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Editor’s THOUGHTS

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THE HOLLY TREE

When I built my house almost nine years ago (friggin' wow), I planted holly trees on two corners of the structure, one to the left of my study window. Because I love birds, I yearned for the day the tree grew tall and thick enough for me to see its bird visitors from that window. You see, my window is fifteen feet off the ground. I planted a three-foot tree. It would be a while.

But I watered the tree, did some serious pruning on it every couple of years to shape it, and made sure it was free of disease. It's a beautiful plant with its shiny, deep green leaves and occasional berries. It grew, but I could only see it when I went outside and stood next to it.

Sometime during 2013, I heard a mockingbird outside being particularly loud. On occasion a bird, usually a tiny wren or house finch, or even a rare goldfinch, will perch on my window sill seeking bugs. Since I write late into the night, my window holds the only light in the cove. Being in the country, we don't do streetlights, so dark is DARK out here. The bugs flock to my window, unfortunately for me, but fortunately for the birds that gobble them up the next day.

Anyway, the mockingbird song puzzled me. Sliding to my window, I listened hard for the direction. Sure enough, he perched atop the holly tree. I could see him! I could hear him. It had been so long since I tried to see the tree from my window that I'd forgotten it was even there . . . except when I went outside and watered it, and pruned it.

I hope you can see that the point is obvious. We plant our butts in the chair and we plant words on a page. We keep at it, writing, creating, editing, even submitting. We do it, knowing it might be a long while before it's matured. Then one day, and it might be several years from when you started, you look up and there it is. Your work has grown into mature, viable, and gorgeous stories.

I hear so many writers talk about waiting for the right moments to write, or getting depressed about rejection, or reading so many ridiculous blog posts that tell them how long their odds are to get published. They write in spurts. They forget writing for the summer, or the winter, or the holidays.

They are forgetting to water and prune their holly tree.

Even if you cannot imagine success, you keep writing. Just as we love gardening, we love writing, and we tend them religiously, just the same. Because one day, we'll look up, and there it will be . . . that story we always imagined, sitting there, singing to the world.

~HOPE

NOTE:
I've had the opportunity to guest blog lately. The latest is at John Yeoman's Writers Village. He entitled the piece: How C. Hope Clark Became A Publishing Legend. Legend might be over the top, but the interview was fun. http://www.writers-village.org/writing-award-blog/how-c-hope-clark-became-a-publishing-legend

And don't forget to check out WOW-womenonwriting's blog where I talk about how my family thinks all my characters are them! http://muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2014/02/friday-speak-out-writing-with-family.html

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WORDS OF SUCCESS

A blank piece of paper is God’s way of telling us how hard it is to be God.

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THE SHY WRITER

Introversion may seem like a major obstacle to building a successful writing career, but this wonderful “covers-all-the-bases” book handily debunks the notion. ~Peter Bowerman, Author “The Well-Fed Writer” series

Hope has solutions in The Shy Writer Reborn that let you make the most of who you are instead of asking you to change your personality. ~Linda Formichelli, The Renegade Writer

	The Carolina Slade Mystery Series http://www.chopeclark.com/ On Tidewater Murder: Terrific. Smart, knowing, clever…and completely original. A taut, high-tension page-turned—in a unique and fascinating setting. An absolute winner! ~Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity winning author On Lowcountry Bribe: With a story that moves so fast you are sure to get a case of literary whiplash, LOWCOUNTRY BRIBE is almost impossible to put down. Written with grace and ferocity, I for one can hardly wait for a second helping of this unpredictably un-pretentious and hard-scrabble down-home gal. ~Rachel Gladstone, Dish Magazine Watch for Palmetto Poison in February! Purchase any of Hope's books and receive a one-year subscription to TOTAL FFW free. Send receipt to hope@fundsforwriters.com

Success Story

Hope,

Your newsletters have inspired me to write again. I love to write for kids. I have been published by several children's magazines. But then I got in a rut. I started writing a humor column for two local newspapers, and thought, this is enough. Each time, I'd read your newsletters, I could feel that itch. Sure enough, I sent a poem to JACK & JILL MAGAZINE, and it will be on the back cover of the March/April issue. You got me started again.

Kay Gibson

featured article

ONE TRIP, TEN OPPORTUNITIES

By Melissa Mayntz

My first press trip seemed glamorous – delicious food, eco-hotels, unique sights. Less glamorous, however, was my office when I returned – overflowing emails, unfinished queries, pressing deadlines. It didn't take long to finish the one article I wrote from that press trip, but it took more than a week to finish the neglected work; in the meantime my income dipped while I played catch up.

By my fifth press trip two years later, I knew how to avoid that dip – one trip has to yield more than one article. In fact, there are ten different ways a shrewd freelancer can turn one trip into a suitcase full of profits.

1. Your Assignment: Before you start extra pieces from a press trip, don't neglect the one piece you're expected to do. No matter how much inspiration you may have, it is vital to do your best work on the piece you know you'll sell.

2. Airline Magazines: Airline magazines, found in every seat pocket, always seek new material that covers destinations along their routes. What better way to know you're covering a suitable destination than to cover the same location as your press trip?

3. Restaurant Reviews: Press guests are often treated to delicious meals at local specialty restaurants. Take careful notes of the menu, ambiance, and price ranges, and you can submit a review to local newspapers, regional magazines, or larger markets interested in niche restaurants.

4. Hotel Reviews: If your press trip includes accommodations in boutique hotels, bed-and-breakfast inns, or other unique places to stay, take notes to create reviews just as you do for local restaurants. Explore the hotel, poke into the fitness center, check out the pool, and sample any breakfast offerings, and you'll be able to create an intimate article about the property.

5. Events: Even if your trip is a general visit, you can easily pick up brochures and community magazines covering festivals, concerts, fairs, theater productions, and more. Putting those details into a round up about the area's special events can give you another piece to sell to magazines or newspapers.

6. Culture: Most press trips include local guides or drivers who are an ideal resource for cultural insights into community quirks. Ask about unusual things you see, favorite hangouts, local history, language dialects, or other unique topics that can be turned into additional articles.

7. Trip Experiences: A press trip is filled with activities – I've gone kayaking, visited museums, toured a coffee plantation and more – and each one can be a different article. Tips for first-time kayakers, museum etiquette, how coffee grows – each topic can bring a different paycheck.

8. Networking: While the professional connections you make may not lead immediately to more work, each new contact with an editor, photographer, or writer can connect to additional markets and expertise. Follow up with a "nice to have met you" note after the trip to remain memorable.

9. General Tips: Instead of narrowing your focus for more articles from the same trip, broaden your reach. General tips for first-time travelers to different destinations are hot topics for travel magazines and websites.

10. Recycling: Even if all you write is one article, that article can bring in ten paychecks if you sell it repeatedly. Clever rewriting can target one article for different, non-competing markets, lining up paycheck after paycheck for the same work.

After each press trip I may still come home to extra emails and work to catch up on, but when I also come home with ten new ideas and opportunities for more writing, I've never again come home to a dip in income that can tarnish the great fun the trip has been.

BIO
Melissa Mayntz is a freelance writer and editor from Utah. Her press trips have taken her to Jamaica, Nevada, Texas and other destinations, and she keeps a suitcase packed with notebooks and pens for the next one. Visit www.MelissaMayntz.com for more information.

competitions

INNOVATIVE SHORT FICTION CONTEST http://www.coniumreview.com/contests.html --- $15 ENTRY FEE. The winning story will be published in The Conium Review's next issue. The winning author will receive $500, five copies of the issue, and a copy of the judge's latest book. Innovative short fiction should take risks that pay off. Don’t tell us a story we’ve already heard before. Show us something new with your subject, style, or characters. Deadline March 15, 2014. Your submission may include any combination of flash fictions or short stories up to 7,500 total words.

KNICKERBOCKER PRIZE https://bigfictionmagazine.submittable.com/submit --- $20 ENTRY FEE. The first- and second-place entries will receive $500 / $250 and publication in our contest issue. Deadline March 15, 2014. All entries are considered for publication, and all participants will receive a copy of the contest issue. All entries must be single, self-contained works of fiction, between 8,000 and 30,000 words. Only literary fiction in English will be accepted.

SRPR EDITORS' PRIZE CONTEST http://www.srpr.org/contest.php --- $20 ENTRY FEE. Deadline April 15, 2014. Entry fee includes one-year subscription. One winning poem will be awarded $1,000, two runners up will be awarded $100 each, and three to five honorable mentions will be selected. All winning poems, honorable mentions, and several finalists are published in the winter issue of SRPR.

MYSTERY NOVELS WRITING CONTEST - MYSTERY AND MAYHEM AWARDS http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521076 --- $40 ENTRY FEE. Both published and manuscript works can compete. 1st Place Category Winning works will receive: placement on the Chanticleer Book Shelves in participating Independent Bookstores across the U.S., a coveted Chanticleer Book Review, promotional materials, and more! First place category winners will also compete for the $1,000 grand prize awarded to CBR's Overall Best Book of 2014 and the $250 first place prize awarded to the genre winner of the Mystery and Mayhem Awards 2014. Deadline: March 31, 2014.

SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST NOVEL PRIZE http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/firstnovel/ --- $35 ENTRY FEE. Must be a SC resident. The winning author will receive a book contract with Hub City Press, an award-winning independent press in Spartanburg, S.C. Upon successful execution of the contract with Hub City, the winner will receive a $1,000 advance against royalties. Hub City will publish at least 1,500 copies of the book. Deadline March 3, 2014. Only manuscripts between 150 and 400 (single-sided) pages are eligible. Submission must be an original work of which the applicant is the sole author. Self-published books are ineligible, including e-books. No agent submissions are accepted.

GRANTS

SOARING GARDENS ARTIST RETREAT www.Lermantrust.org --- Soaring Gardens Artists' Retreat offers residencies to visual artists, writers and composers between May and September. Soaring Gardens is located in rolling hill country dotted with dairy farms approximately one hour west and slightly north of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Deadline March 10, 2014.

DJERASSI RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM www.djerassi.org --- The Djerassi Resident Artists Program offers four- and five-week residencies, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of media arts/new genres, visual arts, literature, choreography, and music composition. Location Woodside, California. Deadline March 15, 2014.

NEVADA GRANTS http://nac.culturegrants.org --- Artist Residency Express Grants - Support short-term artist residencies up to 20 hours in Nevada schools and communities. Applications accepted throughout the year. No cash match required. Around $1,200. Artists on the Artists in Schools roster can apply for up to three of these grants per year.

Jackpot Grants - Quarterly grants to support art projects initiated by artists, schools, nonprofits, and public institutions. Up to $1,000.

WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE WRITING FELLOWSHIPS http://creativewriting.wisc.edu/fellowsapply.html --- Submissions are now open for the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing Fellowships in poetry and fiction at UW-Madison. Fellowship winners will receive a $27,000 stipend and generous health benefits, and will teach one intermediate-level course in creative writing each semester for the nine-month 2014-15 academic year. Anyone who has completed an MFA or Ph.D. in Creative Writing (or will complete one by August 15, 2014), and who has either not yet published or has only published one full-length book of creative writing, is eligible. The deadline is February 28, 2014. We will consider applications from individuals who have published no more than one full-length book of fiction or poetry at the time of the February 28 application deadline.

KNIGHTS ARTS CHALLENGE IN SOUTH FLORIDA http://www.knightfoundation.org/press-room/press-release/knight-arts-challenge-seeking-best-ideas-south-flo/ --- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is inviting applications from members of the South Florida cultural community for its 2014 Knight Arts Challenge, a Miami-based initiative designed to elicit the best and most innovative ideas from local organizations and individuals seeking to transform the community through the arts. Eligible ideas must be related to the arts and benefit South Florida. Selected projects are required to secure funding from other sources to match the Knight Foundation grant. The foundation will host a series of community Q&A sessions from Marathon to Fort Lauderdale, February 3-11, 2014. The events will provide tips on preparing applications, information on the challenge timelines, and a chance to talk to past winners on what gave their submissions an edge. The challenge is open to artists and artist collectives of all types, businesses, established arts institutions, and any individual who has a great idea for the arts.

FREELANCE MARKETS

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/about/submission-guidelines --- The Saturday Evening Post is a health oriented magazine containing humor, fiction, nonfiction and graphic elements of interest to the American family. In addition to feature-length articles, 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.

WHOLE LIFE TIMES http://www.wholelifemagazine.com/writers.php --- Whole Life Times relies almost entirely on freelance material. We are open to articles on holistic health, alternative healing, green living, sustainable and local food, social responsibility, conscious business, the environment, spirituality and personal growth; in short, anything that deals with a progressive, healthy lifestyle. WLT’s content is largely local — issues, events and people in southern California. WLT accepts up to three longer stories (800-1,100 words) per issue, and pay ranges from $150-$200.

WISH http://www.wish.ca/your-life/regulararticle/138/ --- Wish is the new style bible Canadian women aged 29 to 49 reach for first. It covers fashion, beauty, food, home décor and family for the master juggler—the woman who has to stylishly and efficiently balance career, family and home. Pay rate is $1/word and payment is upon acceptance.

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS http://www.hcn.org/about/submissions --- HCN will consider pitches for well-researched stories on any natural resource or environmental topic, as long as it concerns the West. We define “resources” to include people, politics, culture and aesthetic values--not just coal, oil and timber. Keep in mind that we have an 11-state region (OR, WA, CA, MT, ID, NV, WY, CO, NM, AZ, UT) to cover in a small news space; we want local stories that have significance across the entire region and that can be told in ways that go beyond what the daily newspapers report. Has any columns and departments, but its Writers on the Range pieces are syndicated. Our Writers on the Range columns are syndicated each week to approximately 75 newspapers, magazines and Web sites. They also appear on our Web site and occasionally in High Country News. We are looking for taut and pithy opinion pieces about issues that affect Westerners. The piece should be tied to current events, though we will consider less current pieces if they make strong statements about life in the West.

YOUR WORKPLACE (CANADA) http://www.yourworkplace.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Editorial-Guidelines-2013.pdf --- Your Workplace is a leading magazine in Canada to provide a "good read" on positive solutions to workplace concerns, and strategies for balancing the demands of today’s stressful world of work with healthy living. While most articles begin at approximately 600 words, our feature articles can be up to 2,200 words. Minimum payment is 20 cents per published word, though rates are negotiable depending on qualifications.

JOBS

BEAD FOR LIFE CONTENT WRITER - Location Boulder, CO - http://www.beadforlife.org/sites/www.beadforlife.org/files/PT_ContentWriter.pdf --- BeadforLife, a 501(c) (3) Colorado nonprofit organization/Ugandan NGO, is looking for an enthusiastic Part-Time Content Writer and Editor to join the Communications team in our Boulder, Colorado office. Candidates must be able to write content for a variety of audiences to help us establish our brand in various channels. This role requires a mix of creative flair and editorial excellence. This is a part-time position at approximately 20 hours per week.

PUBLISHERS

FRANCES LINCOLN PUBLISHERS http://franceslincoln.com/Adult_Submissions.html --- Frances Lincoln is a publisher of non-fiction books, predominantly illustrated, on a range of subjects which include the following: gardens and gardening; walking, climbing and the outdoors; art, architecture and design; food and travel. Please note that we do not accept any unsolicited manuscripts for novels or poetry.

FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING http://www.freespirit.com/company/submissions.cfm --- Our mission is to provide children and teens with the tools they need to succeed in life and to make a difference in the world. We publish high-quality nonfiction books and learning materials for children and teens, parents, educators, counselors, and others who live and work with young people.

PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS http://peachtree-online.com/index.php/resources/submission-guidelines/manuscript-guidelines.html --- For children’s picture books, send full manuscript. For all others, send either full manuscript OR table of contents plus three sample chapters. Peachtree does not accept query letters where no manuscript is included. Peachtree currently publishes the following categories: Children’s fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, middle readers, young adult books, education, parenting, self-help, and health books of interest to the general trade. Peachtree does not publish historical novels (except children’s/young adult), science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, horror, poetry, short stories, plays, business, scientific or technical reference, or books intended specifically as textbooks.

GENESIS PRESS http://www.genesis-press.com/owInfoPage.asp?idPage=6 --- Full novels, when requested, should be between 80,000 and 90,000 words, except for Fiction/Non-Fiction where up to 100,000 words are acceptable. The heroine in romance and the protagonist in fiction must be black (African-American, African, Caribbean etc). The hero in romance must also be black, except for the Indigo Love Spectrum imprint, where the hero can be any race other than black.

GOOSE LANE EDITIONS http://gooselane.com/submissions.php --- Goose Lane Editions specializes in Canadian literary fiction and poetry, and in creative non-fiction on subjects such as art, history, politics, biography, travel, nature, popular culture, and the big ideas of our time. We are principally interested in submissions from Canadian writers. We only consider submissions from outside of Canada if the author is Canadian and if the book has extraordinary interest to Canadian readers. We do not publish books for children or young adults, personal memoirs, how-to books, mystery novels, fictional crime stories or works of science fiction. We do publish books with a distinctive flair and a clear, resounding voice, and vision. We are interested in books that take the reader on an original journey that fascinates, resonates, and captivates.

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Fine print

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