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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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Read newsletter online at: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/FFW.htm
Read past issues at: http://www.aweber.com/z/article/?fundsforwriters

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SUMMERTIME...AND THE LIVING IS...

so darn hot and sweaty! For those of you enjoying
cool northern climates, try to understand. Here in
South Carolina, the temperature usually matches the
humidity. You know...90 degrees, 90 percent humidity.
But I adore going outside in my clay-stained sneakers,
ripped jean shorts and tank top, sweating through to
my underpants as I weed, prune, pick vegetables and
strive to make my secluded, three-acre retreat into
a show-place. Even if nobody can find me, I want my
home green and alive.

Just today, I dug and axed a cedar stump, spread
40 wheelbarrow loads of mulch, and picked butterbeans,
okra, tomatoes and field peas. But as I continually
wiped my face on my shirt, uncaring who saw my belly,
I took moments in between the chores to enjoy the
experience.

A wood duck has a brood of eight this year, an
unusual feat since the tiny babies putter around
the lake easy prey for large bass and larger turtles.
They rarely raise more than a couple.

A hawk made a failed pass at a young mallard not quite
independent from his mother. Two bream only five inches
long chased minnows half their size, popping the water
as they darted between wild yellow and white water weeds.

I saved earthworms and frogs that took up residence in
my mulch pile, and fixed a hole made by a doe that slept
last night in my flower bed.

Guess what I'm trying to explain is this:

1. When you're doing what you love, you'll still
   find a down side in the experience (i.e., sweat,
   sunburn, poison ivy, splinters).

2. When you're weathering the hardships of your
   profession, there's always time to recall the
   benefits and rewards of what you do (i.e., birds,
   deer, clean air, lapping water on the bank, companion
   time with my husband)

Whether you write full-time or part-time or ten minutes
a day, know that there's good and not-so-good in the
situation you're in. Learn to seek the positive of your
writing life, and you'll feel pretty darn good about
scrapping for your writing dollars.


                    Hope

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TWITTER - http://twitter.com/hopeclark
FACEBOOK - http://www.facebook.com/chopeclark
ABOUT.ME - http://about.me/hopeclark

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HOW TO FIND GRANTS AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FUND YOUR WRITING

Last month many of you were unable to attend my Writer's
Digest Webinar entitled "How to Find Grants and Financial
Resources to Fund Your Writing." It's available ON DEMAND
now at the Writer's Digest site.

Anyone who purchases the presentation also receives a
free annual subscription to TOTAL FundsforWriters - $15
value. Good for renewals or new subscriptions.

http://www.writersdigestshop.com/product/how-to-find-grants-and-financial-resources-to-fund-your-writing/
 

 
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 PROFITABLE BY DESIGN!
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 Another fabulous book from The Well-Fed Writer
 aka Peter Bowerman
 
 Great book for the new or seasoned freelance commercial writer.
 Here you learn how to form a profitable relationship with a
 graphic designer, a must for a serious commercial freelancer.
 Excellent guidance for developing this very lucrative part of
 a freelance commercial writer's business.
 


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WORDS OF SUCCESS

Chance is always powerful.
Let your hook be always cast.
In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.

~ Ovid

 
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WARNING OF THE WEEK
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http://irishstoryplayhouse.com/IrishStoryPlayhouse/Home.html
Irish Story Playhouse appears to be in arrears paying writers.
One writer states the editor can no longer be reached.  
 
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SUCCESS OF THE WEEK
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Hi Hope,

I am a part of your email alert family. I read the newsletters
religiously. Shortly after submitting my sample chapters, I
landed a contract with both Education Design Services and
Rowman & Littlefield, a major publishing company. Needless
to say, I was blown away on both occasions. I self-published
one book in the past (2006). Since then, I have been doing my
"homework" when it comes to writing queries. Thanks to your
newsletter advice, I was able to contact EDS. Your newsletter
helps more than you know. Now, the work begins.

I look forward to hearing from you via your newsletters.
Again, thanks for what you do for us "aspiring writers."

God bless,
Charlese Brown  


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SILENT PARTNER: The Secret Life of Ghostwriters

By Christina Hamlett

Can invisibility translate to a lucrative publishing career?
For over 70 years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate proved that to
be true with "Carolyn Keene" - an invention as fictional as
her popular heroine, Nancy Drew, and one wherein multiple
authors were paid to be anonymous. Today's demand for
ghostwriters is high, especially in the celebrity/political
circuit and the development of screenplays, fiction, memoirs
and plays. If you have excellent communication skills, the
business savvy to recognize marketable projects, and a mindset
that can embrace anonymity, you can earn a good living being
the "voice" of clients who lack the time and/or talent to
bring their publication dreams to life.

A GHOSTWRITER'S JOB

Ghostwriters are chameleons. Whether it's salvaging gems
from a client's own attempts at authorship or building an
idea from scratch, your objective is to stay true to the
client's vision by emulating their style as well as polishing
it. That they're going to claim full ownership of this tome
makes it incumbent upon you to listen to their ideas, respect
their passion, and stay open to compromise rather than force
your own views. It doesn't, however, require you to accept
every project that comes along. Ghostwriting clients are
rarely knowledgeable about how the publishing industry
actually works and often harbor a belief that you're only
applying fresh coats of paint versus dismantling/reassembling
a faulty infrastructure and giving it "curb appeal". Likewise,
many assume you'll act as their agent to get the work produced.
Although you can certainly create cover letters and synopses
and recommend prospective markets, it's a conflict of interest
and breach of confidentiality to sell anything for them.

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Whether you acquire clients through professional referrals
or personal pitching, never be lulled into vague promises
of splitting future book sales and film riches.  As a
freelancer, you already have enough stress about getting paid
on time (or paid at all!) to enter into spec arrangements or
verbal understandings.  Ghostwriting fees (based on your
expertise and credentials) are determined by an hourly rate
or lump sum that factors in expenses such as supplies, phone
calls, research and travel. Payment schedules, delivery dates,
rewrites, and cancellation clauses must all be specified in
writing before the work commences. For major projects such
as novels, half the fee is due upon signing of the agreement,
a quarter upon reaching the halfway point and the final
quarter when the novel is completed. Although you're not
entitled to any share of advances, royalties or recognition,
you also don't have to return any of the money if a project
fails to sell.

FINDING CLIENTS

As a ghostwriter, you'll either work independently or
subcontract with an agency. While the latter takes a
percentage of the total fee, the advantage of this
intermediary relationship is that clients can be pre-screened,
disputes can be resolved by a third-party, and it's the
agency's legal counsel that can intervene if payments need to
be chased down. Finding clients on your own requires substantive
legwork; specifically, a professional website, aggressive
networking, establishing yourself as an expert through articles
and blogs, paid advertising, and trolling the media for
potential subjects. Thanks to technology, it's also possible
to have clients all over the globe and never actually meet in
person. Ghostwriting, however, does call for you to trust your
intuition in the preliminary phone consultation and to politely
decline any client whose focus is too scattered, whose
expectations of instant fame are unrealistic, or whose only
agenda is to exact revenge on the children, parents, lovers
or bosses that have ever wronged them.

Ghostwriting agencies:
The Penn Group
www.pegr.com
 
The Writers for Hire
http://www.thewritersforhire.com/ghostwriting/
 
Ghostwriters Ink
http://www.ghostwriters-ink.com/

Ghostwriter Central
http://www.ghostwords.com/


BIO
Former actress/director Christina Hamlett is an award-winning
author, ghostwriter and professional script consultant whose
credits include 26 books, 136 plays, 5 optioned feature films
and hundreds of articles and interviews. For additional
information, visit her website at www.authorhamlett.com



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COMPETITIONS
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THE MALAHAT REVIEW'S 2011 CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE
http://www.malahatreview.ca/creative_non-fiction_prize/info.html
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ENTRY FEE:
$35 CAD for Canadian residents
$40 USD for residents of the US
$45 USD for entries from elsewhere
(entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review)
 
No restrictions as to subject matter or approach apply.
Submit a personal essay, memoir, literary journalism, cultural
criticism, nature writing, etc., between 2000 and 3000 words
in length. This year's judge will be Terry Glavin. Deadline:
August 1, 2011 (postmarked). Prize: $1,000 CAD.
 
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2012 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS
http://www.indiebookawards.com
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ENTRY FEE $75
Calling all indie book authors and publishers - including
small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university
presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors who
have a book written in English released in 2011 or 2012 or
with a 2011 or 2012 copyright date to enter the most
rewarding book awards program. It offers 60 Categories -
More than 60 Awards - with 67 monetary prizes totaling more
than $10,000 in cash, including $1,500 cash prizes plus
trophies for best fiction book and best non-fiction book,
$750 cash prizes plus trophies for second best fiction book
and non-fiction book and $500 cash prizes plus trophies for
third best fiction book and non-fiction book! Deadline
July 31, 2011. The Early Bird Special Entry Fee is only
$75 and includes the entry of one title in two categories.
On August 1, 2011 the price to enter two categories increases
by $50.

Finalists and Winners will also receive an invitation to
the gala awards ceremony held at the world famous Plaza
Hotel in New York City in June, 2012; a listing in the
2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Catalog which will
be distributed to thousands of book buyers, media, and others!
Exposure for a full year at www.IndieBookAwards.com as a
Winner or Finalist. The opportunity to display Finalist or
Winner gold award stickers on your book.

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NOTTINGHAM OPEN POETRY COMPETITION
http://nottinghampoetrysociety.wordpress.com/competitions/
---
ENTRY FEE £3
1st: £300 2nd: £150 3rd: £75 and Merit Prizes of one year's
subscription to 'ASSENT'. Deadline September 6, 2011.
Poems should be in English, unpublished, not accepted or
submitted for publication elsewhere, and must be your
original work. Limit 40 lines.

 
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GRANTS
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IRA & RR READING CONFERENCE GRANTS
http://www.wilbooks.com/scholarships/travelgrant.php
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Bruce Larkin, the published author of over eight hundred early
children's books, including the extremely popular Larkin's
Little Readers Series, is pleased to announce IRA & RR Reading
Conference Grants. Helps fund expenses for selected early
literacy professionals (grades K-3) attending International
Reading Association or Reading Recovery conferences. Bruce Larkin
will award five hundred (500) grants each school year, up to a
maximum of two hundred dollars ($200) each, to help offset
expenses incurred attending these valuable conferences.

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PLAYA
http://www.playasummerlake.org/guidelines-residencies
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Eight months of the year, Playa will manage a residency
program for artists, writers and natural scientists. During
the summer, Playa's facility will be available for
organizations and groups with a focus on the natural
sciences, arts and literature. On the edge of the Great
Basin, Playa offers creative individuals the space, the
solitude, and the community to reflect and to engage their
work. Residencies awarded at Playa offer each resident
private housing with a kitchen, a studio, and all meals
provisioned for individual or group preparation. There
are no fees charged for a Playa residency. A $25 non-
refundable fee is required with 2012 applications.

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SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE
http://www.sfai.org/applications.html
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SFAI offers generous financial aid packages in the form of
need-based scholarships. Application and allocation of all
scholarships will be facilitated once the applicant has been
accepted into the program. Need-based scholarships are decided
at the discretion of the SFAI, based on tax returns and letters
of financial need. If you have further questions please contact
Residency Director Gabe Gomez at ggomez@sfai.org. Location New
Mexico.

 

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FREELANCE MARKETS
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THE QUILTER MAGAZINE
http://www.thequiltermag.com/information/submissions.shtml
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All American Crafts, Inc., is seeking articles about quilters
and quilted items to publish in its bimonthly magazine, The
Quilter. This publication is an instructional magazine that
features patterns in patchwork and appliqué techniques. The
editors accept articles relating to quilting, detailed quilting
projects, and profiles of outstanding quilting instructors and
their techniques. Holiday items are always welcome. The Quilter
pays $150 - $250 per article for first North American Rights for
original, hitherto unpublished, articles. For quilts, pillows,
and other projects, payment is made at a flat rate of $175 -
$375 per project. Payment is made upon publication.

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ROLLING STONE
http://www.rollingstone.com/services/contactus
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Half of all articles written by freelancers. Receives about
100 queries per month and publishes about 100 freelance
articles per year. Articles are up to 3,000 words, usually
involving profiles, interviews and reviews. Departments
feature America's pop music and culture as well as pieces
on current events and politics. Pays $1/word. Query with
clips to editors@rollingstone.com

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THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/about/submission-guidelines
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Our focus has broadened to include well-researched, timely
and informative articles on finance, unusual photo/story
packages, home improvement, humor, transportation, travel,
fashion, entertainment, personality profiles, technology,
communication with a healthy emphasis on medical breakthroughs,
promising new treatments, prevention, and fitness. Publishes
content that provides additional perspective on the ever-
evolving American scene. In addition to feature-length articles
of 1,000 to 2,000 words, the Post buys anecdotes suitable for
"Post Scripts," as well as cartoons, illustrations, and photos.
Payment ranges from $25 for Post Scripts to $400 and up for
feature articles.

Our nonfiction needs include how-to, useful articles on
gardening, pet care and training, financial planning, and
subjects of interest to a 45-plus, family-oriented readership.
For nonfiction articles, indicate any special qualifications
you have for writing about the subject, especially for technical
or scientific material. Include one or two published clips with
your query. We generally buy all and/or first serial rights,
as well as online rights. We also welcome new fiction. A light,
humorous touch is appreciated.


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JOBS
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MAGAZINE WRITERS/PRODUCERS
Location Washington DC
www.bbcamerica.com/employment.jsp
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BBC.com/news is launching a US version of the UK-facing
website's Magazine - a showcase for highly-produced features
and interactive content. We are looking for writers/producers
to originate, prepare and publish multi-media features.
Working closely with the London-based features team, and the
TV and newsgathering operations in Washington, you will be
responsible for producing original and distinctive content,
using innovative story-telling techniques.

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SENIOR WRITER
Location Boise, ID
http://www.drakecooper.com/employment/
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A Drake Cooper senior writer concepts, develops, and produces
top-notch creative material for all agency accounts. This
includes writing distinctive and intelligent content for print,
broadcast, and all things digital. A senior writer must be
able to speak to audiences with a fresh and engaging tone in
diverse categories such as Technology, Food & Beverage, Travel
& Tourism, Government, and Business-to-Business.

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CONTRACT COPY WRITER
Location Raleigh, NC
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/wri/2452075898.html
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Raleigh company seeks a copy writer/communication specialist
for a 3-4 month contract period. Duties will include writing,
editing and formatting communications materials and assisting
the communications staff in the development of web enabled
products and website improvements. Qualified candidates must
have 4-year degree in Journalism or Communications, 2+ years
of directly relevant experience, experience using AP writing
and must be proficient in MS office, Quark, Photoshop, In
Design and Illustrator. Qualified candidates should email
resumes to: jobs@skylinepersonnel.com



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PUBLISHERS/AGENTS
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PYR PUBLISHING
http://www.pyrsf.com/contactus.html
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Pyr® publishes only science fiction and fantasy novels.
We are not currently looking for short story collections,
anthologies, novellas, or nonfiction. We prefer novels in
the 100,000 to 130,000 word range. For science fiction, we
do not consider material under 85,000 words in length. For
fantasy, we do not consider material under 95,000 words in
length. We are also looking for speculative Young Adult
fiction in any subgenre. See guidelines for agented and
unagented submissions.

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RHEMALDA PUBLISHING
http://rhemalda.com/manuscript-submission/
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Rhemalda Publishing is currently accepting manuscripts for
juvenile and adult fiction.

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SLOPEN AGENCY
http://www.slopenagency.com/sa/aboutus
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Represents a diverse list of internationally published
and acclaimed authors in fields ranging from literary and
commercial fiction to history, narrative non-fiction,
anthropology, biography, to carefully selected true crime
and self-help.



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SPONSORS
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Take a look at Chalet's bookstore and the variety of topics:

http://www.chaletpublishers.com/bookstore.html

Last year was a great year for awards:

Spiral of Echoes - finalist in EPIC's eBook Awards

Noah's Wife - Foreword Magazine Historical Fiction Book of the Year, 2010

Sweet Music On Moonlight Ridge -2011 Pulitzer Prize contender

Check out these and all of our other novels on our website:

http://www.chaletpublishers.com/bookstore.html


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CALL FOR ENTRIES!

Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest

Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write a
short story, 5 pages max., on any theme, single or double-
line spacing, neatly hand printed or typed.

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

Writing Contest First Prize: $500.00, 2nd: $250; 3rd: $100

Poetry Contest First Prize: $250.00, 2nd: $125; 3rd: $50.

Postmark deadline: July 31, 2011.

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

 
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WHY ADVERTISE IN FUNDSFORWRITERS?

For my first advertising for my fledgling 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
was just the first ad! Over the course of the six-week ad campaign
I saw a noticeable spike in traffic after each ad hit people's
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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ANOTHER FANTASTIC REASON TO ADVERTISE IN FUNDSFORWRITERS

Chalet Publishers, LLC, ran an ad ONE TIME in announcing we
were currently accepting submissions. It had been exactly 24
hours since the newsletter and the ad were distributed. Queries,
chapters, entire manuscripts --- the influx has just now slowed
down. We received way over forty responses to our ad, and they
are still pouring in.  (BTW, this is a very good problem!). Just
wanted to let you know we think you and your newsletter rock!
It's just amazing and let's us know just how loyal your fans are.

Joyce Norman,
Chalet Publishers, LLC
http://www.chaletpublishers.com

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