FundsforWriters - March 4, 2011
Published: Fri, 03/04/11
Volume 11, Issue 9
March 4, 2011
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FUNDS FOR WRITERS
Writer's Digest's 101 Best Websites for Writers
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NOTE: GRANTS FOR UP-AND-COMING WRITERS
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This is open to Quebec writers, not Calgary writers.
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B-TW-FB-Email - IN THAT ORDER
Okay, I'm addicted, but I prefer to call it a professional
habit. Everyday I feel the need to Tweet, blog and Facebook.
It fits into my schedule now, like brushing my teeth. And
I'm not so sure that's a bad thing. Especially since I'm still
writing as much or more than I ever did before.
A lot of my best material goes into these venues. Most of you
follow FundsforWriters primarily via newsletter, others through
the website. However, most of my thoughts and guidance are
channeled via social media and never see the newsletter audience.
Why? Because social media is at my fingertips. It's real-time.
It's immediate. You understand that as a writer. You have
revelations and reach for a notebook. Only now, your notebook
can be that electronic notebook on your desk, or in that case
in your car.
It's also on your phone. I just purchased a smartphone and
can tweet, check email, and Facebook on my phone.
So, when I'm reading email and run across an idea that sparks
a remarkable thought, I open up some media tool and start
pounding away on the keys. It's instant, and the muse gets
captured way more than she flits away these days. Talk about
fulfillment!
My schedule consists of five blogs per week, Monday through
Friday. If I have great motivational ideas, they take priority.
But if I find a juicy contest or grant, I find room for it, too.
But five days a week, my blog covers territory you don't
experience in the newsletters.
Twitter is my baby. I've learned so much information, obtained
so many markets, and connected with so many professionals via
that tool. Each night I contribute to Twitter in my own
way, regurgitating some gem of wisdom I found or coming up
with quotes of my own. I've attended conferences simply through
the tweets of others sitting in the room as a speaker presents.
I hope to attend my next conference and Tweet in real-time
to my own readers.
To date, I have 2500 on Facebook and 2500 on Twitter. Those
folks are conversing with me, and we are having a ball
discovering what works and what doesn't in this ridiculous
business we've embraced called writing. I learn, they learn,
and we are supportive of each other.
I can't learn fast enough. It's rejuvenating and empowering.
And on top of everything, I can't wait to promote my book
on social media. I consider most of these people real friends,
because the conversation is two-way.
I adore my newsletters, but I also adore my followers.
Social media enables me to reach out and touch them.
And that is a remarkable thrill. Come join me.
THE BLOG - http://www.hopeclark.blogspot.com
TWITTER - http://twitter.com/hopeclark
FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/chopeclark
HOPE
WRITE TIME. WRITE PLACE.
2011 Blue Ridge Writer's Conference
April 1-2, 2011
Blue Ridge, Georgia
Early Bird registration - $60 by March 1
Regular registration - $70 after March 1
http://www.blueridgewritersconference.com/
Guest speakers:
=> Sally Hill McMillan, literary agent
=> Robert Lee Brewer, Sr. Content Editor Writer's Digest
=> Jennifer Jabaley, 2010 GA Author of the Year in YA
=> Scott Owens, Editor Wild Goose Poetry Review
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WORDS OF SUCCESS
No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.
~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Thanks to your newsletter I discovered The Red Room for writers,
joined and I entered and won a blog contest!
Thanks!!
http://www.redroom.com/blog/well-red/the-best-thing-i-ever-found
Becky Blanton
@beckyblanton (Twitter)
http://beckyblanton.com
http://about.me/beckyblanton/bio
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ARTICLE
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The "No-Kidding" $80,000+ Writing Career (Part 2 of 2)
Earn $60-125+ an hour writing for business and make time
for your creative writing
By Peter Bowerman
NOTE FROM HOPE:
In our last post, veteran freelancer and "Well-Fed Writer"
author Peter Bowerman gave us an insider's look at the
lucrative field of "commercial" freelancing, painting an
attractive picture of a surprisingly accessible writing field
that both pays handsomely and offers some enviable lifestyle
benefits. Read on for more nuts-'n-bolts of getting started.
Plenty of Work
The sheer volume of potential commercial writing work is mind-
blowing. What we see as consumers (e.g., ads, direct mail,
consumer newsletters, brochures) is just the beginning. That's
called B2C: business-to-consumer. What we don't see - except
as employees of a company - are two additional gargantuan
arenas of work. First is B2B (business-to-business), all the
materials created by businesses to market their products and
services to other businesses.
The second is "internal communications," another huge arena of
work: all the projects that exist solely within a corporation
to communicate with employees: newsletters, sales sheets, web
sites, presentations, videos, CD-based training programs,
procedure manuals, and the list goes on and on. Much of it is
outsourced.
While we can just picture the huge volume of this kind of work
within large corporations, imagine the vast number of small-to-
medium-sized companies (25-200+ employees) with so many of the
same needs. Yet, firms of that size are even less likely to have
the in-house staff to execute them, but usually DO have the
money to pay for it. They may need more educating - not only as
to the very existence of outside writing resources like us, but
how to craft these projects as well. But, rest assured, the work
is there.
Landing the Work
Given the importance of writing to their business process, these
companies expect to hear from writers, yet, according to what
many of my clients tell me, few actually do. Reach them by cold
calling, direct mail postcard mailings, joining business
networking groups, social media sites like LinkedIn and others,
by tapping your contact base, or ideally, some combination of all
the above. Leverage your past industry experience and contacts
and get started by pursuing work in that arena.
First Steps
While you're still working at another job, focus on building a
portfolio of samples by gathering projects you've done in current
and former jobs; doing pro bono work for not-for-profits and start-
ups; or just "creating" a portfolio from scratch, concentrating
on crafting more corporate-type samples (i.e., the project types
described earlier). In the pro bono or "creation" scenarios noted
above, perhaps you team with a graphic designer starting out as
well, so you both end up with samples for your "book." Then load
them all up to a web site. Visit www.writeinc.biz, then Portfolio
to get an idea of project types.
The Adult Conversation
Starting a commercial writing business is no "get-rich-quick"
deal. Your mother was right: If it sounds too good to be true,
it probably is. This is no cakewalk. Building a writing business
takes a lot of hard work, but know that, 1) there IS a need for
good writing in the business world; 2) hiring freelancers over
full-time staff makes sound economic sense for companies, and for
many reasons, and finally; 3) if you're a good writer (not even
brilliant, just good), you can find your place in this field.
Many writers dream of making their writing mark in a more
literary way. Until then, why not get paid well to write and
carve out more time to pursue your writing passions? The
commercial writing market is big, growing and pays handsomely.
As you read this, thousands of writers are landing countless,
high-paying writing jobs. Why not you?
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Peter Bowerman, a veteran commercial freelancer and business
coach in Atlanta, Georgia, is the author of 2010 title, The
Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Commercial
Freelancer in Six Months or Less, an updated edition of his
original 2000 award-winning Book-of-the-Month Club selection.
For more details, and to subscribe to his popular monthly ezine
and blog, visit www.wellfedwriter.com. He chronicled his self-
publishing success (60,000 copies of his books in print and a
full-time living for eight-plus years) in his award-winning 2007
release, The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into
a Full-Time Living. www.wellfedsp.com.
NOTE:
Read the previous Part I of Peter Bowerman's lesson at:
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COMPETITIONS
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THE WRITER'S DIGEST 80th ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION
http://writersdigest.com/annual
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ENTRY FEE
Poems are $15 for the first entry; $10 for each additional
poem submitted in the same online session. All other entries
are $25 for the first manuscript; $15 for each additional
manuscript submitted in the same online session. Deadline:
May 2, 2011.
Categories:
Grand Prize: $3,000 cash and a trip to the Writer's Digest
Conference in New York City to meet with editors and agents.
While you are there a Writer's Digest editor will arrange
for you to meet with four editors or agents!
First Place: The First-Place Winner in each category receives
$1,000 cash and $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books.
Second Place: The Second-Place Winner in each category receives
$500 cash, plus $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books.
Third Place: The Third-Place Winner in each category receives
$250 cash, plus $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books.
Fourth Place: The Fourth-Place Winner in each category receives
$100 cash, plus $50 worth of Writer's Digest Books.
Fifth Place: The Fifth-Place Winner in each category receives
$50 cash.
Sixth through Tenth Place: The Sixth- through Tenth-Place
Winners in each category receive $25 cash.
First- through Tenth-Place Winners also receive a 1-year Writer's
Digest VIP membership, which includes a one-year subscription
(new or renewal) to Writer's Digest Magazine, 1-year access to
WritersMarket.com, 10% off Writer's Digest University workshops
and purchases at WritersDigestShop.com and more.
11th through 100th Place: All other winners receive distinctive
certificates honoring their accomplishment.
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2011 WIGTOWN POETRY COMPETITION
http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/poetrycomp/index.asp
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£8 ENTRY FEE
Winning poets will be invited to appear at the Wigtown Book
Festival in 2011. The winners, the runner-up and eight
commended poems will be published in Southlight, the Dumfries
and Galloway Literary magazine supported by dgArts and by
Wigtown Book Festival. Deadline May 3, 2011. Winners notified
by August 5, 2011.
1st Prize £2,500
Runner-up £500
Eight additional prizes of £25 each
Gaelic Prize £300
Scots Prize £300
Poems must not exceed 40 lines (not including title). All
entrants must be 16 years of age or over. Entries may be in
English, Scots/Irish Gaelic. The competition is open to anyone
throughout and outside the United Kingdom.
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CREATIVE NONFICTION CONTEST - ANGER & REVENGE
http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm
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$25 ENTRY FEE INCLUDES SUBSCRIPTION.
Deadline March 16, 2011. For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction
is seeking new essays about anger and revenge, true tales of
frustration and retribution, long-buried memories of outrage and
reprisal--or the absence of either. We're looking for stories that
explore the lost art of the thoughtful diatribe, illustrate the
beauty of the lyrical barb, invent elaborate secret plots, and
generally don't play well with others. Essays must be vivid and
dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative
with a significant element of research or information, and reach
for some universal or deeper meaning in personal experiences.
$1,000 for Best Essay and $500 for runner-up. Essays must be
unpublished, 4,000 words maximum, postmarked by March 16, 2011,
and clearly marked "Anger & Revenge" on both the essay and the
outside of the envelope.
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WABASH PRIZE IN FICTION: Sycamore Review
http://www.sycamorereview.com/contest/
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$15 ENTRY FEE
Prize: $1,000 and publication in the Summer/Fall 2011 Issue of
Sycamore Review. Deadline: Extended to March 8, 2011. Judge:
Antonya Nelson. Send us your best short story or collection of
linked short shorts.
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GRANTS
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AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY GRANTS
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/artistfellowship.htm
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The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research
library and learned society of American history and culture,
is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for
historical research by creative and performing artists, writers,
film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are
to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with
pre-twentieth-century American history. The fellowships will
provide the recipients with the opportunity for a period of
uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at
the Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts. At least
three fellowships will be awarded for residence of four weeks
at the Society at any time during the period January l through
December 31. The stipend will be $1,350 for fellows residing
on campus (rent-free) in the Society's scholars' housing,
located next to the main library building. The stipend will
be $1,850 for fellows residing off campus. Fellows will not
be paid a travel allowance.
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FLORIDA TOURING GRANTS
http://www.florida-arts.org/grants/statetouring/
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Florida-based artists or companies that are available for touring
are encouraged to apply to be on the 2012-2014 Florida Arts on
Tour Roster. Selections to the roster are made by a peer-review
panel and recommended by the Florida Council on Arts and Culture
every two years. The roster brings live performance art to every
corner of the state by the finest of Florida's performing artists
through grants to presenters. All Florida non-profit organizations
and any units of city, county, or state government, including
school boards, are eligible for fee support to present Florida
Arts on Tour artists and companies. Deadline June 15, 2011.
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WORKPACE RESIDENCIES
http://www.lmcc.net/residencies/workspace/apply
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Workspace is a 9-month studio residency program focused on
the creative process and professional development for emerging
visual artists and writers. Through the program's offerings,
which include studio space, studio visits, talks and seminars,
access to a network of peers, and public programs, Workspace
encourages creative production, professional development, and
community building in the early stages of an artist's career.
Deadline March 24, 2011. Location New York City.
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FREELANCE MARKETS
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WEND
http://www.wendmag.com/submissions/
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Wend stories are first person, narrative nonfiction accounts
of adventure travel, with a human-powered outdoor recreation
bent. Smart, edgy adventure stories for active, environmentally
conscious readers, we encourage authors to go on outdoors
adventures, and then explore the meaning beyond their
experiences on our pages. Story proposals without photos will
not be considered. Many columns offer opportunity. Payment
runs from $100 to $1,300 depending upon the column. Excellent
guidelines.
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TIN HOUSE
http://www.tinhouse.com/magazine/submission-guidelines.html
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Tin House accepts submissions September 1 through May 31, and,
as always, our summer and winter issues are not themed. Please
submit only one story or essay (ten-thousand-word limit), or
up to five poems at a time.
Fall 2011 theme: THE ECSTATIC
We are looking for poetry, fiction, and essays addressing the
ecstatic and its counterparts--the comedown and ecstasy thwarted,
whether by internal or external means. Deadline: April 1, 2011.
Winter 2011 theme: BEAUTY
We are looking for fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that confronts
notions of beauty across cultures, economic strata, genders, and
races. We'll also be looking for pieces that look into the marketing
of beauty, and how notions of beauty are used to create celebrity
and at the same time to marginalize and exclude. Deadline: April 1,
2011.
Spring 2012 theme: WEIRD SCIENCE
From nanobots and neutrinos to architeuthis, the real is often
stranger than the most speculative sci-fi. We are looking for
fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that goes beyond the headlines
into current, past, and future scientific explanations of
"reality." We are open to speculative fiction, if there are
humans involved. Deadline: November 1, 2011.
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DISCOVERY GIRLS
http://discoverygirls.com/parents
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Discovery Girls articles and features are written by girls,
for girls--which means our content touches on topics that
really matter to tweens. Our goal is to help girls grow and
develop, forming a positive sense of self through solutions
that build confidence, resilience and independence. Features
real girls, dealing with real-life situations. Provides a
community where girls can interact, share ideas, and realize
they're not alone. Includes fun, age-appropriate articles,
quizzes and tools to help girls thrive. Empowers girls to
celebrate who they are and strive to realize their potential.
Feature articles run 800-1000 words--writing needs to be tight
and lively. We are also looking for short, humorous pieces for
tween girls (500 words or less), and fun quizzes that help
girls discover themselves. Quizzes in formats other than
"mostly a's, mostly b's" are preferred. Quizzes should be
500-750 words. Send queries to Sarah@DiscoveryGirls.com.
Queries should include a paragraph or two describing the
article plus 1-2 paragraphs of the article itself. For
quizzes, submit a 2-sentence description, 1 or 2 of the
questions plus one section of the answer key. Payment: $75
to $400 per quiz or article, depending on length, complexity,
and experience of writer.
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JOBS
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TECHNICAL WRITER
Location Ft. Greely, Alaska
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?JobID=97216061&aid=27015391-24211&WT.mc_n=125
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You will manage all CRTC publishing projects from writing,
editing, and publishing and final distribution. You will
analyze and interpret engineering and scientific test data
to produce complex technical documents in a variety of formats
for professional journals, technical magazines, DTC HQ and
test customers. You will develop graphical materials, technical
illustrations, diagrams, charts and graphs for publication, use
imaging software to manipulate, enhance and print color
photographs and electronically integrate them into technical
documents. Deadline March 8, 2011.
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WRITER-EDITOR
Location: Site to be determined after selection is made.
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?JobID=97278298&aid=27015391-25211&WT.mc_n=125
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If selected for this position, you will serve as a Writer-
Editor for the Employee Communications Division within Office
of Strategic Communication and Public Affairs, Transportation
Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security
(DHS). You will function as an Employee Communications Specialist
applying your expert knowledge of writing and editing principles
to interpret and explain a variety of subjects and to write and
edit materials to specific audiences. Deadline March 10, 2011.
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SPEECHWRITER / COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Location University of Maryland, College Park, MD
http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000670193-01
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Deadline March 25, 2011. He/she will work closely with the
University's President and draft speeches and develop talking
points on major issues and policies for the President and the
University's senior leaders, as well as advise the President
and other leaders on their public presentations.
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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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HAY HOUSE
http://www.hayhouse.com/about.php
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The subjects that have been covered by Hay House products
reflect an eclectic assortment of interests: self improvement,
inspirational, health & healing, spirituality, business, fiction,
gifts & lifestyles, astrology, feng shui, Spanish, children's
books, iphone apps, e-gift cards, and much more. New Beginnings
Press, and Smiley Books are imprints of Hay House. Hay House has
also launched a new self - publishing division called Balboa
Press. Hay House is located in Carlsbad, California, with
international divisions in Australia, the United Kingdom,
India, and South Africa.
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HACHAI PUBLISHING
http://www.hachai.com/
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Hachai Publishing welcomes unsolicited manuscripts. Children's
books for the very young (2-4) and slightly older children (3-6)
are our specialty. We are looking for stories that convey:
The traditional Jewish experience in modern times or long ago;
traditional Jewish observance such as Holidays and year-round
mitzvos such as mezuzah, tzitzis, honoring parents etc.; positive
character traits (middos) such as honesty, charity, respect,
sharing etc. Also interested in historical fiction adventure
novels for beginning readers (ages 7-10) that highlight
devotion to faith and the relevance of Torah in making important
choices.
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HUNTER HOUSE PUBLISHING
http://www.hunterhouse.com/
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Provides readers with books that empower people and create
change. Takes special interest in the following subjects:
-women's health, fitness, and lesser known illnesses
-sexuality and relationships for adults and teens
-violence prevention and domestic abuse
-life skills and trauma recovery workbooks for young people
-specialized teaching and counseling resources.
Excellent guidelines on how to submit manuscripts.
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SPONSORS
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10th annual free contest. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,600.
Top prize $1,500. Submit one humor poem by April 1 deadline.
No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Final judge:
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Summer Workshop with Award-winning Playwright/TV Writer
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Seeking submissions for Pentimento Magazine, a new literary
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Submissions can be by a disabled individual or an individual
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educator, therapist, etc. We are a paying market.
For more information, please visit www.pentimentomagazine.org
For my first advertising for my fledging business I needed to
make strategic choices within a very limited budget. I chose
to advertise in two places: the Funds for Writers (FFW)
newsletter and a major writer's magazine (circulation of 100,000).
FFW far outperformed the magazine! From my first FFW ad I got an
immediate and enormous spike in traffic to my web site and within
24-hours had more than 100 people sign up on my website. And that
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If you're thinking about advertising in FFW, do it!
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E-mail: hope@fundsforwriters.com
140-A Amicks Ferry Road #4
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