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Coining
a Phrase - By Nadia Ali - The greeting card market pays top
dollars per-word than most markets. For a two sentence phrase – one for
the outside of the card and one for the inside you can make anywhere
from $50-$200.
Educational
Book Publishing - By Anne Vize -
Educational books are created by writers with an understanding of
teaching, or by teachers with some writing skills. Specialists from
areas such as art, physical education, math, literacy or health often
write educational books in their field. Writing an education book is a
great way for an unpublished writer to get a start.
Punctuate
Your Piece with the Perfect Picture -
By Courtney Mroch - It’s clichéd but true: a picture is worth a
thousand words. But pictures don’t replace words. If used right, they
enhance them.
From
Writer to Translator - By Aline Lechaye - With everything going
global nowadays, people who speak more than one language are invaluable.
Being a writer also helps because you know how the sentence patterns
flow, and how a piece sticks together.
Write
Yourself a Check - By Gwynne Spencer
- The danger of reading Funds For Writers is that you really do get
used to being paid for what you write, to the detriment of family
stories that need to be written before you are dead, when it is much
harder.
Creative
Collaborations: Two Heads are Better than One -
By Jennifer Brown Banks -
Creative collaborations can be a great way to expand your portfolio,
increase your bottom line, and partner with someone whose artistic
strengths complement your weaknesses.
Raised By a
Community of Writers - By Dawn Goldsmith - Some of us are born
with a fondness of stringing beads, others, for stringing words
together. But whether beads or words, to get really expert, two things
must happen. We must practice, practice, and practice some more. And we
must find a band of people who generously help us learn our profession.
Go
Figure - By Skip Maloney - I think
the fact that the urge to write is universal and as old as cave drawings
by human beings who never had to worry about re-booting a system to
finish the work, speaks to a hidden measure of inspiration for all of us
who ply this trade.
10
Ways Linked In Can Help Your Writing Career - By Mridu Khullar -
Social networking has caught on in a big way not only for your personal
keeping-in-touch needs, but also in the professional world. Linked In (www.linkedin.com
), one of the major players in professional social networking is one of
the websites where you can expect to find your boss, the manager from
your previous company, and your current freelancing clients.
Focus
on the Rocks, Not the Pebbles - By Laura Gater - At a recent
writers' conference, the analogy of rocks and
pebbles in a vase attracted my attention for a particular reason.
Growing
Market: Green Writers- Green Topics - By Wenona Napolitano -
Green is the hottest trend right now.
How
to Get Grants - By BJ Epstein - This article was a two-part-er in
the newsletters. Here you get the whole piece from her personal
perspective as a grant writer and grant recipient for her personal
writing.
Home
Sweet Home - By Karen L. Alaniz -
When I began my writing career, no matter what the source, I read the
same advice over and over; write what you know. After reading it several
dozen times, I finally decided to give it a try. But what did I know? In
order to find out, I bought a shiny new notebook and started a list. I
wrote down all of the experiences I’d had in my day job, and there were
plenty. After filling several pages, I added my experiences outside of
my job and those too were plentiful. Then quite by chance, I discovered
something that I hadn’t even considered putting on the list.
Increase
Your Success Ratio: The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Editor -
By Christine Cristiano - A common reason for a manuscript rejection
is a lack of proofreading and editing skills exhibited by the writer.
With the competitive climate of the freelance writing community, hiring
a professional editor can make the difference in your work being
accepted or filed away for eternity.
Blogging
- From a Different Angle - By Dawn Goldsmith - Blog. It is the
new hoola hoop. Everybody’s got one. Blogging began as a way to make
your personal voice heard. Open your own personal space at cost-free
websites and say whatever you want.
How to
go from $200 per assignment to $2,000 per assignment - By
Mridu Khullar - If you write 4 articles per month at $200 per
assignment, you make $9,600 a year. If you write the same four articles
at $2,000 per assignment, you make $96,000. The trick is to go from that
$200 to $2,000. How do you do it?
Tap Into the
Seniors Market - By Susan Sundwall
- Not too long ago a good friend and I giggled like teenagers as we
contemplated what we were about to do; get our first “senior discount.”
We were about to join the millions of other men and women of a certain
age who had worked in earnest at a productive life and were now reaping
a small benefit from a grateful merchant. Another benefit out there is
the many publications that cater to the needs, desires, hobbies and
overall changing lifestyles of the well-aged citizen. It’s
occurred to me more than once what a rich bounty this is for writers!
Confessions
of a Reluctant Gambler - By Anne Walls - I’ve recently come to
realize that my love of writing and my disdain for gambling must meet
and make beautiful music together. Why? Because getting your work out to
the world and, better yet, published is a crapshoot. To be a success,
you’ve got to play the odds.
Free
Software Options for Writers - By Thursday Bram - There are
software programs available that make Word look only marginally more
advanced than pen and paper. Even better, many of these programs are
available for free as downloads from the Internet — far cheaper than the
cost of a license for a Microsoft program.
Fair
Game: Making the Most Out of Fairs, Tradeshows and Conferences - By
Lisa Tiffin - Attending tradeshows, fairs and other similar events
can net you valuable article ideas, interview sources and article
assignments. In fact, one such event has netted me a half dozen
articles, plus several active queries!
The
Dynamic Duo-The Beauty of Corporate and Creative Clients - By
Jennifer Brown Banks -
You’ve probably discovered that e-zine and magazine markets won’t pay
the mortgage, or sustain an ongoing profitable business. Competition is
fierce, publishers don’t always pay as promised, and the typical rate is
ten cents to a dollar per word, usually paid after publication.
Getting
Paid...How Much is Enough? - By Amy Munnell - Figuring out what
your work is worth as a freelance writer is sometimes difficult. Here's
a brief guide to the average pay rates for freelance writers.
Let
the Writing Speak for Itself - By Eve Nicholas - To some
writers, marketing is everything. Not to me. I don’t network. I don’t
list my writing services at the bottom of every e-mail message. I
certainly don’t have a blog.
Nine
Ways to Make More Money—Instantly - By Mridu Khullar - While
writing isn't, and shouldn't be, solely about the income, money does
play a large life in a freelancer's life, mostly because of the lack of
high-paying markets and the fluctuating pace at which checks arrive. If
you're looking for some quick ways to increase your cash flow, here are
some tips.
Rejection
Slip Album - By Gloria Griepenstroh - These ego deflators can be
a positive influence that will improve your writing career and better
organize your writing world. Much useful business information can be
gleaned from these pieces of paper.
Reputations,
Accreditations and Scams of Literary Agents - By C. Hope Clark -
Yes, sharks swim in the sea. Arm yourself with information to avoid
predators that could take off with your book or worse, lock it up in a
contract and do nothing but charge you fees for the privilege.
Begin
at the Beginning: Choosing the Right Sample Chapters for Agent
Submissions - By Ally E. Peltier - A client recently told me
that she'd been advised never to include a Prologue as part of her
submission to prospective literary agents. I worked as an acquiring
editor for years and know many agents, but I have never heard this rule.
Join
the Family - By C. Hope Clark - I search high and low for
magazine guidelines, going to the actual magazine web sites and
researching for the elusive rules and desires of editors. I adore it
when I hit upon a family.
A
DIY Writer’s Retreat - By Courtney L. Mroch - Oh, what it’d be
like to travel to to Europe, and to do so with the intent of devoting hour
upon glorious hour to my craft at a retreat. The shivers that race
through me at the very prospect such an opportunity exists!
Writing
about Writing - By Aline Lechaye - You’ve written fiction,
nonfiction, even poetry. You’ve suffered through writer’s block and
money worries. It’s unlikely that you’re alone. Other writers, at one
time or another, have suffered the same maladies.
Exploring
Your Inner Playwright - By Susan Sundwall - I’m a restless
writer. I can only work on certain projects for so long and then I need
a jolt of something new. This restlessness has led me down more than one
writing path and quite often I’ve been surprised at my success on some
of them. One such path was marked “plays and skits,” and I reluctantly
set my foot on it.
Market
Yourself with a Nonfiction Book - By Laurisa White Reyes - Ms.
Walters, best known for her book Speak and Grow Rich, urged those of us
in attendance to discover our expertise, write a book about it and use
it to market ourselves.
Don’t
Toss Away That Lost Contest Entry: The Hidden Benefits of Writing
Contests - By Joyce Laird - Over three quarters of my work is
for industrial magazines, with the balance divided between consumer
magazine features and fiction. Those form the basis for paying my bills.
However, I try to squeeze in at least one or more writing contests every
month.
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