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EDITOR'S THOUGHTS
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ENJOY YOUR CHOICES OR FIND NEW ONES
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. - Rumi
I saw this quote, pasted it here, and did away with the editorial I had written for this week. The quote prompted a spark such that I had to stop what I was doing and write. The idea is controversial, but that's fine. You can read it for its good intention, or twist it into something else. It's totally up to you.
The world is in love with writing. It's organic (or should be). It's a tool we can put into practice simply by picking up a pen. The simple idea that we can be creative and make an impact on life by making such a simple movement is magnetic to people, so they feel they have to try.
Other than run, what energy can you expend so simply and feel its rewards so intimately upon its completion?
So, when you find yourself grumbling about rejection, fussing about yet another blog post, scrambling to understand the best way to use social media to make your writing salable, stop and think...do you really want to do this?
By "this," I mean writing. Is writing your calling? I dare say to half of you out there, it is not.
How dare I challenge your skills, your mission, your ability to tell stories? I dare to by the very fact that the Internet abounds with grumpy, jealous, exhausted comments about how the writing world is so much of a challenge . . . and so not fair.
We fuss about the bad writing that makes money and the good writing that's ignored.
We fanatically hunt for the best tricks, how-tos, and secrets to writing well, organizing our time, or getting published.
The excellent writers, the names that slide off your tongue like your favorite television show or family recipe, don't do any of this. They simply write. They write like their life depends on it. They write because it's what they love. They don't care about the odds, the obstacles, the naysayers or the paradigm shifts of New York publishing. They thrive on their words and feed from their stories.
To them, difficulty is just today's challenge to the same end - to write for readers.
There are no excuses about lost time, family obligations, short income, or Internet speed. They don't wake up and decide whether they feel like it. They rise eager to return to the page, regardless ofthe environment or issues of the day.
It's what they do.
It's what you ought to be doing . . . assuming that writing is your calling.
What a miserable existence trying to force yourself into a calling, like choosing to be a minister without being beckoned by a higher power. Like being a doctor because your father was a doctor, when all you want to do is write poems. There's nothing wrong in admitting that writing is not a calling.
Give yourself permission to step away from writing and find that other calling you are shirking. Imagine the joy you're missing, the thrill you're pushing aside because you think you want to be a writer.
You only have one life, and it's best you find the right fulfillment for those short years you have on this earth. It's okay not to be a writer. It's not okay to spend your life struggling to be something you're not.
But if you are indeed hell-bent on being a writer, just do it.
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P.P.S. The winner of the 6-month Premium Subscription to Grammarly.com is . . .
GINGER MARCINKOWSKI. We had so many entries! Tons of them. Apparently Grammarly is a big attraction for readers seeking ways to take their writing to a higher level. Congratulations GINGER. I'll be sending your email address to Grammarly.com ASAP and good luck on getting those commas straight!
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-Hope Clark
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A big city detective
A Lowcountry crime
When her husband is murdered by the Russian mob, Boston detective Callie Jean Morgan suffers a mental break and relinquishes her badge to return home to South Carolina. She has no idea how to proceed with her life, but her son deserves to move on with his, so she relocates them to the family vacation home.
But the day they arrive on Edisto Beach, Callie finds her childhood mentor and elderly neighbor murdered. Her fragile sanity is threatened when the murderer taunts her, and the home that was to be her sanctuary is repeatedly violated. Callie loses her fight to walk away from law enforcement as she becomes the only person able to pursue the culprit who's turned the coastal paradise into a paranoid patch of sand where nobody's safe. But what will it cost her?
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SUCCESS STORY
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WWHD? What Would Hope Do? I say this to myself so often that it has become my Mantra!
Hope, you have always spoken about jumping in, pounding the pavement, the long journey ahead, the difficult times, the “just do it” attitude . . . And so I did.
My first success was having a short poem appear in a small, literary magazine that is published in my community. I even got to read it at the inaugural party for the magazine! Hearing people clapping for my work was an indescribable rush.
My next success was seeing a call for writers in Stories of American Soldiers, Volume 3, and not only was it accepted and published last fall, but it won Honorable Mention!
Finally, I wrote and published a memoir of cooking and eating with my family.
All of this would not be possible without YOU, Hope, and your encouragement and wonderful suggestions each week. I look forward to my Saturday mornings with my tea, my breakfast, and FundsforWriters. Thank you Hope. Be well, and happy writing!
Gloria Pape Caviglia
Author, The Pork Chop in the Window
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Building Your Email List:
Part 1: The basics
By Amanda Moon
Before social media became the communication vehicle of choice, many of us had email lists. Now that policy changes at Twitter, Facebook and other platforms are making it harder to reach our fans without paying to promote, it’s time to dust the old list off and use it again.
This week I’m going to give you some easy, immediately actionable ways to start growing your email list and next week I’ll tell you how to start using those names to drive sales.
Set up some sort or organizational system for any information you already have. I recommend signing up with an Email Management System (EMS) immediately. Aweber, MailChimp, MyEmma and Constant Contact all have great low- and no-cost options.
Create a simple privacy policy and post it on your website. A few sentences are fine. Mine is “I will never sell or share your information. And I won't spam you. Neither of us have time for that.”
An email address is valuable. Create an exclusive thank-you offering for those who opt-in. A free story or book, or a short video course; there are no limits. Think of an item that will grow your brand and be of value to your fans.
Now you’re ready. Using the tools provided by your chosen EMS, create a sign-up form. Build your incentive into the welcome message if you can.
Post the sign-up widget in the sidebar of your website or blog, where it will be available no matter what page someone is looking at. Post a link to it on Twitter (no more than once every few days, and don’t forget to stagger posting times). If your EMS offers Facebook integration, set it up. If not, post your link there too, and add to the back of your books, your bio, and anywhere else you have a presence online.
When you make public appearances, have an in-person sign-up option as well. Have a laptop/tablet with the sign-up form you created open, or a piece of paper and a pen. (Tip: Electronic sign-ups often receive a better response as people feel it’s more “secure”.)
Beware of schemes that offer you thousands of subscribers for a fee. Doing so will make you a spammer and could get your EMS account shut down. There are legitimate ways to grow your audience.
Use your network. Besides the usual suspects, like guest posts on blogs and newsletter articles, you could partner with someone whose audience you want to reach and offer a joint webinar. Trade promotion with another author and offer links to each other’s lists in the back of your book. Contact podcasts and offer to be a guest. Interviews: Make yourself available for them, or, even better, start your own series. Interview people you admire and distribute via blog posts or through podcasts. Host a contest. Create video content, such as a book trailer, or an introductory vlog. Mention the free incentive you created and post a signup link in the video description. The company I work for, NoiseTrade Books, allows you to upload content for free. When readers download it, they agree to be added to your list. You acquire a new reader and a new subscriber all in one shot.
To summarize: Organize and plan, create a sign up form, and tell people about it. Next week we’ll talk more about managing your list and how to create content that will keep your audience engaged and subscribed.
BIO-
Amanda Michelle Moon is Author Relations and Creative Coordinator for NoiseTrade.com, and author of the Ruby Slippers Mysteries, fiction based on a real-life unsolved mystery. Find out more at www.amandamichellemoon.com.
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COMPETITIONS
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THE LONDON MAGAZINE POETRY COMPETITION
https://thelondonmagazine.submittable.com/submit/41283
ENTRY FEE £7 GBP.
Open to original poems up to 40 lines on any subject or theme. All works must not have been published before in any form (including being self-published or published online) and entrants can be based anywhere in the world. The organisers’ aim is for the competition to be a platform for launching new talent. As well as receiving publication and a cash prize (1st prize £300, 2nd prize £200, 3rd prize £150), the magazine hopes to establish long term and productive relationships with prize winners, helping to kick start and maintain their publishing careers. Deadline May 31, 2015.
SPORT LITERATE CONTEST
http://sportliterate.org/contributor-guidelines/
$25 ENTRY FEE.
“Brevity is the soul of wit,” said William Shakespeare. In honor of Sport Literate’s 20th anniversary, we’re asking you to keep it brief for our “sport shorts” essay contest. You’ll have to bowl us over in 750 words or less. Said winner receives $500. Enter up to two creative nonfiction pieces (no more than 750 words each) through the Submittable online submission tool on our website. All submissions will be considered for publication.
STANLEY KUNITZ MEMORIAL PRIZE
https://americanpoetryreview.submittable.com/submit/11755
$15 ENTRY FEE.
The winning poem will appear on the feature page of the September/October issue of The American Poetry Review, and the poet will receive a prize of $1,000. All entrants will receive a copy of the magazine. Poets may submit one to three poems per entry (totaling no more than three pages). Deadline May 15, 2015.
FROME FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION
http://www.fromeshortstorycompetition.co.uk/rules/
£5 ENTRY FEE.
Deadline May 31, 2015. Stories must be in English and between 1,000 and 2,200 words in length. Entrants requiring a critique of their story pay £47 in addition to entry fee. First prize £300. Second prize £150. Third prize £75. Local prizes for best entries from local writers (living with a 25 mile radius of Frome Library). Winning stories will be read by a leading London literary agent and suitable stories will be forwarded (with the writer’s agreement) to IPC Magazines/ Frome FM radio station for consideration.
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QUEST WRITERS CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
https://questwritersconference.submittable.com/submit/41988
QWC is very pleased to announce that an anonymous donation has made possible five fully funded scholarships (tuition, room, and board) to the inaugural Quest Writer's Conference. These five seats are reserved for writers whose voices are less-often heard, and who face significant barriers to conference access. Specifically, the scholarships are intended for First Nation/aboriginal/Native American writers or other writers of color, LGBTQI writers, low income writers, young writers (under 22), and/or writers with disabilities. Deadline May 15, 2015. Conference is June 21-28 in Squamish, British Columbia.
THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST
http://www.artistcommunities.org/residencies/studios-key-west-tskw
https://tskw.slideroom.com/#/Login
The Studios of Key West offers up to 35 juried residencies per year to working artists and writers from around the world. Residencies are awarded to visual artists, writers, composers, performers, and interdisciplinary artists. Resident artists are requested to connect with the Key West community in the form of a class, workshop, reading, performance or special project, to be agreed upon by the artist and The Studios. Location Key West, Florida. Deadline extended to May 15, 2015.
VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
http://www.vcca.com
The VCCA is a year-round community that provides a supportive environment for superior national and international visual artists, writers and composers of all economic and cultural backgrounds to pursue their creative work without distraction in a pastoral residential setting. Application deadlines January 15, May 15, September 15. Artists are accepted to the VCCA without regard for their ability to contribute financially to their residency. A contribution is requested, but not required.
BRANSCOMBE HOUSE ARTIST RESIDENCY - CANADA
http://www.richmond.ca/culture/artists/branscomberesidency.htm
The City of Richmond Department of Arts, Culture and Heritage invites professional artists in all disciplines (including writers, composers, visual artists, musicians, theatre artists, video, multi-disciplinary, social practice and performance artists) to submit proposals for an 11-month live-in residency located on Canada’s west coast, in Richmond, B.C. The Branscombe House residency will begin in January 2016 and run until mid-December, 2016. Deadline May 20, 2015.
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FREELANCE MARKETS
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BIRDS AND BLOOMS
http://www.birdsandblooms.com/submission-guidelines/
Most material is considered on speculation, which means there is no need to send a query first, simply submit your content for review. We work with very few freelancers. However, we are open to queries and manuscript submissions from professional bird, garden and nature writers, especially submissions that include photos, in which we can negotiate a photo-text package rate. Stories should be under 1,000 words, including sidebars. We prefer personal experience combined with advice, not a piece with all expert quotes. In addition, we will consider stories about attracting birds, gardening for wildlife, garden trends and birder or gardener profiles. Pays up to $400.
MOUNTAIN LIVING
http://www.mountainliving.com/Contact-Us/
Covers mountain homes, design, architecture, lifestyle. Request detailed guidelines via email. Pays up to $600 for up to 1,000 words. Shorter column pieces are up to 800 words and pay up to $500. Write a great query with clips.
ROMANTIC HOMES
http://www.romantichomes.com/meet-our-editors/
Romantic Homes provides ideas, inspiration and tips to create the home and lifestyle to which you aspire. Featuring fantastic products, homes with personalized style, entertaining and craft ideas, “vintage vavoom” decorating style and all the latest trends, Romantic Homes is your escape to romantic style. Pays $500 for up to 1,200 words. Photos greatly help your odds. Shorter column pieces pay $250 for up to 600 words.
THIS OLD HOUSE
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/info/0,,20049386,00.html
Did you renovate your house and do most of the work yourself? If so, we'd like to hear about your project. Please send copies of before and after photos, a floor plan (we cannot return any materials), and a brief description of the work you did. Pays $250. For full features to include how-to and more technical pieces, pays $1/word for up to 2,500 words.
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CONTENT EDITOR
Location Austin, TX
https://hilton.taleo.net/careersection/pr_jobs/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=338646&src=JB-11960
The Content Editor will be responsible for editing and publishing content for the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of websites. The Team Member will also be responsible for the writing and publication of newly created content, as well as the compilation, review and editing of content pulled from multiple sources. The Content Editor will interact with multiple types of content such as text, imagery, video, SEO, etc.
PROOFREADER
Location Southern Oregon
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The proofreader is responsible for performing light copyediting and basic document QA checks for a variety of print and digital materials from Harry & David and its associated brands. Materials include, but are not limited to, catalogs, product copy, web assets, SEO copy, product packaging, blog posts, press releases, retail signage, social media posts, and miscellaneous advertising.
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AGENTS / PUBLISHERS
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ALLEN & UNWIN
http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=462
Allen & Unwin is an independent Australian publishing company that publishes up to 250 new titles a year, including literary and commercial fiction, a broad range of general nonfiction, academic and professional titles and books for children and young adults. Although Allen & Unwin primarily distributes its titles in Australia and New Zealand, it has international distribution channels in the UK, the US, Asia, and South Africa. ALL adult submissions – both fiction, non-fiction, and illustrated – to Allen & Unwin (including Murdoch Books) should now come via Friday Pitch. To do this, email us a short synopsis or outline of your chapters and contents, and the first chapter of your work and related illustrations if relevant. If we like what we read, and want to read more, we will get back to you within a fortnight.
JUPITER GARDENS
http://jupitergardenspress.com/about-us/about-our-imprints/
Has several imprints to include nonfiction, erotica, fantasy, romance, teen/YA, and science fiction.
KAEDEN BOOKS
http://www.kaeden.com/pages/authors_illustrators
KAEDEN BOOKS is an educational publisher. We specialize in early literacy books and beginning chapter books that support young readers. It is our goal to produce materials that are of high interest to the student, as well as have a structure suitable for instruction. Familiarity with guided reading, Reading Recovery, and reading intervention programs will help you understand what we need from our authors. At this time, we have a particular need for beginning chapter books, unique nonfiction manuscripts, and manuscripts with strong characters that have potential to become a series.
KELLY POINT PUBLISHING
http://www.kellypointpublishing.com/submissions-4/
Kelly Point Publishing, LLC is accepting queries for all genres of fiction (including science fiction and fantasy, religious fiction and inspirational fiction). We do not accept submissions for nonfiction or memoirs. All submissions can also include collections of stories or anthologies. In order to be considered for publication, manuscripts must be between 60,000 to 90,000 words in length.
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