on the back from everybody,
then you make everybody your judge.

~ Fritz Perls
 
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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ARTICLE
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Writing Outside the Box:
Alternative Sources for Making Money with Your Writing

By Kate Clabough

When I first started writing, I envisioned myself breaking
immediately into the top women's magazines featured at the
check stand at the local discount store followed directly
by my Great American Novel's meteoric rise to the top of
the New York Times bestseller list. The reality was a little
less dramatic. Okay, a lot less. Instead of instant fame and
fortune, I published my way slowly and steadily through local
and regional pubs creating a decent portfolio of clips to
show to potential markets. Eventually, those markets started
contacting me for upcoming issues, which in turn led to some
totally unexpected income sources.
 
After writing a series of articles about a local real estate
developer and restoration expert for a local newspaper, the
developer called and asked me if I would consider writing the
copy for three 4'x8' panels to go on permanent display in two
historic buildings he'd recently renovated. I did some research
and worked with the developer's marketing guy in designing and
creating the panels. The finished products received favorable
attention from the community and visitors to the historic
buildings turned restaurants.
 
The project turned into the biggest paying writing job I have
done to date and it has netted me several spin off jobs from
various sources. First, the marketing guy contacted me for to
write the copy for a dozen tourist information kiosks on the
observation deck of Knoxville's historic Sunsphere. I wrote 65
captions in a few hours and once again got a really nice paycheck
for a small bit of frenzied work.
 
Those two projects spawned other writing projects from the local
tourist office, Chamber of Commerce and civic groups. I have also
been asked to give presentations on the topics represented on the
panels and kiosks. None of these things have gotten me any closer
to my Great American Novel aspirations, but they have certainly
helped pad my bank account.
 
I have also found that writing jobs show up in the most
unexpected places if you continually market yourself and
your skills. I was chatting with other parents at a child's
birthday party my daughter attended a couple of years ago. One
of the dads, a government employee of an area economic development
agency, was thrilled to learn I was a writer. He offered me the
opportunity to write their annual report, a much hated job that
had fallen into his lap by virtue of his "low man on the totem
pole" status. Although writing about waste water treatment
facilities and land swap deals is not exactly glamorous, it has
turned into an easy yet well paying job that conveniently comes
on the heels of Christmas each year.
 
As companies cut positions they consider superfluous due to the
recent economic downturn, writers can capitalize on the trend in
outsourcing by thinking outside the box of submitting just to
magazines, newspapers or websites. Instead, contact local
companies and businesses such as tourism offices, Chambers of
Commerce, manufacturing plants, economic development agencies,
small marketing firms and other businesses and offer to write
brochures, annual reports and other types of business related
documents. Don't overlook your banker, attorney or even your
hair stylist. If you have clips or writing samples, show them
off to anyone who will look at them. Even though they may be
off topic, they still show your skills as a writer. And although
an annual report gig may not get you any closer to a feature in
Smithsonian, it could help you pay your utilities in the meantime.

BIO:
Kate Clabough is a professional freelance writer who makes
her home in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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COMPETITIONS
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CAMBER PRESS FICTION CHAPBOOK AWARD
http://www.camberpress.com/submissions.html
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Our ethos is to publish contemporary fiction exhibiting lucid
delivery while not sacrificing emotional depth, mastery of
craft, or originality. Deadline April 30, 2009. The winning
fiction writer will receive $1,000 and have his or her
manuscript published by Camber Press, Inc. The winner will
also receive ten copies of the book. Only typed manuscripts
no greater than 10,000 words of original English-language
fiction will be considered.

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MSLEXIA POETRY CONTEST
http://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/pcomp_active.html
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£5 ENTRY FEE
1st Prize £1,000
2nd prize £500
3rd prize £250
22 other finalists will win £25 each
All winning poems will be published in Mslexia magazine

Poems may be in any style, of any length, on any subject.
Poems should be in English (or English dialect) and should
not have been published or accepted for publication anywhere
else. We accept poems from women of any nationality from any
country. Deadline April 24, 2009.

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BLACK ORCHID NOVELLA AWARD
http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/neroaward/black_orchid_award/BO_award_proc.htm
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NO ENTRY FEE
Deadline May 31, 2009. Each entry must be an original
unpublished work of fiction that conforms to the tradition
of the Nero Wolfe series. Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000
words in length, and submitted by the deadline. Prize -
$1,000 from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine plus,
publication in the magazine.

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GRANTS
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NW FILM CENTER SCHOLARSHIPS
http://www.nwfilm.org/opportunities/scholarships.php
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Deadline March 15, 2009.
TRUE NORTH SCHOLARSHIP
Tuition support in the amount of $250-500 for a beginning
filmmaker who is starting the process of developing a life
around film.

FAERIE GODMOTHER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN
Tuition support in the amount of $500-$1,000 for an
intermediate to advanced female student who aims to occupy
one or more primary creative role in the film field.

DAVID KING SCHOLARSHIP
Tuition support in the amount of $1,000 for an intermediate
to advanced student who demonstrates a high level of
commitment to their goals and who shows a special talent for
the creative use of wit and wisdom in their work. 

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US - AUSTRIAN JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
http://www.icfj.org
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs/details.php?cat=jedu&ID=7273
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Up to six outstanding media professionals from the United
States and Austria are awarded an opportunity to report
from and travel in each other's countries as part of the
U.S.-Austrian Journalism Fellowships. The program offers
young print and broadcast journalists from each country
the opportunity to share professional expertise with their
colleagues across the Atlantic while working as "foreign
correspondents" for their hometown news organizations.
The competitive program is open to U.S. and Austrian
journalists between the ages of 21 and 38 who are employed
by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station, or news
agency. Freelance journalists may apply also.

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ARTHUR BURNS FELLOWSHIP
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/jobs/details.php?cat=jedu&ID=7272
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American print and broadcast journalists have until March 1,
2009, to apply for a ten-week-long professional exchange
program in Germany. Successful applicants will spend August
and September living, working and reporting for their home
and host news organizations from across the Atlantic. Ten
U.S. journalists are each granted a $4,500 living stipend
while they are abroad, with an additional $1,000 for domestic
airfare to Washington and international airfare to Germany.

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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ACTIVEOVER 50
http://www.activeover50.com/
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ActiveOver50 is a unique magazine written for baby boomers
and older adults who are working, seeking work, thinking of
retiring or leading active retired lives in the San Francisco
Bay Area.

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TODAY'S CAREGIVER MAGAZINE
http://www.caregiver.com/magazine/editorial_guidelines.htm
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Looking for articles between 500 and 1,500 words depending
on the subject.  Please include a short bio about the author. 
Will also consider publication of poetry and artwork that
illustrate or illuminate a caregiver theme. Today's Caregiver
is the first national magazine to provide information, advice
and support specifically addressing the needs of family and
professional caregivers.

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MOST MAGAZINE
http://mostwaterlooregion.com/contactus
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MOST Magazine is Waterloo Region's premier magazine that appeals
to 40-plus female readership that want more from a magazine than
recipes and cleaning tips. MOST talks to local women about
women's issues - here and abroad - stories about remarkable
women who have made a difference in our community, fabulous
40-plus articles on dining, travel, fashion, relationships,
health, fitness and more. Location Ontario, Canada.
 

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JOBS
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
Location Washington DC (2 positions)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=79247559&aid=27015391-1729&WT.mc_n=MKT000125
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Deadline March 3, 2009. Agency: Internal Revenue Service.
As a Public Affairs Specialist you will perform work involved
in establishing and maintaining mutual communication between
Federal agencies and the general public and various other
pertinent publics including internal and external audiences. 
You will be involved in identifying communication needs and
developing informational materials that inform appropriate
publics of the agency's policies, programs, services and
activities; and planning, executing, and evaluating the
effectiveness of information and communications programs.

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EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP
Location Berlin, Germany
http://www.idealist.org/en/internship/132840-170
http://www.atlantic-community.org/index/about/jobs
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Atlantic-community.org is seeking interns for its editorial
team. We have two available positions for an internship
starting on April 1, 2009. We also have one open internship
position starting at the beginning of every month (May 4,
June 1, July 6, August 3). All internships last three months.
Atlantic-community.org is a start-up think tank and the first
online platform for transatlantic debate on key issues of
international politics and globalization. It links expert
knowledge to Web 2.0 technology, giving readers the
opportunity to directly discuss and comment on opinion
articles while creating networks with other users. Atlantic-
community.org is a project of the Atlantische Initiative e.V.,
a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Berlin.
Deadline March 1, 2009.

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EDITOR
Location Lyman, WY
http://www.journalismnow.com/viewJob.php?jid=804
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We're looking for a team player that has excellent writing
skills, computer and pagination/design skills, photography
skills, strong work ethic and a desire to write, package
and publish a quality, community- oriented newspaper
(1,600 circulation) product every Friday. Pay range for this
position is $25,000 to $27,000. Very good benefit package
includes medical insurance, discount prescription benefit,
life insurance, 401(k) plan, flex- spending account, paid
vacations and mileage reimbursement. No Wyoming state income
tax a big plus!

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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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SCARLETTA PRESS
http://www.scarlettapress.com/submissions.htm
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We are now accepting manuscripts in the following genres:
literary and commercial fiction, memoir, how-to, political
and social science, and business books.

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SIERRA CLUB BOOKS
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageServer?pagename=books_submissions
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Sierra Club Books publishes nonfiction books on the natural
world and environmental topics for a broad general audience.
Within this subject area we are interested in popular works
of natural history, lively and accessible reportage on
important environmental issues and stories, personal
narratives with strong literary merit, philosophical
explorations of humankind's bond with the natural world,
and books about living sustainably on the Earth.

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SIMPLY READ BOOKS
http://www.simplyreadbooks.com/submission_guidelines.php
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Simply Read Books is presently seeking manuscripts in the
following genres: Middle Grade Fiction, YA Fiction, Graphic
Novels, Non-Fiction for Kids.

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SPONSORS
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AWARD WINNING NOVELIST, STORY WRITER WILL EDIT YOUR WORK

Your work must be polished before you send it out.
Richard Krawiec can help. He has published novels, story
collections, plays, poetry, award-winning feature articles
and Young Adult sports biographies. He's been nominated for
the National Book Award and the Pushcart Prize.  He won
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the
North Carolina Arts Council and the PA. Council on the Arts. 
He wrote Fiction Writing curriculum for UNC Chapel Hill.

Email: rkwriter@gmail.com or visit him at
http://home.mindspring.com/~rkwriter/ 

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WERGLE FLOMP HUMOR POETRY CONTEST - NO FEE

8th annual free contest with a special twist. Fifteen cash
prizes totaling $3,336.40. Top prize $1,359. Submit one
poem by April 1 deadline. No entry fee. Winning entries
published online. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Sponsored by
Winning Writers. Winning Writers is proud to be one of
"101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2008).

Guidelines and online submission at:
www.winningwriters.com/wergle

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ARE YOU THE NEXT VIP AUTHOR?

Find out if your manuscript is ready to submit when VIP
Author Talks host Shelley Lieber interviews author and
writing coach Joyce Sweeney on Wednesday, February 25 at
8:00pm ET.
 
Joyce Sweeney, author of 13 young adult novels, has worked
with hundreds of authors on all types of manuscripts and
will answer these questions and more:

What are the common errors that will land your manuscript
the slush pile?
If you are in a critique group, do you need a paid critique?
Does perfect editing really matter if the story is good?
How many times should your manuscript be revised?

This is one conversation you don't want to miss!
Free Class: VIP Author Talks Series with Guest Joyce Sweeney
Topic: Is your manuscript ready to submit?
When: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 8pm - 9pm ET (5pm - 6pm PT)

Details: http://vipauthors.com

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WORLDWIDE FREELANCE WRITER - Download a free list of writing
markets if you subscribe this week. Our database has almost 2,000
writing markets from USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Australia.

http://www.worldwidefreelance.com

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ATTENTION POETS!

Are you searching for poetry markets and contests?
Then check out The Poetry Market Ezine and
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For general info, send any email to tpme@thepoetrymarket.com

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