Volume 10, Issue 45
November 6, 2010

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WOW- WHAT A POLITICAL WEEK

Yeah, I know, you're tired of the rhetoric, promises and little
white lies that come with American politics. But as my family
watched the television and computer screens for this or
that statistic, laughing or fussing at one pundit or another,
something jumped out at us that made me want to laugh at
first, then shake my head in wonder.

Around 1 AM (I go to bed between 2 and 3 AM), the banner
online headlines read this on the three top news stations
home page:

FOX -  REPUBLICANS CAPTURE HOUSE
MSNBC - DEMOCRATS TO RETAIN CONTROL OF SENATE
CNN -  DEMS HOLD SENATE - GOP TAKES HOUSE

If that doesn't play to the readership, I don't know what does.
FOX catered to the right, MSNBC kissed the left, and CNN rode
the middle.

That shows the power of writers. We can take the same information
and spin it in many directions. If you stop and ponder that for
long, you recognize the responsibility that comes with our
profession. We can explode a message into something bigger with
simple omission of a few choice words. We can dilute the point
by adding a phrase.

No writing is exempt. Fiction, poetry, scripts and nonfiction
rise and fall in their effect on people based upon the words
we choose. Of course, that also means we are good or bad,
enlightening or boring, based upon that same ability to
select phrasing. We can hurt, help, build, destroy, educate,
humiliate, or create emotions, actions and reactions.

Some shiver at the chance to cut into people with sharp
sentences. Others fear writing memoirs for fear of impacting
others. A few writers are crafty enough to alter the course
of others' futures.

Think about all that when you next sit down to write.
What do you want your writing to do to people's lives?
If you can't answer, if you don't know, maybe it's time
to stop writing until you do. Write with purpose. Realize
the impact. The world will benefit more when you do.

     Hope

NOTE:
Any writing groups or conferences want promotional
postcards from FundsforWriters for their attendees?
I overstocked - oops! I have about 200 available.
They have December 31, 2010 deadlines with fantastic
discounts, so first come, first serve. Contact Hope
at hope@fundsforwriters.com

DOUBLE NOTE:
Okay, that makes Southern Living and US Airways that have
recently decided not to take freelance material. With trends
like this, who needs enemies? (Couldn't resist!)

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

It is pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays.
The way to make learning a lesson a celebration instead of
a cause for regret is to only ask,' "How can I put this to
use tomorrow?'" 

~Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards

 
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hi, Hope!

I just wanted to let you know about a grant available through
the Ontario Arts Council. It's the Northern Writers' Works in
Progress grant, and the deadline is December 3rd, 2010.

This grant is available only to writers writing in English
in the Northeast, Northwest and Far North of Ontario. The
amount is $12,000 to fund the completion of a book length
work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. Full guidelines are
available at Works in Progress - Northern Competition
(http://www.arts.on.ca/Page3612.aspx).

There's also the Writers' Works in Progress with three
deadlines per year - October, February and June. Again this
grant is available to Ontario writers and is $12,000 to
complete a book-length work. Full details at Writers' Works
in Progress (http://www.arts.on.ca/Page118.aspx).

I just - and I mean just - found out that I've been awarded
one of the WIP grants. I won in the all-Ontario competition,
June 2010 deadline. This will allow me to write for almost
a year without worrying about money! Is that a gift, or what?
I received it to complete my YA novel, provisionally titled
"The Swan Harp".

I'm flying! Anyway, I promised John Degen at the Arts Council
that I would do what I could to publicize the Northern deadline,
because it's new and relatively unknown. It seems like something
that would be appropriate for your newsletter.

Cheers,
Elizabeth Creith
Writing, Editing, Manuscript Preparation
Ghostwriting, Proofreading
email: elizabeth.creith@bell.net
blog: http://ecreith.wordpress.com

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ARTICLE
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Choosing the Right Freelance Editor for You

By Ally E. Peltier

To get an edge, many writers hire freelance editors to review
and edit their submission packages. But how does one choose
the right editor?

First, identify which service you need.

Book doctoring: With this editing/rewriting hybrid, a pro
dives in and "fixes" your manuscript rather than showing you
how to fix it, as editors do. This is best for those unable
to write a publishable book (for lack of time or skill), and
who want to get their book out ASAP.

Developmental/substantive editing: This service examines
issues such as plot and character development, dialogue,
pace, and audience suitability. You'll get the big-picture
feedback you need to tackle the next draft. [Some consider
"substantive editing" the same as "line editing" (see below).]

Copyediting/line editing: Copyeditors catch inconsistencies
and address stylistic concerns, organization, clarity, grammar,
and punctuation. Sometimes "line editing" refers to a more hands-
on service that includes light rewriting. Your manuscript will
be polished at the technical level, but you won't learn what's
working (or not) story-wise.

Proofreading: Proofreading is for material about to go to press,
not manuscripts in the submission stage. Proofreaders examine
proofs for outstanding errors and layout issues such as
incorrectly aligned margins. This is useful for self-publishing
authors and should be done before sending files for printing.

Next, assemble a list. Ask for referrals or search online
databases, such as Mediabistro's Freelance Marketplace
(www.Mediabistro.com/fm), the Freelancers Union Yellow Pages
(www.freelancersunion.org), and the Editorial Freelancers
Association directory (www.the-efa.org/dir). Use keywords
like "legal thriller" or "nonfiction book proposal" for best
results.

Finally, narrow the field. Acquiring editors are skilled at
evaluating book proposals and manuscripts---they also edit and
oversee projects through to print, often participating in
marketing and publicity. Acquisitions editors are similar, but
at some companies these "editors" only acquire, passing
manuscripts to freelancers or coworkers for everything else.
Copyeditors are masters of basic writing skills, but have
nothing to do with acquisition or other parts of the publishing
process.

Most writers are better off working with someone who's actually
signed and edited books for a publisher or literary agency. But
if you just need a review for technical prowess and organization
issues, choose a copyeditor.

A few more tips:

Make sure you're ready: If you seek help too early in the
writing process you may pay to bring your manuscript up from
a D to a B, instead of a C to an A.

Do your research: Run Internet searches. Check references.
Visit the WritersWeekly.com forum, "Whispers and Warnings,"
for red flags (www.writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings.php).

Know what to expect: Get a detailed, signed agreement before
you pay (it's common to pay up to 50 percent up front). At
the least, make sure the service, total cost, deadline and
any caveats are spelled out clearly in an e-mail. Retain all
rights---work should be "for hire" only.

Know your budget: Book doctors and developmental editors
with a decade or more of professional staff experience often
charge upwards of $100 per hour. But those with less experience
or living in inexpensive locales may run you as little as $40
per hour. The hourly rate for copy editors is typically $20 to
$65; proofreaders, $12 to $20.
(Check out www.the-efa.org/res/rates.php for more on rates.)

If your candidate charges less than standard, consider what
you're giving up for the lower price. But don't let price alone
guide you: Publishing moves you from hobbyist to author; authors
are professionals. You must be willing to invest in your success.

BIO:
Ally E. Peltier is an editor, writer, and publishing
consultant formerly of Simon & Schuster. A Phi Beta Kappa
graduate and Master of Arts in English and Creative Writing,
her work has appeared in a wide variety of places, including
The Writer and Writer's Digest. She also ghostauthors
nonfiction books and teaches writing workshops. Learn more
at www.ambitiousenterprises.com.

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COMPETITIONS
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THE 7th ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST FOR STUDY ABROAD
http://unopress.org/writingcontest/
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$25 ENTRY FEE
Deadline January 31, 2011. The contest is open to anyone
writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45
pages or more in the genre of application, except faculty
and administrators employed by the University of New Orleans.
Submission Limits and Format: Prose submissions should not
exceed 4,500 words (about 15 pages double spaced). Prose
submissions may be excerpts from longer works or a complete
story or stories, so long as the length limit is adhered to.
Poetry submissions should not exceed 5 pages and may include
a maximum of 3 poems. The contest is open to writers of fiction,
nonfiction, and poetry, and one winner in each genre receives
a complete fee waiver to our summer study abroad workshops in
Edinburgh, Scotland (valued at over $3,000), plus publication
in The Pinch journal.

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ESCALATOR POETRY COMPETITION
http://www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk/uniquewritingprizeautumn20101.aspx
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APPLICATION FEE £5
Escalator Literature 2010/11 is open to you if you are a
poet currently living in England and think that a period
of structured support would enable you to develop artistically.
Applicants must be over the age of 18 years old and be
resident in England. Must be available to attend a mentoring
session on January 22, 2011 and be available to attend a
weekend residential at UEA between September 9 and 11, 2011.
Deadline November 29, 2010.

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WRITER'S DIGEST ANNUAL SHORT SHORT STORY COMPETITION
http://www.writersdigest.com/short
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$20 ENTRY FEE
We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant...but brief.
Send us your best in 1,500 words or fewer. Deadline is Thursday,
December 1, 2010.

First Place: $3,000 and a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference
in New York City. Second Place: $1,500. Third Place: $500.
Fourth Through Tenth Place: $100. Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth
Place: $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest Books.

 
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GRANTS
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WRITER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY - SCHOLARSHIPS
http://www.wintergetaway.com/scholarship.html
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Location Cape May, NJ.

Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship (For individuals 31 and over)
One scholarship available for the 2011 Getaway. Deadline:
November 8, 2010. This scholarship will be awarded to a poet
or writer who is a first-time Getaway participant and is 31
or over as of January 14, 2011. This scholarship covers tuition
and a double room package (3 nights accommodation in a shared
room, 3 breakfasts and 3 lunches). The recipient will only
need to pay for transportation and dinners.

Jan-ai Scholarship (For individuals 30 and under)
Four scholarships available for the 2011 Getaway. Deadline:
December 1, 2010. The scholarships will be awarded to young
poets, writers or song writers/musicians who are first-time
Getaway participants and residents of NJ, NY or PA between
the ages of 18 - 30 as of January 14, 2011.

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EL GOUNA RESIDENCIES - EGYPT
http://www.elgouna.com/writers-residency/residency-program.html
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During each session four to six writers will enjoy a complimentary
full month stay at El Gouna, Red Sea. Writers will be
inspired by El Gouna's picturesque setting and will be given
a memorable, intellectual opportunity to interact with writers
from different walks of life. Each writer will be invited to
enjoy full-board accommodations in a single, tailor-furnished
hotel room at El Gouna. All rooms are designed to act as both
a bedroom and a private writing space that is equipped with a
spacious desk and free wireless internet connection. Writers
will be expected to participate in a Reading Event held at the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Library of Alexandria) branch of El
Gouna. The multinational audience invited to attend will
include various reporters as well as interested intellectuals
residing or visiting Egypt. The Reading Event will be presented
in either English or French. Deadline December 15, 2010.

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SANTA FE ARTS INSTITUTE EMERGENCY FUNDS
http://www.sfai.org/applications.html 
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As an outgrowth of our original Emergency Relief Residencies,
SFAI has instituted an ongoing Emergency Relief Residency to
provide residencies for artists and writers whose lives and work
are compromised by domestic strife, political upheaval or natural
disasters. Residencies are by application only.
 

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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BUMPLES
http://www.bumples.com/WritersGuidelines.aspx
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Bumples is an exciting NEW INTERACTIVE online magazine for
children four-ten years of age. Bumples specializes in
illustrated fiction about children and animals in mysteries,
sports, poems and fantasies with serialized adventures in each
issue. Stories are uniquely supplemented with puzzles, question
games, and activities, all of which makes Bumples story telling
all the more engaging. Considers submissions by both published
and unpublished writers and illustrators including children.
Send complete story and artwork (low resolution) via email to
editor@bumples.com. We prefer PDF format. Rights vary. Fiction
pays US $.20 per word. Poetry US $3.00/line. Artwork rates vary.

Ages 4-7: up to 800 words.
Ages 8-10: up to 2,000 words.

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COMMENTARY
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/aboutmasthead.cfm
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Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of opinion and
a pivotal voice in American intellectual life. The magazine has
been consistently engaged with several large, interrelated questions:
the fate of democracy and of democratic ideas in a world threatened
by totalitarian ideologies; the state of American and Western
security; the future of the Jews, Judaism, and Jewish culture in
Israel, the United States, and around the world; and the
preservation of high culture in an age of political correctness
and the collapse of critical standards. Pays up to 25 cents/word.

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DELICIOUS LIVING
http://deliciouslivingmag.com/contact/
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Delicious Living is the leading consumer magazine in the natural
products industry. It is carried by more than 1,300 top natural
products stores and is read by more than one million readers
each month. Delicious Living is a lifestyle magazine that meets
new millennium needs with centuries-old health solutions, combined
with contemporary natural health care methods and modalities.
Pays up to 35 cents/word.

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JOBS
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MOST JOBS ARE IN MAJOR CITIES LIKE NY AND WASH DC. HERE ARE
FOUR FROM BEAUTIFUL SPOTS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE IN CALIFORNIA.
HOPE ONE OF THEM SUITS YOUR FANCY!

All are at:
http://www.ncpress.com/ncpa/jobbank.html

REPORTER- Heartland Publications has an immediate opening for an
experienced reporter for the Jefferson Post, a twice-weekly
newspaper, and jeffersonpost.com, covering
Ashe County, NC. Work with an experienced news team, covering
police, schools, government, features and sports. Send resume
and clips to Lonnie Adamson, editor/general manager, P.O. Box
808, West Jefferson, NC 28694; ladamson@heartlandpublications.com.

MULTIMEDIA PHOTOJOURNALIST
Shoot and produce news photos, news videos for hickoryrecord.com.
This person would also take reader photos and other submitted
images and work up slideshows of these elements with the goal
of driving reader interest to the site. The person would produce
content associated with news and information of interest to online
readers. Send cover letter, resume, video and still samples to
John Miller at jmiller@hickoryrecord.com, or mail to John
Miller at Hickory Daily Record, P.O. Box 968, Hickory, NC 28603.

COPYEDITOR/PAGE DESIGNER
Work for The Herald-Sun, a daily newspaper in Durham, N.C. The
position requires evening and weekend shifts. Candidates should
have a level of knowledge about both news and sports.
Responsibilities include laying out pages, editing local and
wire copy and toning photos. Send resumes and cover letters to
Nancy Wykle, managing editor, at nwykle@heraldsun.com.

DESIGNER/PAGINATOR - The Pilot serves the Pinehurst/Southern Pines area. Intimate
familiarity with Quark and/or InDesign is a must. Editing skill
and headline-writing ability are big pluses. The ideal candidate
will know his or her way around traditional newspaper design but
will also have the creativity and imagination to help us break
free from it. Send cover letter, resume and work samples to
Steve Bouser, Editor, The Pilot, P.O. Box 58, Southern Pines,
NC 28388, or sbouser@thepilot.com.

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COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Location California or Virtual
http://www.wisebread.com/wise-bread-hiring-community-and-social-media-manager
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You'll be working on a site that gets over a million pageviews a
month and over 15,000 Twitter followers. This is a fantastic
opportunity for an ambitious blogger or marketing associate to
make connections, expand their personal brand, build an impressive
writing portfolio, and learn the business of online publishing
and marketing. This is a telecommute contract position. Looking
for 20-30 hrs/week, but we're open to more hours or full-time for
the right candidate. Manage and encourage participation on Wise
Bread's blog comment threads, forums, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
Be our spokesperson in media interviews and our ambassador to
other bloggers and publishers. Plan, execute, and track social
media campaigns. Create press kits and press releases. Write
quality articles related to personal finance and frugal living.

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HEARTSONG PRESENTS
http://www.barbourbooks.com/pages/downloads/bpi_heartsongpresents_guidelines.pdf
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Accepts inspirational romance. All manuscripts should present
a conservative, evangelical Christian worldview. Must be 45,000
to 50,000 words. Considers historival, contemporary, a strong
geographical flavor, ethnic flavor and a purist point-of-view.

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BARBOUR FICTION
http://www.barbourbooks.com/pages/downloads/bpi_heartsongpresents_guidelines.pdf
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The main characters should be or become Christians, but don't
have to be saints. Through character problems, a message of
the power of redemption should be apparent. Resolution should
be consistent with standard Christian teaching. Accepts historical
and contemporary settings. Should be full-length of 80,000 to
100,000 words with a romance-focused plot.

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STEEPLE HILL
http://www.eharlequin.com/store.html?cid=241
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Romance for women who love to read. Categories include:

Steeple Hill Cafe - hip, fun and smart fiction created
specifically for modern and savvy women of faith.

Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical - inspirational romance
stories for those who want to take a step back in time!

Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense - tales of intrigue and
romance feature Christian characters facing challenges to
their faith...and their lives!

Steeple Hill Love Inspired - contemporary, inspirational
romances with Christian characters facing the challenges of
life and love in today's world.

Steeple Hill Women's Fiction - features the traditional
values in a variety of genres.

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SPONSORS
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CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest.

Entry fees: $5 per poem, $10 per story.

Writing Contest First Prize: $500. 2nd: $250. 3rd: $100.
Poetry Contest First Prize: $250. 2nd: $125. 3rd: $50.

Postmark deadline: December 31, 2010.

Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com/ for details and to enter!

AWARD-WINNING WRITER, PUBLISHER
WILL EDIT YOUR NOVEL, MEMOIR, POETRY

Have your writing edited by an award-winning, professional
writer, editor, and publisher, one who knows how to help
you prepare your writing for publication.  Richard Krawiec
has published novels, biographies, text books, plays, and
a story and poetry collection.  He won the 2009 Excellence
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articles, and reviews have appeared in major newspapers and
magazines across the US. The NY Times, LA Times, Publishers
Weekly have reviewed his work. Awards include National
Endowment for the Arts and NC Arts Council grants, as well
as nominations for the National Book Award, Best American
Short Stories, and Pushcart Prize. He is founder of Jacar Press.

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inboxes and in total garnered at least 500 new sign-ups.

If you're thinking about advertising in FFW, do it!
    
Joan Dempsey, Founder & President
http://www.literaryliving.com

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