101 Freelance Paying Markets For Writers

Earn $1000 Writing Stories

2009-07-20T03:40:00.000-07:00

This market is a high paying one. Story writers are paid as much as $1000 dollars just like that. Those good at poem writing can earn $100 per poem.

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The Authorhouse Freelance Paying Market

2009-06-08T07:57:00.001-07:00

Writing could be so many things to many people. What you write depends on whom you are, where you are, your background and experience, your opportunities and priviledges and your passion.
As I was about getting set to put up this write up, I glossed over some sad events in people's lives and how they have been coping with it. Some lament over their plight in life but others quickly use it as opportunity to reach out to others who may be in similar situation. Thinka about young women who suddenly lose their husbands and become widows unexpectedly. The experience is an unforgetale one that would change their lives forever.

Professional success is hard to come by if one is not priviledge to have insider secrets. Definitely you can leverage on what you know to reach out to others.
It is to make it possible for you to speak to the world in your own way that Authorhouse provides a classical self-publishing opportunity for writers looking for paying markets.

With a token fee, you can get your book published in a very short time with the chance of becoming more popular. Your books will be sold to a ready market waiting for your work.

Authorhouse currently has 40,000 authors working with it and more than 60,000 published titles.

To make the deal sweater, you are also given the opportunity to be involved in their affiliate program whereby you can invite others and get rewarded.
Authorhouse.com gives freelance writers the most sought after opportunity to get paid decently for their work.

Ravens-Writing: Freelance Income From home

2009-05-25T02:15:00.000-07:00

You need to save yourself a lot of confusion as you continue to hunt for paying markets for freelance writing. Several models exist on the internet. Some allow you to bid for jobs. Others will call for application and still some sites give you tips on how and where to find freelance paying markets.
Ravens-writing is one of the great resource for finding paying markets that actually pay you for your writing.
The pitfalls and tips are exposively discussed that it will be difficult for you to miss road.

The choice is yours after reading her post on freelance income from home. From her write up, I heard about demand studios for the first time. My narratives could be insufficient to expose the treasure in her blog for freelance writers.
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Can This Offer From BookLocker Swell Your Bank Account?

2009-05-19T02:12:00.000-07:00

Booklocker has opened wide money making opportunities for freelance writers who wish to self-publish and cheaply make money.
This post is to enlighten you on the services offered and how you can key-in to the mind bugging opportunities booklocker offers.

Here are answers to questions you have wanted to ask about their services......
Questions About Our Services
Q. What services do you provide?

We’re a print-on-demand and ebook publishing services company. We help authors who want to self-publish get their book into the market quickly using print-on-demand and ebook technology.

Print-On-Demand (POD) - Using print-on-demand technology, we offer a package where authors can produce their manuscripts as print books, and have those print books sold directly to a customer via the Internet, as well as offered to bookstores who would then resell the books to customers.

We also can just act as a wholesale supplier for your book if you want to sell it through your own methods and channels and just need someone to print large quantities for you.

For more details about POD technology, see our FAQ: Questions About Print-On-Demand Publishing.

Ebooks - We offer a way for authors to sell their books in ebook format direct to the customer. Our ebooks are in PDF format and our system lets customers instantly download the ebook after they purchase it.

For more details about Ebooks, see our FAQ: Questions About Ebook Publishing.

In both cases, BookLocker does all the sales, fulfillment and customer service tasks associated with selling a book. All an author has to do is provide a finished manuscript and do the legwork to create buyers.

The author retains all rights to the book and you can terminate with us with 24-hours notice via email.

Q. I’ve read a lot of negative things about self-publishing. Why should I self-publish?

There are only two ways to get a book into the market so people can buy it - self-publishing and traditional publishing. Both operate on entirely different models.

A traditional publisher pays for all the costs involved in taking a book from unedited manuscript to finished product. In exchange for doing that, they will take all rights to the book and give you a small percentage of the sales (usually around 8%-10%). Submitting manuscripts to a traditional publisher is a highly competitive endeavor - as there are far more manuscripts submitted than publishing houses to publish them. It is especially difficult for authors with an unproven sales history.

If you are looking for a way to put your book up for sale and forget about it, then self-publishing will be a major disappointment for you. A self-published author is heavily involved with the creation, production, and marketing of the book. Nothing significant happens without that involvement. You have to be willing to roll up your sleeves and do much of the work yourself, otherwise you will never recoup your investment.

Unfortunately, even if you land a traditional publishing contract, you will likely be responsible for almost all of the marketing tasks anyway. Here is a recent article we wrote on our sister site WritersWeekly.com, about Authors Who Avoid Traditional Publishers.

Q. What POD book sizes do you publish?

Black and white interior POD books come in cut sizes of 5.5″x 8.5″ and 6″x9″ paperback or hardcover, as well as 8.25″x11″ paperback.

The covers are color. The insides are black and white.

Color-interior POD books come in cut sizes of 8.5″ x 8.5″ and 8.5″ x 11″ paperback.

The covers and interior are color.

Q. What will the list price of my POD book be?

For black and white-interior paperback POD books:

up to 108 pages - $11.95
109-150 pages - $12.95
151-200 pages - $13.95
201-250 pages - $14.95

Additional $1 per 50 pages for bigger POD books.

Because of the expense involved in manufacturing them, hardcover POD books have list prices approximately double that of the same-size paperback POD book. There are also extra shipping costs due to the fact that hardcover POD books much weigh more. We generally encourage authors to not do hardcover POD books unless there is a compelling reason to do so. If you do want to offer hardcover, you should consider offering paperback as well to give your readers the chance to purchase a less-expensive copy of your book. Additional versions of black-and-white-interior books receive half-price setup fees.

For ebooks, the minimum list price we allow is $5.95. An ebook must be priced at $8.95 or higher for us to pay a 70% royalty.

You can read about our color-interior pricing HERE.

Q. What royalty rate will I make on each sale of my book?

We pay you 35% of the list price for public sales of print books sold through the BookLocker website.

We pay 70% of the list price for ebooks sold through our site, provided they are priced $8.95 or higher. On sales of ebooks with a list price lower than $8.95, we pay a royalty rate of 50%.

Royalties on books sold through other sales channels vary depending on the channel and what we have to pay those channels in exchange for them agreeing to sell the books. Typically, though, we pay you 15% of the list price.

Sales of writing-related books may be offered on WritersWeekly.com. Royalties for those sales are 50% for ebooks and 30% for print books. BookLocker authors are NOT charged to have their writing-related books featured on WritersWeekly.com.

Q. What are the fees to get a book on your system?

Here is a summary. The detailed explanation of each fee is below the summary.

Base Fees
Ebook Listed for free provided it is in PDF.
Ebook Conversion to PDF Try http://createpdf.adobe.com or email your book as an MSWord file to Angela for a free conversion.

POD Setup - Black and white interior $299
File Hosting $18 per year
Cover Design PAPERBACK: $200 for original cover design; $150 for a template. HARDCOVER: $300 for original cover design; $250 for a template.
Ingram Catalog Listing (optional) $60.00 - Even if you don’t choose this, your book WILL still be distributed by Ingram. This is only for a small, one-time print ad in their monthly catalog.
Penalty Fees
Note: You will be given plenty of warning before incurring the below fees.
Changes After the Electronic Proof $99.50
Changes After The Print Proof $199.00
Minor Cover Change Fee $90, only for covers bought through Booklocker.

Explanation of fees:

Ebooks

Ebooks are listed at no cost, provided they are in PDF and ready to sell.

If want us to convert the file into PDF for you, we can. The cost is $35. But we recommend trying to do it for free first at: http://createpdf.adobe.com/ . You have to sign up for an account, but the first five conversions are free.

Print-On-Demand

We charge a setup fee of $299 for black-and-white-interior print books (with color covers), which can be fiction or non-fiction. This includes: formatting the book per our template, an ISBN (if you need one), the ebook version (if you want to offer it), a barcode, and putting your book on our distribution system.

You also need to have a book cover for book. If you can do one per our specifications, there is no charge. (Note: a cover file consists of a front, back and spine, as one file. Not just a front and/or back.) If you don’t have one, you can buy a custom one from us for $200 for the paperback cover or choose one based on a template design for $150. Hardcover cover design is $300 for original; $250 for template.

We charge an $18 annual file hosting fee. You have to pay the first year up front.

Optional Charge

We charge a $60 catalog listing fee for POD books if you want to be listed as a new title in a monthly catalog Ingram distributes to bookstores. This is a one-time-only ad. Personally, we wouldn’t recommend doing it. There are better ways to spend $60 promoting your book. But we offer it because authors ask for it.

Penalty Fees

There are certain points in the POD production process after which things cannot be altered without incurring charges. You will be given plenty of warning before incurring the below fees, which are as follows:

There is a $99.50 charge if, and only if, you decide you want changes after you approve the electronic version of the proof, but before the hardcopy version of the proof is printed. We charge this not to be jerks, but because we have to go backwards in the process to make changes at this point.

There is a $199.00 charge if, and only if, you decide you want changes after the hardcopy version of the proof is printed. Again, we charge this not to be jerks, but because we incur costs if changes are made at this point. The printer charges us considerably more for revisions than they do to process original files.

There is a cover change fee of $90 for minor changes to covers bought through Booklocker.

Q. How many authors use your print-on-demand and ebook publishing service?

We have published more than 1,200 authors in print.

Q. Do you provide an ISBN?

Yes. We issue you an ISBN from our block of numbers. Please note: the ISBN is controlled by us and ISBNs are not transferable. If you decide to leave us, the ISBN will be decommissioned and you’ll have to get a new one. This is dictated by the rules put forth by the government-sanctioned issuer of ISBNs - R.R. Bowker. You may use your own ISBN is you choose. However, even if you do, the ISBN can’t be transferred from one publisher to another. You will still need to obtain a new one if you move your book to a different publisher in the future. You can purchase a single ISBN from Bowker for $125.00. If you want us to assign one of our ISBNs, there is no extra charge, of course.

Q. Can I use my own ISBN?

Sure. If you have your own block of ISBNs, we can use one of those if you prefer. A block of 10 from Bowker costs $225.00.

Q. Do you provide copyright registration?

No, for two reasons.

First, the owner of the work must apply for it and second, we don’t like to charge you for stuff you can do yourself for free.

But you have to ask yourself: Is it worth the effort? Many authors think getting copyright registration means the government will sue anyone who violates it. Not so. All a copyright registration gives you is an official record with the government of the existence of your manuscript, and that you are are rightful author. But it is still up to you to take anyone violating your copyright to court.

Some advantages to having copyright registration are that it makes your case stronger if you have an official government document, and, if infringement is proven, you may be able to claim additional damages beyond your actual damages.

The forms are online here: http://www.copyright.gov/forms/

The LCCN (Library of Congress Catalog Number) is a unique identification number the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians often use it to locate a specific book (though they use other resources as well). You can find information on how to obtain a LCCN here: http://pcn.loc.gov/

Q. How quickly can you print my book?

Normal turnaround is four to six weeks from the time you submit the complete and formatted manuscript to us…often faster, but we like some breathing room.

Q. Other POD publishers offer marketing services I can buy. Why don’t you?

First, we do not believe in the common practice of upselling authors on extra services. Other companies encourage authors to buy marketing products and services that are questionable, at best, in their effectiveness.

Furthermore, those companies are “double-dipping” - essentially making money from selling the marketing services, then turning around and making money on any book sales the marketing services might generate. BookLocker doesn’t believe in that philosophy. We believe in making money primarily from book sales. This puts our business interests in line with the authors’ business interests. When books sell, we both make money.

Plus there is a practical business reason we don’t offer marketing services. First, we simply don’t have enough resources to do a full push with every book. To do so would mean expanding our staff, raising our prices, and losing the personal interaction we have with each author. Second, since we don’t own any rights and the author can walk away from us at any time, it doesn’t make sense to invest money out of our own pocket. Our success stories could simply get up and walk away from us before we made back our investment through the sales.

All that said, we do promote books when there is an opportunity (interviews, inquiries from the press about books on specific topics, etc.). And because of the quality of our inventory, we have a fairly loyal group of customers. Plus we do offer a free marketing area for authors, free one-on-one advice, and even help authors set up blogs on one of the many hosting services upon request. Angela recently published an 11-part series on online book marketing HERE.

Q. What marketing resources do you provide?

We offer a marketing resource site here:

http://marketing.booklocker.com/

We offer a series of articles that step through the process of doing an online marketing campaign. We encourage all authors to read the series, preferably before they work with us so they understand what’s involved in marketing a book online.

We do our own promotion of the site in general to keep traffic coming.

We offer the general public free excerpts in the form of PDFs.

We offer to help authors set up blogs on one of the many hosting services, and give them guidance on how to maximize their effectiveness.

And we offer a tracking service that allows you to see which advertising and promotion efforts you do lead to sales.

Q. What sort of sales can I expect?

That is a hard question to answer definitively because it is entirely dependent on the precision with which the author targets the book’s intended market, and then the intensity of the promotional effort to that market. We’ve had authors who earned thousands and we’ve had authors who earned nothing at all.

If you plan to just put your book up on our service and then sit back and do nothing, you will be disappointed. Some authors think having their book on Amazon means instant sales. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Any book needs an active marketing effort to be successful.

Authors who are serious about their marketing effort almost always make back the setup costs and more. That isn’t a coincidence. We intentionally designed our service around a low setup cost so earning a return on that investment is a reasonable expectation.

Some other points to consider:

An average traditionally published title sells between 5,000 and 10,000 copies a year. But because of the efficiency gained from selling direct and using the “inventory-less” models of POD and ebooks, we can pay more back to the author. So, selling 5000 copies traditionally at a 10% royalty is the financial equivalent of selling 725 ebooks at a 70% royalty, or selling 1450 POD books at a 35% royalty. Those numbers are definitely achievable through our service for authors who actively promote their books.

Also, some authors use our service with the broader goal of getting a traditional publishing contract. When you have a book in the market that has proven sales, you have far more negotiating power with a traditional publisher than if you just presented them with a manuscript.

Q. What are some of your success stories?

Most authors who use us sell enough books to easily make back their investment.

At least 12 authors have moved on to traditional publishing contracts after proving the market for a book with our service. There may be others, but only these 12 have reported it to us.

We’ve had a number of authors build a business around selling their book, or enhance their current business through selling their books. Non-fiction authors who publish more than one book for their target audience tend to do better than authors who have only one book available. In addition, many authors who turn their books into an ongoing business prefer to self-publish so they can maintain 100% control over their book, and also so they can keep more of the profits.

A detailing of our success stories can be found here.

We also have an extensive list of press clippings.

Q. Where do you sell the books besides your web site?

Our POD books are available for special order through numerous online bookstores and through most brick and mortar bookstores. Online book stores include Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, booksamillion.com, chapters.ca and numerous others. You’ll undoubtedly find your book for sale on sites you’ve never heard of before. This simply means they have an account with Ingram, the book distributor.

Online bookstores, such as Amazon.com, are not required to list our titles, or any titles for that matter, for sale. Listings offered by online bookstores are at the discretion of each particular store.

Our ebooks are just sold through BookLocker. At one time we did test market our ebooks on Amazon.com, but found that we were selling more copies through BookLocker (Amazon sold almost no copies of our ebooks), so we discontinued that part of the relationship.

Q. Do you list ebooks with Amazon’s Kindle?

A. No, we do not. For several reasons, we don’t believe Amazon’s contracts are fair to authors. Also, in order to buy a Kindle ebook, your reader would need to buy a Kindle, which costs.

At Booklocker.com, our ebooks are offered in pdf format, which are readable by the vast majority of computers, most of which already have the free software required to read pdf files, as well as software for the blind. Our customers aren’t forced to buy anything to read our authors’ ebooks.

That said, we take no rights from authors and you are welcome to list your own ebook with Amazon for Kindle. Just be very diligent in reading their contract.

Q. How do I get paid for book sales?

For sales through BookLocker, the money is credited instantly to your BookLocker account and paid out the fifth business day of the month, provided your unpaid royalties are $20 or more. Your readers’ sales numbers will match the numbers appearing on those transactions in your author account.

Some bookstores and other small retailers choose to order directly from BookLocker. Your account is credited when that store pays us…and we require prepayment on those orders.

For sales through the distributor, Ingram, it typically takes 90-120 days after the sale takes place for us to get paid. For example, if a sale occurs in February, we would get paid for that sale in May. When we’re paid, we credit the amount to your author account and it is paid to you the next time we send you a royalty check, which is the fifth business day of the month, provided your unpaid royalties are $20 or more.

Q. Should I refer buyers to Booklocker.com or to Amazon.com or another store?

It is always best to refer sales to Booklocker.com. You get paid a higher royalty, you get the royalty quicker, and we can actually deliver books faster to customers than Amazon.com.

Q. What do I tell stores that want to order directly from BookLocker instead of Ingram?

Tell them we can offer a better discount if they order direct from us. Send them to our wholesale book order page.

Q. I want to sell my book through my own methods and channels. Can I buy the books from you at a wholesale rate?

Yes. In fact, we have several authors who have their own web site or distribution arrangements and just use us as a supplier for their books.

Our author discounts charts are HERE (89K - PDF file).

Prices are subject to change, of course.

Q. Do you work with authors outside of the USA?

We’ve recently changed our policy on this regarding authors in Europe. We will now work with authors located in the U.S., Canada, and in Europe. (Note: Authors in Canada who order their books from Booklocker.com need to pay extra for trackable shipping, GST and brokerage fees.) We do not offer color-interior printing to authors in Europe. So if you are in Europe, and you only need black-and-white interior printing (with a color cover, of course), please submit your book to us.

Q. How can I terminate my contract with you?

With a simple email. We don’t tie authors to long-term contracts because you may get an offer from a traditional publisher some day. And, that publisher isn’t going to wait for you to get out of your old contract. We usually remove books within one day, depending on the time of day the termination arrives and if it arrives on the weekend.

Q. Do I need to purchase a cover from you?

Not necessarily. If you can do one per our specifications, there is no charge. But remember, a cover file consists of a front, back and spine as one file. Not just a front and back. The size of the spine is dictated by the thickness of the book, which is dictated by the final page count.

Also, the front cover will be shrunk down to a graphic the size of about 1″ x 2 ” when it gets displayed on BookLocker, as well as sites like Amazon.com and BN.com. You need to be sure you are using colors and fonts that make the words legible at that size.

If you are comfortable with all these issues, but all means send us a cover and save your money.

Q. Why should I pay you when I can just do everything myself?

Some authors do this, but fulfillment, credit card orders and customer service takes a lot of time, especially if you don’t have the automated resources to handle the load. You might want to read Angela’s article, Reasons Not to Sell Your Own Book.

Q. Why should I use BookLocker instead of going directly to your printer?

Well, the big reason is they don’t work with individual authors anymore. You would need to form a publishing company and build all the infrastructure they require to interface with them. And while that might be a cost-effective strategy if you plan to publish many books, it isn’t cost-effective for publishing a few books.

The setup fees are cheaper if you use BookLocker instead of going directly to our printer. And it is a lot less work for you.

Your own block of 10 ISBNs - $249.95
Our ISBN - No additional charge

Setup for 300-page paperback book plus print galley:

Printer’s setup fee: $125 - Add $0.15 per page for each additional page above 300, and add $80/hour if you need help meeting their specs.

Our setup fee: $299 - Same price regardless of size and we help in formatting unformatted books at no charge. Angela formats books every day so she can do it fast, and to the printer’s specs.

TOTAL:
Directly through printer: $374+
Through BookLocker: $299

Distribution: We provide automated order fulfillment. Each order placed through our site is fed directly, through a database we built, to the printer each night. If you worked with the printer directly, you would need to login to the printer’s system and manually enter the details of each order, line-by-line. Or, you could order your book in bulk and do your own shipping from home. Once orders are fed to the printer’s database from ours, they do all the drop-shipping directly to our customers. The BookLocker name and address, of course, appear on all packages.

Q. Why should I use BookLocker instead of submitting my book directly to Ingram / Amazon / B&N, etc. for distribution?

Ingram won’t work with individuals or companies that have less than 10 titles in print. Our relationship with Ingram enables us to send information on all books to their automated bookstore feed. Our books then appear on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, chapters.ca, booksamillion.com and many other, smaller online bookstores, both domestic and foreign. Any bookstore with an Ingram account can pick up Ingram’s feed, so, if you use BookLocker, you’ll find your book listed in stores you’ve never heard of.

If you publish yourself and aren’t distributed by Ingram, you would need to manually submit your book to these stores…and would likely need to give them a bigger cut of each sale. For example, we offer a 30% discount to Ingram, which they share with bookstores. Our books appear on Amazon as “ships in 24 hours” or “ships in 2-3 days”, etc., depending on Ingram’s stock. If you went directly to Amazon and needed the same type of delivery promise to appear on their page for your customers, you would need to sign up for their Advantage program, which requires you give them 55% of each sale AND pay them $29.95 per year to keep your listing on their site.

Q. Do I need to buy a barcode for my cover?

No. We place barcodes on covers…for no additional charge, of course.

Q. I want my book to have a Library of Congress Catalog Card Number (LCCN). Where can I do that?

The LCCN is a unique identification number the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians often use it this locate a specific books (though they use other resources as well). You can find information on how to obtain a LCCN here:
pcn.loc.gov

Q. Where can I find copyright forms?

www.copyright.gov

Q. I want to use my own ISBN. Where can I buy a block?

We provide one of our ISBNs at no additional charge to all Booklocker print on demand authors who request one. However, you are welcome to use your own ISBN if you like. You should know, however, that your book will still show up in the online bookstores as being published by BookLocker because Ingram receives info. about your book directly from us for those databases. Ingram won’t work with self-published authors directly so they usually must use a publishing company that already has an Ingram account. Your book will, however, show up under your (or your company’s) name in Books in Print and places where you register your own ISBN.

A block of 10 ISBNs (the minimum) is $225 plus a $24.95 registration fee. You can apply for a block of ISBNs here:
www.isbn.org.

REMINDER: You do **not** need to buy barcodes from the ISBN agency! We can provide them at no charge.

Q. How do I submit a manuscript for consideration?

The submission process is two steps.
First, you fill out a form. We’ll use this to create a log of your submission.

Second, after you submit this information, we give you an email address and an ID number. You use that email address to send in a file of your manuscript and you’ll put the ID number in the subject of the email.

We don’t require any special formatting to submit a book for consideration. We only ask that it be a text, PDF, rich text or MS Word document.

All we ask is that you don’t start the process until your manuscript is complete and ready for review.

Click here to start the process.

How To Find Freelance Writing Projects

2009-05-11T01:32:00.000-07:00

Freelance writing projects are more rewarding than individual works. But you need to be at the right place with the right attitude to garner such large scale work. These projects include article writing, content writing, copywriting, web content creation, blog posting, book writing, editing, proof writing, translation work, re-writing projects and resume writing. The topics may be varied, like books on technical matters, literary projects, research works and so on.

Organizations who are in need of such writing works post their ads on internet sites. You can select your field from them and make your bids accordingly. You have to quote an acceptable price, spell out your capabilities and time required for completion.

Finding suitable freelance work is not difficult at all. A membership in any article writing sites would serve you in the long term as they keep advising their members about the requirements and nuances of freelance writing regularly through e-mails and other postings.

Completing the project in the desired quality at the agreed to time helps you gain more work in the future. Many sites that invite freelance writers to bid for their projects look for the work history of each bidder. A writer with a negative impression can never succeed in acquiring more jobs.

While a simple web search may help you find freelance writing jobs, it is not that easy to meet the expectations of the person who hire you. Creativity mixed with meticulousness is imperative for long standing success for a online freelance writer.

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Writing-World's Guide To Paying Markets For Fiction and Poetry - Book Review

2009-05-05T06:22:00.000-07:00

Writing-World.com's Guide to Paying Markets for Fiction and Poetry by Moira Allen, is more than just a book of data for writer's submissions. The author includes only paying markets of periodicals (E-zines, magazines and a few newspapers). The author created a highly valuable section entitled "About this Guide", that explains what each section of details listed under the publications means. She even goes as far as describing the various rights that are often required by periodicals. I learned within the first 17 pages that I had been addressing envelopes incorrectly for international shipping by placing the country in mostly small caps beside the state or province. And what a surprise that was for me - I had no idea there was a protocol for shipping out-of-country! This important chapter also discusses common issues and problems with email and online submissions. Moira's discussion on literary magazines was also very informative and interesting.
Listing markets for short stories, poetry, fiction, fantasy, horror, Christian, adult and many other genres from romance to mystery - this book is sure to help authors market their books and freelance writers sell their articles. Author Moira Allen, goes a step farther and sub-groups markets into smaller categories, such as Children/Christian and Flash Fiction, to make the selection easier for writers.
Reference books like these tend to be dry and boring to read, but Moira's book is written personably - which is difficult to do when listing data. Each listing has numerous helpful tips and information including what kind of material the publication accepts submission for, what the publication's pay rate starts at, what rights are requested and contact information (including emails and website URLs).
This book has definitely found a spot on my writer's reference shelf in my office!
Publisher: Writing-World.com
Available at: http://www.writing-world.com/bookstore/index.shtml

Writing-World's Guide To Paying Markets For Fiction and Poetry - Book Review

2009-05-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

FirstWriter.com-Amazing Freelance Paying Market

2009-04-22T05:36:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you want to write and phew, you are temporily blocked out. This is not the time your pen flow freely as a result of the quick coordination your mind relates to your hands. Anyway, you need to continue writing anyhow to get your thoughts across.
One major problem first writers faces is where to get publishers to make it happen for them. They want to be promoted and break into the paying markets. At first, it seems impossible but the breakthrough will definitely come. But you should know that the breakthrough will not come until you have access to the key information of where to find the market that will pay you for writing.
*How can you find a literary agent to promote your work?

* Where can you get connected to publishers that will help publish your work so that you too can benefit from paying markets?

* Where can you find writing contests to test if your writing could attract appeal in the market and be paid for it?

* There are hidden magazines out there that pays freelance writers. How can you locate them and establish an ongoing relationship with them?

* Where can you get experts to proofread and critique your work?

Yes. I found the answer to those nagging questions. First writer is the place to go.
This paying freelance market saves you from scammers roaming about the net. It exposes you to more than 1,000 publishers in a matter of seconds. You also stand to benefit from your music gift as first writer connect you with a powerful online resource to help you achieve your dream.
To benefit from this paying market opportunity, go to www.firstwriter.com

111 Rare Paying Markets No One Has Ever Shared With You

2009-04-17T05:05:00.000-07:00

Trust me. I have committed myself to removing every obstacle before you that can prevent you from having the information that will give you the desired break in your freelance writing career.
Over the time I have been researching on paying markets for freelance writers, I have met with writers online who are selfless and their example has been my motivation not to hold anything back from you whenever I discover them.
This article could not have been possible if the off-network signal regime I had suffered from my provider has persisted since the past few days. It could be very discouraging not being online to do what you want to do and serve your fans the way you had always wanted. Anyway, I have refused to be deterred.
My determination has eventually paid off. These one hundred and eleven (111) paying markets for writers whether high or low paying market will definitely thrill you.

You will wonder why you have never been told about them before. As usual, my advice to you is that you should try to access these resources because there is power in taking action.
In order to help you follow through so easily, I have gotten one of my online expert on paying markets-Glenda Shoonmaker to list them out categorically and here is what she came up with:

A Writing Place
Extensive compilation of all sorts of publications' submissions guidelines.

AcqWeb
AcqWeb offers an international directory of e-mail addresses of publishers, vendors and related professional resources for writers.

Alphabetical List of Paying Markets
Get links to more than 600 paying markets...

American Magazines
Current list of American general, business and trade magazines from Peter's Place of Freelance Journalism.

Arts Deadlines List
Good list of announcements - like calls for submissions and contests - some for writers.

Arts Publications
Search for magazines, ezines, journals, catalogues, and newsletters alphabetically or by sub genre.

Australian Electronic Journals
Listing of more than 1,000 Australian electronic journals and magazines.

Bloodletters
Good listing of details and links to "Goblin Markets."

BMI Online Magazines
List of smaller magazines (many are non-paying markets).

Brint Magazine List
Comprehensive list of business journals, print and electronic publications, international newspapers, and more.

Canadian Magazine Links
Good list from Peter's Place of Freelance Journalism.

CALLIHOO Newsletter
Features list of Science Fiction and Fantasy market guidelines from May 2002 to present (which appears to be October 2002).

Calls for Papers
Lists postings from academic anthologies and journals looking for works.

Children's Writers Marketplace
Site offers a magazine market list from one published author's own writing card file.

Christian Writer's Market Guide
The 2003 Edition lists more than 660 periodical markets, about 380 book markets, 120 greeting card/specialty markets and almost 250 poetry markets.

Christian Poet's Markets
Provides links to 52 publications of interest to Christian poets who wish to market their poetry.

Christian Writer's Guidelines and Markets at Snowfaux
Provides almost 300 periodicals with working links to on-line Christian writer's guidelines.

Consumer Magazines and E-Zines
Find links to various magazine and ezine sites that hire freelance writers from absolutewrite.

Core List of Journals for Women's Studies
The Association of College & Research Libraries, Women's Studies Section compiles this list.

DarkMarkets
This is "The Online Market Guide for Horror Writers."

Duotrope's Digest

Features a database of over 1375 current markets for short fiction and poetry.

Electronic Publications
List of mystery ezine markets from the Mysterious Home Page.

Engen's Science Fiction & Fantasy Market Search Engine
Searchable database of markets for Sci-Fi and Fantasy writers.

English-language Media in Spain
This site from Freelance Spain has links to media publications and outlets in Spain.

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Fiction Factor
Site provides good listing of paying fiction and nonfiction markets.

Firstwriter
Free directory, contest listings and much more for writers online.

ForWriters
List of markets accepting submissions.

Gebbie Press
Only lists links directly to magazine publishers online (not actual submission guidelines).

Guide to on-line guidelines
See who is accepting submissions for what types of writing and where they're located on the Web.

Guidelines
Growing list of submission guidelines from the organizedwriter.

Guidelines from Writer's Digest
Collection of top 100 places to get published.

IIAV - Online periodicals
The International Information Centre and Archives of the Women's Movement (IIAV) in Amsterdam is building a digital archive including a database of online periodicals.

Index of Online Fiction
Index listing e-zines that pay their authors at least about $0.01/word, are currently in business, and are known to be writer-friendly...

Jacqui Bennett Writers Bureau
Offers large collection of UK markets for fiction and nonfiction.

Journals
Oyster Boy Review of Fiction & Poetry lists Academic, Independent and "Big Guns."

Journals
A comprehensive list of literary journals with an online presence.

KidMagWriters.com-children's magazine writers information center
Frequently updated list of links to Children's magazine guidelines.

Life Writers Market Watch
Brief list of calls for submissions with detailed information.

Literary Journals
Great listing of links to literary journals with detailed information.

Literary Magazines
Long list of links to literary magazine websites from the Nebraska Center for Writers.

LitMag
Good guide to literary magazines.

LitRefs: Submission Guidelines
This site has hundreds of links to both online and paper magazines with a focus on poetry publications. The majority of the publications are located in the UK.

Magazines & Small Venues
Lists paying and non-paying markets for writers of Science Fiction Romance.

Magazines Page
Long list of magazines from the Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide (not updated since September 2001).

Magazine Markets
List of more than 40 children's magazine markets.

Magazine Guidelines Database
Freelancewriting.com provides extensive resource for writing guidelines.

Magazines & Newsletters
Links to mystery magazine markets from the Mysterious Home Page.

Market Information

Good list of contests and market information for songwriters from The Muse's Muse.

Market List

Brief list from WriteLit.com - where writers and readers meet.

Market Table
List of short fiction markets (except anthologies) that pay 1 cent per word or more for science fiction, fantasy and/or horror stories. (Last updated April 2000.)

Markets

Lengthy list of websites featuring markets from LitScene.com - The portal for writers and authors.

Markets
List of markets from chopeclark - publisher of "Fundsforwriters."

Markets for Writers
Brief listing of writing markets.

Markets for Writers
List of primarily Canadian markets, with some U.S. magazines also.

Markets for Science Fiction and Fantasy
Good list of markets and links to related resources from Julia West, Fantasy and Science Fiction author.

Markets from Writelink
Good list of markets - updated monthly.

Market Information
List of links to markets that publish Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

Markets Online
Extensive list of links to freelance writing markets.

Mary Wolf's Guide to Electronic Publishers
Helpful list of book length publishers, short story, online and ezine publishers as well.

MovieBytes
Lists links to screenwriting contests & markets for writers online.

News, Markets of Interest to Writers
Great list of Free postings and offers more postings if you pay to become a member.

Online Journals
An extensive list of online literary journals with content only to be found on the web. Hypertext, radical prose, experimental poetry, and good old narrative.

Papers Invited
Comprehensive listing of calls for papers from professional bodies, universities, journal editors and conference organizers.

Paying Ezine Markets
Good list of details and links to paying ezine markets for speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and mystery fiction writers online from Bonnie Mercure.

Paying Markets
Good list of paying Science Fiction markets from scifieditor.

Paying Markets
Good list of detailed submission information and links to paying markets for writers.

Paying Markets
Lit.org list of markets - not a lot of current postings.

Paying Markets for Writers of Fiction
Lists some online databases featuring writers guidelines, as well as numerous links to publications seeking fiction submissions.

Paying Markets from Writer´s Weekly
Submit your writing to publications that pay.

Paying Print Markets
Extensive list of details and links to paying print markets for speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and mystery fiction from Bonnie Mercure.

places for writers

Resources for Canadian (and international) writers, updated daily with contests, calls for submission, and other writerly tidbits.

Poetry Links @drowningman.net
Extensive list of links to poetry pages with submission guidelines - emphasis is on print journals and University publications.

PoetryMachine
Extensive listings of Canadian and US markets for poetry.

Poetry Markets
Site lists recent calls for manuscripts.

Poetry Publishers Who Accept Email Submissions
Site lists the email addresses for editors of journals which publish poetry and are willing to accept submissions by email.

Publishers Directory
List of close to 200 children's book and magazine publishers.

Publist
Site offers a searchable database of more than 150,000 magazines, journals, newsletters, and other periodicals.

Pubslist
Brief list of literary publications.

Ralan's Webstravaganza
Extensive list of markets for novel, science fiction, humor writers and more.

Random House
Comprehensive list of magazines and journals that publish short stories.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy Magazine Markets
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America provides links to various paying publications.

Science Fiction and Fantasy - Paying Markets
Good list of paying markets for writers of science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Resource Network
More than 100 links to webzines related to Fantasy and Science Fiction.

SFF Net: Ezines and Rags
Paying and nonpaying electronic markets.

Specficworld's Market Resources
Good list of markets mainly for speculative fiction writers.

Spicy Green Iguana
More than 200 links to SF, fantasy, and horror magazine publications.

The Colossal Directory of Children's Publishers Online
Comprehensive, alphabetical listings of children's magazines and book publishers, with links to sites, submission guidelines and more.

The Market List
Searchable database of ezines, publishers and others seeking submissions in categories like science fiction, fantasy, horror and related poetry.

The Original Write Market
Good list of markets - categorized by Christian, Children's, Romance, Mystery and Sci-Fi.

The Rose & Thorn Writer's Market Info
Paying and non-paying market listings; links to other sites offering market listings.

The Writer's Directory
Excellent list of paying, non-paying and international short fiction and poetry publications.

Trade Magazines By Industry
Great list from Kendall Hanson.

Travel Writer's Marketplace
World's leading online place of business for travel writers, editors, photographers, broadcasters and PR professionals.

UK Fiction Markets
Sell Your Stories to UK Magazines!

UK Magazines
Lists various markets for writers.

West End Writers Club - Markets
Short list of markets for writers with details and links.

Women-Focused Magazines And Newsletters On The Web
This site from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has dozens of links.

Write Markets

Updated list of paying and non paying market listings for writers.

Writer's Guidelines Directory
Database of various markets searchable by categories.

Writer's Guidelines
Good list of links to publications with guidelines online from healthwriting.com.

Writers' Journal Announcements

Bulletin Board lists announcements of events, contests, or opportunities of interest to writers.

Writers Market Info

Good list of Christian markets from Revwriter - For Writers - On Writing & Publishing.

Writers Market

Paying freelance writing assignments by Michelle Dragalin.

Writers Markets
A list of marketplaces for science fiction, fantasy and horror writers to get their work published.

Writer' Markets
Extensive list of paying markets for writers of various genres from mystery and Sci-fi publications to Animals and Kids magazines with links to websites.

Writer's/Photographer's Guidelines
An American and Canadian listing of guideline links for writers and photographers.

Writers Wanted: Paying Markets
Online free forum lists posts of writers' guidelines from paying publications.

Writing Markets
Find more than 200 paying markets for writers - in categories like Christian publications, travel writing, computer, women's interests and more...

Writing Markets from SellWritingOnline
Database listing markets and contests for writers online.

Writing To Heal, Writing To Grow
Provides extensive list of markets for personal essay writing.

For quick access to these 111 paying markets, go to http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1489.asp

Your comment on this article is welcome..

JustMarkets.com-The Best Paying Market Ever

2009-04-08T04:45:00.000-07:00

I can't wait to share this secret with you. Since I have been researching on paying markets for writers, I have yet to see any market so exciting and true as Justmarkets.com
This is not about free stuffs on the internet. You have to really show you need it before you can have the opportunity to benefit from their services.

Reasons Why You Must Join The Train
'Dear Freelance Writer,
You know that the most time-consuming and frustrating task any writer faces is the constant search for markets and jobs.

How much time do you spend trying to find new, fresh paying freelance writing jobs to query?

If you spend just 15 minutes a day, you're up to nearly 2 hours a week right there.

But can you even FIND a paying telecommute gig in 15 minutes?

Okay, what about 30 minutes a day? Is it possible to read each and every post in each and every craigslist city in half an hour? (That's just one of the websites I search every day.)

Do you know how many freelance telecommute opportunities are listed that you've never even seen?

Let's say you rely on those paid-subscriber newsletters that come out every two weeks. Sure you've got lots of paying markets - but these jobs for writers are old, they're taken - it's worthless information.

Or maybe you like free sites and email services that boast lots and lots of daily markets--great! But I research those too and can tell you that the majority pad their lists with non-paying markets, contest listings and on-site only jobs. With JustMarkets, you get paying telecommute writers markets and you get paid!

JustMarkets is backed by business investment and a professional team of publishers, web techs and wizards. And our main job is to search for paying telecommute markets for you.

What Beneficiaries Say About Just Markets
In fact, subscribers have been falling over themselves to express their appreciation for this hard-to-come-by paying market where you get daily info about ready markets willing to spoil your bank account with dollars.
One of the recent beneficiary writes 'Good morning,

I hope you are not tired of hearing from me, but I wanted to tell you that yesterday I interviewed and landed another job - this is my 4th - that I read about in my Just Markets email. When I complete this fourth contract, I will have earned over $10,000 from the four jobs.

You are giving us great leads.

Thanks again,

Elaine Schneider
http://www.lessontutor.com
Author of Taking Hearing Impairment to School

What's More?
There ARE paying markets: new ones, every day. Start-up print magazines; start-up electronic magazines; websites that need content; web sites that need sales copy; publication sites looking for copyeditors and sales writers, just to name a few.

The problem is that these markets for writers are spread out all over the internet - it takes time, organization, commitment and discipline to search out telecommute, paying gigs and put them into one convenient spot, day after day, for a reasonable fee.

Just markets solves the problem for you square and fair. You only indicate your desire to belong by paying inexpensive bucks you can afford.

Details Of Getting The Daily Paying Markets
Subscribe to receive JM Daily newsletter 5 days a week!
Choose the payment method that suits you the best:
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JustMarkets Daily (6 Month Subscription), $53.95 (40% off) $79.95 *
JustMarkets Daily (1 Year Subscription), $89.95 (50% off) $143.50 *

Please note, that the above transactions are recurring,
so your credit card will be periodically billed in frequency and amount chosen. If you do not like recurring billing get an unlimited lifetime subscription to JM:

JustMarkets Daily (Lifetime subscription), $143.50 (50% off) $287.00 *

* Includes free access to JustMarkets community at Yahoo! Groups. Personal invitation to JustMarkets Yahoo! Group will be sent to the subscriber in 24 hours.

Benefits of JustMarkets Yahoo! Group:

- You'll never miss your JM Daily again, if your JM Daily email is caught by spam filters, you will have your copy in JM Yahoo Group.
- You'll be provided with even more job leads, as anyone in JM community will be able to share the writing leads they found with the others in JM list.
- You'll be able to comment the job leads provided by JM, ask for opinion, advice, discuss freelance writing related topics with the members of JM community.
- JM Yahoo Group has the archive of all JM Daily issues since Jan 2009.

P.S: If you are expressively impressed about this paying market opportunity, feel free to leave a comment below this post to feed me back.

Dancing with Pens: Quote for the Day

2009-04-08T04:26:00.000-07:00

Dancing with Pens: Quote for the Day

Top Ten Freelance Writers

2009-04-03T04:38:00.000-07:00

I cannot resist to let this blow off the lid. Who are the top 10 freelance writing experts and what to they do? What resources can you find on their sites and blogs? What are the experiences they have to share with upcoming freelance writers? Could they be of any help in getting your fist freelance writing job?
You may not get the anwsers to these posers until you have visited their sites which I will reveal below.

It is left to you to make something out of the mind-blowing resources in the kitty of these top ten freelance writers:

1. Freelance Job Openings

2. About Freelance Writing

3. Fab Freelance Writing Blog

4.
Pervarakapadia

5.
Single Mom Freelance Writing

6.
Freelance Writing Online

7.
Academia-Research

8.
Write For Cash

9.
Freelance Blogger Jobs

10.
Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs

From Freelance Writing To Financial Freedom

2009-03-30T02:02:00.000-07:00

I am not Robert Kiyosaki neither I'm I related to Robert Allen. These are great authors who have added value to other people's lives and had become financially free as a result of their highly demanded services. Okay. Let me tell you something about their services-Robert Kiyosaki is the author of the best selling book titled Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Robert Allen on his own wrote Multilple Streams Of Income. I got to know them many years ago through Success Digest and I had bought those books and read them several times.

Those books have something in common-how to move from zero level to financial freedom. They encouraged readers to think about what they can offer to others, learn to earn income through it and acquire the financial discipline to be financially free through money management skills.

I have refered to those resources to drive home a point to you. If you can write, you already have a service you can offer. Another very vital secret those authors taught us is that we should work hard to be our own boss. Can you get a point there?
Freelance writing is a very easy and simple way to be your own boss. Where you turn it into a service is to begin to share what you know with others using the power of the internet.

There are people over there who will fall over themselves to read about your opinion or teachings on subjects that interest them. You think about what I just did in the earlier paragraphs of this piece. I told you about some books I read and what I gained from them. I made you understand in very easy language you can understand how you can become financiallly free as recommended by those authors. Nobody gave me the assignment. I own the idea and took action on it so that you too can have something to read. That is what freelance writing is about.

How then do you make money with this freelance writing gift or venture of yours? Simple. That is where the power of the internet comes in. Don't bother about the printer next to your street. Never worry about the huge amount and materials you will need to publish your writing and ideas. Going in that line can quickly terminate your dream of making it in this freelance writing business. The printers will frustrate you with their prohibitive charges. You want to spend less to nothing and earn mind boggling income-right? What do you do? Set up a blog around your identified niche or interest. The tool you need to set the blog up is almost free. Blogger offers it free. Fastecash has offered to train you and offer you free hosting for one year. This offer alone will display your expertice to the global community irrespective of where you are in the village and transform you into a webmaster just like that. You only need to pay very little for the training package so you can acquire the knowledge and discipline to succeed.

That is the only hard work you'll ever need to do. Next? Determine the period of your publication. Is it going to be daily, weekly, monthly or bi-annually? Take the decision and be consistent. Get people to read your write up and never stop publishing.

From your training package, you'll learn how to monetize your blog through adsense. That is google way of making you really rich so you can attain financial freedom through your freelance writing.

Once you start cashing the dollars, learn to save and invest. You will become better, wiser and richer and also very popular.

One amazing thing is that your freelance writing can attract advertisers who will directly contact you to place advert on your page. You chage any amount you wish.

If you can't wait for advertisers to locate you, there is a company who have signed up so many advertisers who are ready to pay you handsomely if you can write about their product in your blog. If you are interested in this opportunity, just quickly go to http://www.bloggerwave.com and sign up.

Who says you cannot attain wealth and financial freedom through freelance writing? Such a person should be living in the land of ghosts.

My final word to you is that don't just sit down doing nothing. Start gisting about that thing you know so well in writing. Take Action Now!

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What You Have Not Been Told About Freelance Writing

2009-03-27T01:57:00.000-07:00

The freelance writing market is wide, competitive and open. Nevertheless, you can give your writing talent a filip by expressing your ideas freelancing. What does freelance writing entails?

Freelance writing has become wide business opportunity for as many as are ready to launch themselves into the writing world. Imagine starting a business that require little money to start and which you can do from home plus you choose the hour you work.

Although the world of freelance writing in wide, open and competitive, you can easily get started no matter where you live in the universe. Freelance writing has often been associated with Journalism and the publishing industry. It is very simple to understand that freelancers are many among consultants, coaches, mentors, computer programmers and database developers.

Freelance writing involves working with clients who are far away especially these days when access to the internet and computers is fast becoming easy. As a freelance writer, you are not bound or limited to any company. You can choose to work with several clients so far you can schedule your work to meet set deadline.

Any individual seeking to go into freelance writing service must learn how to persuade clients to offer him project and should be creative. The beauty of it all is that you can turn it into self-employment that offers great freedom and self expression.

The earning potential in freelance writing has been estimated to be more than $1000,000 per year bearing in mind that the average salary for those employed by companies ranges between $40k to $75k.

Freelance writing allows you to be in other jobs. Variety of specialisations in this field include-copy writing, medical writing, columnist, correspondent and others.

One challenge budding freelance writers face is in the area of rejection. A freelance writer not receiving rejection is most probably not working. Learn to cope with rejection. It is part of the business. Rejection could be the motivation you need to generate winning ideas.

Above all, information of where to find paying markets for writers is of great necessity. Not knowing where to find clients that will pay for your service could abruptly end your freelance writing ambition.

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The Ultimate Guide To Freelance Writing Jobs

2009-03-25T08:16:00.000-07:00

Deborah was a serious mum who decided to do something with her writing talent. She came up with an idea to provide leads to other freelance writers who may be blocked out on the opportunities available for freelance writers so that they can generate income without working for any boss.

They can write anytime they want even from the kitchen especially nursing mothers like hers. She never knew that the idea could yield so great a dividend.
The idea that revolves round her passion was started in 2005 and now it has hit a gold mine.

In her own words, this is how she puts it 'Freelance Writing Jobs began in May 2005 as a way to help other writers, especially Work at Home Moms, find decent paying jobs. More than three years later its succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. We’ve expanded from being a little writing leads blog run by a “mommy blogger” to the number one online community for freelance writers'.

I have taken it upon myself to share this story with you so that you too can quickly turn your passion into profit through the leads that you can get in this my blog.

You don't know how good you could be or how well others will accept your ideas or opinion until you take action and write on that thing you had always wanted to share with others.

Her story has been so encouraging to me personally as the anchor man behing 101 freelance paying markets. Knowing that there are people out there who had earlier gave a lead to other freelance writers to benefit from their knowledge was a tonic that fired me up to put up this piece you are reading.

What we are talking about is that freelance writing is an already well established $billion dollars income generating goldmine. You can earn up to $1000,000 p.a.
Your own is to write and I will show you where to go for money.

As you contact these leads, it is not guaranteed that they will accept your work hook line and sinker. Sometimes you will have to cope with rejection. All successful freelance writers has faced this but it is a mark of recognition that you are doing it. The more the rejection you get, the nearer you are to your breakthrough.

Sorry for that diversion about probability of rejection. Now back to Deborah. Her blog could possibly pass for the ultimage guide to freelance writing jobs. The information in her blog is irressitable. That is why I have decided to expose this resource in my post at this time so that you too can enjoy what I have gained from her effort.

This could the the lead you have been waiting for. I call it the ultimate guide to freelance writing jobs. Can you try it? Go to http://www.freelancewritinggigs right now. It could be your first opportunity to earn money from your freelance writing activities.

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Insider Secrets To Freelance Writing Income

2009-03-23T09:14:00.000-07:00

Writing on freelance job opportunities is my passion. Just as I was about putting finishing touch to the initial write up on this article, I carelessly lost the draft on my computer. I was so anxious to get it uploaded on my blog panel that I forgot to back up the piece. The result?Non deliberate delete of the article graphically written to spice up your day. Sometimes you still find yourself making some mistakes even as ‘computer’ expert so to say forgetting basic rules. Okay enough of my tale.

You see, this freelance writing hobby is highly tantalizing. You think about what you know and ready to share with others. Before you know it, you start writing your opinion down so that others can get to read it and learn from it.
My duty is to open your eyes to various ways you can instantly begin to profit from your talent. Freelance writing is as easy as talking. If you are fortunate to talk to others on issues that interest you and even go ahead to record it and pen down your tales, you will see how many pages that will turn out to be. What I am driving at is that there is money in your talent. Once you know potential buyers of your service, what is left for you is to contact them and position yourself for regular patronage from them.

The Internet has revolutionized the freelance writing world. In Nigeria, it is still relatively unpopular. If you doubt this, go and do a google search on freelance writing in Nigeria and Africa, you will discover that it is a fertile land. Many corporations still do business in their old ways. They get to hire staff permanently while their colleague abroad has outsourced that service to freelance writers online sometimes at relatively cheaper rates with high quality.

The freelance writing market is wide but there are few service providers. Very few professional journalists are there who understand the use of the Internet. Unknown to them, they now have competitors they cannot see who earn dollars off their potential accounts.

Friend, I am so delighted about this freelance writing opportunity. If you lack internet skills don’t worry. With simple ability to punch the keyboard and browse, you are well positioned for this freelancing expo I want to give you here in this write up.

Think about your favorite football club. Think about your favorite dish which you can so easily cook so that anybody who eats it will keep on asking for more. Think about how you have successfully kept your marriage for years as husbands and wife. So many couples cannot do that. You can share your secrets with such people just by writing it in partnership with publishers who are ready to provide the infrastructures for you and pay you in foreign currency.

There are companies who don’t want you to worry about your lack of google adsense skills. They know that generating codes and finding where best to paste it to generate income could be frustrating to you and have volunteered to do the advert placement for you. You will just need to sign up based on mutually agreed conditions. Just as in a dream, you will start doing what you know how to do best-freelance writing with their powerful resources to give you the desired leverage. They place adverts on what you write and get the income which is shared 50-50. This is an amazing freelance writing opportunity you cannot ignore.

For more on this insider income opportunity, quickly head to blogburner.com to mime the benefits to its maximum.
I am just happy dishing out this information free so you can get up and running in less than 7 days. Yes you can do that. It is your passion. Keep on freelance writing.

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The Quickest Way To Grab Freelance Writing Jobs

2009-03-18T11:18:00.000-07:00

The freelance writing market is a highly profitable and multi-billion dollar niche. If you doubt me, simple, just hit the phrase 'freelance writing jobs' or 'freelance paying markets' on google search engine. What do you find? Several companies falling upon one another to grab your attention. They pay heavily in dollars to get a listing.

In Nigeria, the freelance writing market is still in its infancy. Publishers in Nigeria prefer to employ journalist to do their write up for them. That's is the industrial age idea. The internet revolution has put a final stop to that. From anywhere in the world, you can now start competing with others anywhere in the world for writing jobs right from home. This is a great opportunity to profit from your writing talent. That is why I am passionate about this writing phenomenon.
My duty? I know you did not beg me to do it. It is self assigned to open your eyes to opportunities you have ignored. All you need is access to internet where ever you may be.

As a civil servant and Biomedical Scientist, the discoveries I continue to make daily about this freelancing 'money' is mind buggling and I will not stop sharing it with you.

Don't mind some job givers that will ask you to bring your C.V. This freelance opportunity I want to reveal in this post is the quickest way to grab the job you have been waiting for. You don't need to learn any skill to write your C.V. Just tell them how good you are about writing. Show them the previous materials you have written and choose the topic and category you are good at. Your credentials will be reviewed and once you are approved, you are in business. Express yourself freely and make people enjoy your article.

If you are anywhere in Nigeria and reading this, don't delay any longer. Remember the future is on the Internet. Beat those 'professional journalist' to the game by joining this train on freelance writing. You can't determine how far you can go until you take action.

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They will sign you up and your money will start flowing just like that anyhow you want it. You are in charge. You decide how and when to do the write up. This is multiple streams of income made easy.

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This Helium Can Make You Rich

2009-03-18T00:50:00.000-07:00

No. It is not the atom those of us who read chemistry in the secondary school is familiar with. You know, one of the vital knowledge you must acquire is the mastering of the elements table and helium is one of them. Okay. That's not what I want to talk about in this piece.

In my research on freelance writing opportunities since i started last year,I have never seen one that is so specially packaged as to empower you as a freelance opportunity seeker as this publishing company I want to share with you.

Talking of freelance opportunities, what really comes to mind first are popular sites like ezinearticles.com, elance.com, articlesweekly.com and lot of others. Indeed.com advertises opportunities for freelance writers just in the mold of craiglist.com. I hope you are following? Those sites Just listed above are too great to ignore. One disadvantage of those is that freelance opportunity seekers have one stumbling block or other to overcome. Some make it mandatory for you to bid for freelance jobs. Others insist you must be in the U.S. physically to enjoy the opportunity.

Now is the time to wipe away your tears. Helium has put a stop to that. It is one of the best single freelance opportunity provider that really enshrine freedom for writers. You choose the type of job you want to do without bidding. Browse through a section of the site called the market place and find assignments that suit you. Right there too you load the tool that makes it possible to start writing instantly and submit. You compete with other writers who may be interested in the same assignment and the job giver finally chooses which of the articles written best appeal to him.

This is an amazing opportunity. You keep on writing and expressing yourself while you get paid to do it without hinderance. payment vary from $20 and above. The publisher collects the payment and share the commission with you. They too get paid for connecting you with their clients who need your service.

So if you already have a paypal account, this is the freelance opportunity to explore so that your dollar account keep swelling. It is an opportunity you cannot afford to ignore. More importantly, you also have the opportunity to participate in writing contest to win $100 for your effort.

You can't wait any longer to start benefitting from this freelance writing opportunity. Go to www.helium.com
This is your chance. Grab it with all your talent.

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13 Paying Markets For Essays And Life Stories

2009-03-16T00:38:00.000-07:00

The easiest way to break into the print is through non-fiction writing. This is the conclusion of experts freelance writers. You are better placed to find publishers falling upon themselves for your freelance writing service if you can focus on writing personal essays and true life stories.

Writing personal life stories that is simple to understand and dramatic is certainly a hot cake in the freelance market.
But another thing is knowing those who need the service you want to render. Who are those people you would send your stories and personal essays to?
Here are 13 paying freelance writing markets for this purpose:

1. Common Ties: They publish answers to short questions combined with art work. You’ll need to quickly contact them to discover what kind of entries they welcome now.
Guidelines available at http://commonties.com/submit.php

2. Christian Science Monitor: This is a favourite place for essay writers. Newbies have a good chance to break into this market with humour and touching personal stories. It is a world wide American Newspaper that seek upbeat personal essays from 300-900 words. Read guidelines at http://www.csmonitor.com/aboutus/guidelines.html

3. Chronogram: This publication welcome insightful, first person essays, short stories and poetry. They make payment based on a sliding scale depending on the contract between the editor and writer. Guidelines available at http://www.chronogram.com/pages/submissions

4. The Sun: Focuses on personal essays, interviews and poetry. They receive submission by post only so you cannot depend on internet communication for this. Pays from $500-$1,500 depending on the length of the essay. Contributors are also given complimentary copies for 1 year

5. Newsweek: Essays for this market should have personal tone and word count of between 850-900 words. You can write on any topic. Pays between $500-$1000. Also provide opportunity for annual essay competition awards. First prize winner gets $5000. You can get guidelines at http://www.newsweek.com/id/39258

6. Creative Non-Fiction: Essay writers and personal story tellers should have a lot to contribute here. Pays $10 per printed page. Guidelines available at http://www.creativenonfiction.or/thejournal/submitocnf.htm

7. Marriage Partnership: This is a Christian website on marriage which solicits first –person stories. Writers are expected to query first before sending their entries. Guidelines available at http://christianitytoday.com/mp/info.html

8. Underwired: Exclusively for women and welcome personal essays of between 800-1200 words for publication every month. Freelance writers should ensure that their submissions tally with the themes posted on the website. Guidelines available at http://uwmag.com/submission-guidlines-mainmenu-39.html

9. Chicken Soup For The Soul: This publication has different themes and sections. Upcoming books are advertised on the site and deadline for entries well stipulated. On publication, your write up/contribution will attract payment not specified on the website. Guidelines available at http://chickensoup.com

10. A Cup Of Comfort Series: They publish uplifting true life stories of between 100-2000 words about experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. On publication, one top-prize of $500 is awarded per volume and $100 for each other stories and a complimentary copy of the book. Guidelines available at http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm

11. Angels On Earth: They publish first-person true life stories about those who have positively affect us in some dramatic ways. Payment between $100-$400 for full length narratives and $25-$100 for shorter stories. Guidelines available at http://www.angelsmagazine.com/writers_guidelines.asp

12. Orion: Essays wanted from newcomers and experienced freelance writers. This publication is about issues of our time; how we live, what we value and what sustains us. Payment ranges between $25 to $1000 depending on the type of entry and length of words. Guidelines at http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/mag/3004/

13. The Subway Chronicles: This is a New York Based site which welcome essays and short fillers about the New York city subway system. Payment is $20 for featured essay. Guidelines at http://www.thesubwaychronicles.com/guidelines.htm

There you have them 13 freelance paying markets you can contact immediately. Remember to use the power of internet technology to your advantage.

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Freelance Jobs Resources In South Africa

2009-03-12T01:13:00.000-07:00

The African continent is gradually stamping its feet on the internet with unbelievable opportunities for whosoever cares to discover the inherent freelance writing opportunities in the continent.
I’m amazed at the great possibilities now staring smart talented writers at the face just for them to discover it. There are skills to acquire. There are tricks to learn and you have to decide to transform your life and career with the power of information.
All you need to succeed is already at your disposal. Your writing talent is a great asset whether you have any formal training or not. You may not be a journalist yet but you can express yourself and tell your own story.
I bring you here places you can network with to express yourself in South Africa who needs your talent as a freelance writer. There is no barrier in this trade. The internet has broken all barriers. Enjoy.
1. South African Writers Network: Here you have both access to private and public membership. If you are an aspiring writer or a publisher, this network is for you. You will receive help to publish your work with classified information the indolent will never have.
You will have the opportunity to explore wealth of information on the internet and develop your writing skills.
Here is the secret to honing your writing skills and have a major breakthrough www.sawn.co.za

2. www.Futureshock.co.za
How can you start your freelancing career? How can you find freelance writing jobs? What should you charge for your writing? How do you advertise your services. If you submit your work and not get paid what happens. What should you know about bidding sites? Why is it even necessary to join some restricted sites?
Answers to these queries are freely available here.

3. www.freelancewritingtips.com
This is the greatest freelance writing tips in the world. There are writing opportunities you can get for just making a trial.

These are just but some of the freelance jobs resources in South Africa. Remember that you can run freelance service from anywhere you are either at home, the beach or holiday. The ball is now in your court.

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Top Freelance Writing Jobs Resources In Nigeria

2009-03-11T04:08:00.000-07:00

If you are tired of searching the internet effortlessly for freelance writing jobs resources even in Nigeria there is hope for you now.
It could be frustrating to spend valuable time seeking for materials to help you develop your writing skills only for you to end up not getting it. You may eventually be tempted to abandon the goal you have set for yourself thinking that there is no headway in what you are doing.

Never worry today because I’m going to wipe away your tears in that aspect as I quickly reveal top 3 freelance writing jobs resources even in Nigeria.
These resources will not only help you to develop your writing skills, but will also open your eyes to ideas and tricks highly successful freelance writers have access to which have been out of your reach since all these days.
For technical reasons I will not give the full details of the website address where you can find these resources. If you are smart enough, just add (www dot com) to the subheadings below and dash to your browser to access these eye opening resources.
Directory.classifieds1000
Here is the one stop shop for accessing hot information on available jobs and vacancies including freelance writing jobs.

1. Freelancewriting
Here you will have the once in a life time opportunity to learn freelance writing in an easy way and how to get freelance writing jobs plus complimentary resources. You cannot afford to miss it.

2. FreelanceWritingScene
This is the arena for hot jobs in freelance writing with detailed step by step guide on how you can start your freelance writing career. You’ll find it so amazing.

3. OnlineWritingOpportunities

If you have been frustrated about the road blocks on your way such as not knowing what publishers need from you to qualify for freelance jobs from them this is where to go. Sample letters that will instantly win jobs for you and how to get paid is freely made available here.
It is certain that with these resources, which are highly rated by google, your freelance job hunting effort will yield profitable results.

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Freelance Writing Opportunities In Nigeria

2009-03-05T05:56:00.000-08:00

Truely, my posts have been showcasing freelance opportunities for writers in foreign countries especially the United States. That should not be strange to you because of the power of the Internet which has removed all local and international barriers on the way of writers.
You cannot have any excuse of not expressing yourself or displaying your writing talent and finding media in desperately in need of your talent.
Just like any other businesses from Nigeria, your freelane writing adventure would encounter challenges other businesses from Nigeria encounter for example the problem of identity and the image problem. But that should not deter you.
I have found genuine Nigerian writers making money online who can teach you all you need to know about this business and mentor you to success.
This post is crafted in an interview mould with one of my mentor and counsellor on freelance writing-Innocent Ighalogbue

Publisher-I am aware that you have been on the scene for quite sometime now in the freelane writing business. What are the challenges faced by Nigerians in this bussiness opportunity?

Innocent-'From the mails I usually receive it appears a lot of good writers from Nigeria have totally given up the hope of ever be part of the writing job opportunity online due to erratic power supply and convenient access to the Internet.

I agree that these are problems, but I don’t believe they are strong enough to prevent us from this opportunity, which only requires our writing skill. I believe problems are meant to be solved, so we must find a way to overcome them than using them as excuse for not been part of the opportunity.

It wasn’t that rosy for me at the beginning when I got a job to write for a client in America, I didn’t own a personal computer or an Internet connection. The only thing I had was that at my place of work, I had access to computer and which was connected to the Internet. But I knew if I could sacrifice my comfort for a couple of weeks, I will then be able to provide the necessary facilities I need to work comfortably for myself.

I would therefore stay back after office time to write my articles and send to my client. Sometimes to enable me complete and deliver as many jobs as I could, I would have to sleep over at the office.
This has now paid off handsome as with my lap top computer with Internet connection I can do as much writing job and other things as I desire online anywhere.

The bottom line here is that there must be a way to overcome the challenges you might be having that limit your participation in this great opportunity for writers to make money using their writing skill online; if you look for it, you will definitely find it!

Publisher-But is the challenge restricted to power failure and absence of infrastructure? What about those who are connected and yet unable to access thes oppotunities? What other challenges constitute stumbling blocks to the realisation of theirs goal?

Innocent-'I am using this post to answer the questions of those who attended the Mother Of All Wealth Empowerment Seminars at Success Attitude Development Centre, Lagos, recently where I gave a presentation on my proprietary and top selling information product: How To Translate Your Writing Skill To Money Online.

Also in this write-up you must not fail to find out what I call the Mother Of All Discounts – it’s mind-blowing, you will be glad you did.

If you were at the seminar I just mentioned, you will remember that the time was far spent that day, and since I couldn’t answer your numerous questions about all that it takes for you to render your service as a freelance writer and be making good stream of income, I did promise to post the answers here. So read on!

Que: Am a song writer, how can I get song writing job online and what are the websites? Also, is it pay before service?

Ans: Although song writing is not commonly advertised by webmasters and writing job givers, it may still be possible to land one. Just keep checking here and other places on the Internet where you can find writing jobs, you may just be able to secure one.

Yes, it is usually pay after work. That is, you get paid after you have submitted your writing assignment to your employer. In some cases, to guide against the job giver going off with your articles or any other form of writing without paying you, some job sites offer an escrow account.

The job giver is made to deposit the amount the writing job is worth in the escrow account, then after the writing is completed and is accepted by the job giver, the writer can collect the money. That is a good way of ensuring that you get your payment, however you may not be able to make such arrangement with all job givers.

Therefore, to safeguide your writings you should first complete a minimum writing assignment that you can be paid for, send it to the employer and request for your payment.

If they have problems paying then you can decide not to continue with them. Be that as it may, please I want to assure you that though there might be fraudulent job givers, the majority of people needing freelance writers on the Internet are genuine – don’t be alarmed, they won’t run away with your money.

Que: After writing your article, how do you send it across to them?

Ans: first of all you will use MS Word to write your articles. Name each file after the topic you wrote about. And since you may be writing several topics on a single assignment, you will have to put the several files in a folder. You can name the folder the project title.

Then zip up the folder and upload it as an attachment to the email you are sending the employer.

Que: Can you write for more than one website owner?

Ans: Yes of course, depending on your schedule and the time you have, you can decide to write for as many websites as you can possibly handle.

If you like you can set up a mini writing agency at home by securing jobs and training one or two people to do them.

Que: Can you create an article using a private label right?

Ans: No! If somebody is paying you to write on certain topics for them, it means they need fresh and unique writings that nobody else has, including you (yes, including you because once they have paid you, the article you have written becomes theirs only and you must respect that).

Remember that you are not the only one who may have that same private label right material, therefore it is not unique.

Que: We need samples of cover letter and resume Ans: Please look around this blog you will find sample cover letter. Sample resume will come later, just keep checking.

Que: How can we use article writing with adsense by submitting to article directory? Ans: Well, this is a different kind of question from making money as freelance writer online, but I will still give you the answer.

If you have a website with adsense, one way of promoting it is by writing articles and submitting them with article directories, where website owners can pick them up for use on their websites. As they post them on their sites and people come to read them, you stand a chance of having them clicking to your site.

Those are basically the questions Nigerian writers who desire to join in the lucrative freelance writing opportunity on the Internet wanted answers to last week at the seminar I mentioned above.'

How about that? No one gives information on freelance writing opportunities in Nigeria as Innocent. You can reach him at innocent@onlinewritingopportunities.com

I'll be dishing out more on freelance writing opportunities in subsequent posts. Stay tuned.

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19 New Freelance Job Opportunities From Indeed

2009-02-27T09:09:00.000-08:00

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In this post, you will enjoy freelance job opportunities released recently by indeed.com
Hope you'll maximize your benefit from this free info.....

19 new jobs found

Freelance Writer
E World Publishing - Hunlock Creek, PA
Academic Freelance Writers needed immediately for... writers earn between $45,000 and $70,000 a year. Serious inquiries only, as we are looking for writers... $45,000 - $70,000 a year
From JobThread - 3:09 AM - save job, email, block, more...

Freelance Writer
Internet Brands - Los Angeles, CA
298 Freelance Writer About the Job... Los Angeles based Internetbrands.com is looking for a writer... Web, Online, Freelance, Writer, Writing, SEO...
From Monster - 12:40 AM - save job, email, block, more...

Need a Freelance Horoscope Writer
Atlanta, GA
We are looking for a freelance horoscope writer for our new women's magazine. But, there is a twistÃ¢â‚¬Â¦we are looking for horoscopes written from a love...
From JobThread - 3:09 AM - save job, email, block, more...

Freelance Writer - Metromix
Careerbuilder - Washington, DC
in Washington, DC is looking for experienced freelance writers to help launch a new local entertainment site aimed at 21-to-34-year-olds. Writers will visit and...
From CareerBuilder - 12:00 PM - save job, email, block, more...

Freelance News writer
Careerbuilder - Los Angeles, CA
basic non-linear editing/clip editing duties; and logging video feeds. The writer also must learn the responsibilities of the associate producer and program...
From CareerBuilder - 12:01 PM - save job, email, block, more...

News Writer - Freelance
Careerbuilder - Seattle, WA
Station Department:News Position:Freelance News Writer Q13 FOX Seattle's FOX affiliate is looking for an experienced journalist and creative writer for our...
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Remote Freelance Editor: Web Content
Internet Brands - New York City, NY
We are looking for editors to edit the articles for our writers. We pay a rate of $.50-$2.00 per 200-800 word article via paypal or with a check through ADP...
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Managing Editor - Writer
Careerbuilder - Kansas City, MO
researching as well as managing the editorial staff, associate and freelance writers and photographers. Â... Requirements-- Candidate will be required to...
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Senior Editor
FILTER - Seattle, WA
and mentor a team of writers, facilitating their... fast and under pressure Experience hiring freelance writers and editors and managing their work A great...
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Senior Editor, BNET Industries
CNET Networks - San Francisco, CA
contacts in the business media space; proven ability to successfully manage freelance writers; proficiency in Wordpress or other blog platforms; familiarity...
From CNET Networks - 1:12 AM - save job, email, block, more...

Senior Editor
BNET - San Francisco, CA
contacts in the business media space; proven ability to successfully manage freelance writers; proficiency in Wordpress or other blog platforms; familiarity...
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Content Editor
Careerbuilder - Reston, VA
on Wirefly.com > Develop and manage relationships with freelance writers. Â > Manage freelance budget Â > Write in-depth reviews of popular cell...
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Editor (Magazine)
Careerbuilder - Denver, CO
in senior-level positions at Fortune 1000 companies Ability to manage freelance writers and contributing editors Experience with online and digital products...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Bentonville, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Fort Smith, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Little Rock, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Rogers, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Fayetteville, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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CREATIVE/MARKETING PROFESSIONALS
Careerbuilder - Springdale, AR
in placing creative and marketing talent in freelance and full-time positions. With over 350 clients and... Â· Technical Writers Â· Copywriters Â...
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Discover 5 New Freelance Opportunities

2009-02-22T23:56:00.000-08:00

There are limitless opportunities to willing and goal getting writer to exercise their writing gifts and make money even at their leisure. You can't miss the following freelance writing opportunities. You've got to make contact to find out how you can benefit from these opportunities.
Here they are:

1 LITTLE SUPER HEROES
E-mail: littlesuperheroes@gmail.com
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Co-author of kids and preteen Chicken Soup for the Soul
books is seeking true short stories 500 - 750 words about
boys in the age range of 3 - 8 who either spoke of things
that they would do if they were a superhero or did something
that was in its own way heroic. Coming from a mother's
perspective and first person point of view is preferred but
not mandatory. Stories should be heartwarming, uplifting,
moving, and/or humorous. The book will be targeted to an
adult audience. Please attach a photo of the "little superhero"
featured in the piece if you have one as it may also be
considered for publication along with the story. Writers
whose stories are chosen for publication will receive $150
and 6 copies of the book. Send submissions to
littlesuperheroes@gmail.com no later than Friday, March 6, 2009.

2. HORROR BOUND MAGAZINE
http://www.horrorbound.com/readarticle.php?article_id=21
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Horror Bound Magazine is a literary magazine primarily for
horror fiction, however, we also feature dark fantasy,
noir, thriller and slipstream fiction. Featured articles include short
stories, poetry, art, book reviews and interviews with the
top talent in the field today. Horror Bound Magazine is
now accepting short stories (up to 7,000 words maximum),
poetry and art for publication. Deadline March 31, 2009.
Pays one cent/word.

3. AQUILA CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE
http://www.aquila.co.uk
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Fun, challenge and inspiration for 8-13 year olds.
Pays 75 pounds for features, 90 for stories and 80 per
serial episode.

4. TOGETHER
http://www.churchoutreach.com/submissions.php
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Major interest is fast-moving personal experience stories
(up to 1,200 words) of salvation and Christian growth,
although we welcome experiences on the growth of family
relations. Together pays up to $50 per article on
publication, depending on length and quality of writing.
Pictures or illustrations pay extra, if useable.

5. BRIARPATCH MAGAZINE
http://briarpatchmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/
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This magazine publish feature articles on any number of topics and
in a range of styles, including creative non-fiction
articles, in-depth news stories, investigative journalism,
personal essays, op-eds, travel writing, and photo-essays.
Your query should clearly identify the direction you want
to take with your article, the question you want to answer,
or the point you want to argue. In general, features should
be less than 2,500 words. Longer articles are occassionally accepted
when the topic and the skill of the writer warrant
it. Interviews, reviews and opinions needed as well. Pay
is five cents/word. Topics are current events, grassroots
activism, electoral politics, economic justice, ecology,
labour, food security, gender equity, indigenous struggles,
international solidarity, and other issues of political
importance.

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6 Amazing Paying Markets You Can Try Today

2009-02-16T06:10:00.000-08:00

It could be difficult breaking into the writing market. But the good news is that you can make the choice to keep on trying and never to give up. These 6 amazing paying markets for freelance writers is worth exploring. Here they are:

1. US AIRWAYS MAGAZINE, USA
Looking for writers who can deliver smart, pithy copy. "We like
breezy. We like humor. We like a light tone. And we like writers
who can deliver short pieces (100-250 words) as well as longer
stories." Pays $1 per word and up.
Guidelines: http://www.usairwaysmag.com/pdfs/USAWwriterguide.pdf

2. U.S. CATHOLIC, USA
Religious general-interest magazine. Feature articles cover prayer
and spirituality, sacraments, liturgy, parish life, family life,
social issues, public life, theology, everyday morality, and other
aspects of an everyday Catholic's life. Feature article length
ranges from 2,500 to 4,000 words and payment is minimum $500. Also
publishes essays, short stories and poetry. Guidelines:
http://uscatholic.claretians.org/site/PageServer?pagename=usc_writers

3. VICIOUS MAGAZINE, USA
The bi-monthly publication for the individual who is
fashion-forward, enjoys art and music, and is a nightlife
participant. The core cities are New York, Las Vegas, and Miami,
with a different city spotlighted in each issue. Paying market.
Guidelines: http://www.worldwidefreelance.com/i/ViciousGL.htm

4. URBAN CLIMBER MAGAZINE, USA
Climbing magazine. Features run 1,500-3,000 words and are often (but
not always) photo driven. Wants to expand coverage of new climbers
and climbing areas that might be of interest to readers. Also
interested in cultural and lifestyle issues of relevance to this
audience. Paying market.
Guidelines: http://www.urbanclimbermag.com/contributor_guidelines/

5. VANCOUVER FASHION EZINE, CANADA
An online fashion magazine dedicated to Vancouver's fashion
community. Freelance writers are encouraged to contribute their
articles to our editorial department for consideration. Articles
should feature an interesting aspect of the Vancouver fashion scene
i.e. fashion event, designer, retail. Paying market.
Guidelines: http://www.vancouverfashionezine.com

6. VERMONT LIFE, USA
Regional magazine mostly interested in pieces that present positive
aspects of life within the state's borders. Pays between $350 and
$900 for features of around 1,000 words.
Guidelines: http://www.vermontlife.com/about_vl/guidelines.htm

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Success Secrets Of Expert Author 4

2009-02-02T02:29:00.000-08:00

26 Years old expert author shares his success secret. You will gain tips and tricks to also help you succeed in your writing career from his insights.
Jackie Corley reveals everything without holding anything back as reported by Tina Crandell...

'Jackie Corley is the publisher of Word Riot, an online literary magazine that receives hits from every "continent except Antarctica." She has a short story collection, The Suburban Swindle, due out later this year (So New Media). Or you can find her now at www.wordriot.org. The almost 26-year-old discusses experimental writing, what it takes to be a good writer, and how to start your own independent publishing press.

Word Riot advertises: "good writing. no remorse." What is good writing?

To me, good writing takes a risk. It should make you uncomfortable, forced to confront and question the world around you. I think, with enough practice, anybody can turn themselves into a solid wordsmith-- somebody who can write that immaculate sentence. But it takes something more to be a writer. It takes cajones.

How would you categorize the reader-base?

Our readers are office slaves and blue collar stiffs with a love of good writing, soccer moms and college kids who have an open mind and like to be intellectually challenged. Hipsters, punk rockers, grandpas, lawyers, accountants-- they're all represented in our readership. What our readers have in common is a passion for good writing and a fierce curiosity about the world around them.

It seems your readers are your writers and your writers are your readers. In other words, there is a certain sense of camaraderie when you visit the site-- like you are a part of something. Describe that something.

I don't see the need for a sort of hierarchy in art like "The Lord came down and said, 'You in this clan are the writers and you in this clan are the readers.'" Any good writer needs to be a good reader. They need to appreciate what makes something good fiction. I don't trust writers who don't read (and there are more out there than you would think).

There's this tendency to put high-profile writers on a pedestal. I just don't see the point in it. It creates this unnecessary divide between reader and writer. Online and small press writing has created this community that really blurs those lines. And this online interaction has transferred into the real world. I love going to a reading event and grabbing drinks with writers whose work I enjoy.

Word Riot is host to experimental forms such as "Flash Fiction" and "Novular." But tell us more about "Stretching Forms." This is a genre that even Wikipedia has yet to define.

Word Riot's first fiction editor, Jordan Rosenfeld, mentioned that we were receiving a significant number of experimental submissions that didn't quite fit neatly into a short story category. Some of these works employ stream of consciousness. Some take advantage of the seemingly limitless structural formatting the digital screen provides (as opposed to the very concrete boundaries of a sheet of loose-leaf). Just throwing these stories under an "Experimental" category didn't seem to do them justice. She suggested putting these works into a category she termed "Stretching Forms." It's stuck ever since.

You were born in 1982. This makes you 26, which is impressive enough but Word Riot was created 5 years ago in 2002, when you were just 21 years old. Did I do my math right?

Yes, I'll be 26 in a few months and I started Word Riot when I was quite a young 'un. I've always had a strong interest in fiction, in the power of the written word. I was the kid who would sit in the hammock at a family party and just devour novels. I'd always been too intimidated to try to write my own fiction, but by high school I realized writing was something I could do and I finally just went at it. I think the fact that I consider myself a reader before a writer has something to do with why I decided to start Word Riot. I like being a part of bringing good writing into the world; whether it's mine or somebody else's doesn't really matter to me.

Less than a year after the launch of the website, the independent publishing press, Word Riot Press, was born. Will you elaborate on the conception?

When I started working on the online magazine, I'd look at the small press publishers like Akashic and Soft Skull with great admiration. And then I saw what this micro press, So New Media (http://sonewpublishing.com/) was doing -- putting out chapbooks, using various websites to promote their authors, etc. I realized that was something I could do, that it was within my reach to put together an actual plan to produce books. I started researching paper, hardcore desk printers, saddle staplers -- everything about desktop publishing. I found a paperback printer that could handle short production runs at a price I could handle and with the quality I wanted. We've been putting out paperbacks ever since.

Any advice for our readers who would like to earn a by-line from Word Riot?

Read the magazine. Get familiar with the kind of work we publish. That's pretty true for every magazine, I guess. Don't play the whole spray-and-pray game (when you send submissions everywhere and hope somebody decides to publish your work). Editors hate that. At Word Riot, we like gritty subject matter, bizarre humor, and anything with an edge.

As a writer, what impresses you about editors/publishers?

I like editors and publishers who aren't thrown off by difficult subject matter. I respect editors who take a chance on pieces that have a certain emotional vulnerability to them.

As an editor/publisher what impresses you about writers?

I'm impressed by writers who aren't afraid to really expose their pathos on the page, to really dive into what makes them and the rest of us humans tick. I like writers whose work can speak to us in a quiet, naked moment.'
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How Best Selling Author Jeremy Robinson Got His First Break

2009-01-19T00:06:00.000-08:00

You must have had how Amazon.com has given authors a massive break in the publishing industry. The story of Jeremy Robinson is dramatic and revealing. Upcoming writers will find ideas to discover markets guaranteed to give them the needed exposure in the publishing industry just as Lulu.com did for Robinson.
Tina Crandell had an interview with this enterprising author. Enjoy it.

'Jeremy Robinson has had a good year. His self-published books have been wildly successful, his self-started small-press is about to grow, and he just finalized a book deal with a major publisher. He has demonstrated that being a published author not only means being a good writer, but also being a good businessman. The writing entrepreneur discusses his experience with Lulu.com, his recent book deal, and how hard work pays off.

When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

There was never an actual "a ha" moment for me, no conversion to the ways of the writer. I started out wanting to be an artist; majored in illustration in college and started out in comics. I moved from illustrating comics to scripting them, then to screenwriting and finally to novel writing.

Are you a full-time writer?

I spend about four hours writing every afternoon. The other four hours in my "work day" are spent on marketing, building deals, and responding to e-mails. But all that is part of being a writer. I think that's what most new writers don't realize, that being a good writer is only part of the job. I've had to become a business savvy, outgoing marketing machine. None of those are natural for me. I'm a creative, introverted homebody at heart.

Your first book, The Didymus Contingency, was published by Lulu.com, a website that offers free self-publishing. What was your experience like with Lulu?

Lulu was a great start for me. It showed me that my books could sell and gave me a lot of experience. Plus, it helped land my agent, who found my (at the time) Lulu edition of Didymus Contingency doing very well on Amazon and contacted me as a result. So Lulu helped open some doors for me. But this is not true for all authors who use Lulu, probably the majority. I think the right agent happened to be looking at the right time and saw my book doing well. I don't think authors should look at my success with Lulu as the norm or easily achievable. I've spent the past three years absolutely dedicated to the professional production of my POD books and the non-stop marketing of them. Simply putting a book on Lulu or Amazon is not going to help anyone. I may be proof that self-publishing via POD is a viable option to land an agent and sign a book deal, but it's vastly more work than going the slush-pile submission route. For me, it was simply a more educational and rewarding route.

You started your own small press, Breakneck Books. What drove that decision?

After seeing how well my sales at Lulu were doing I did some math and discovered how much money I would have made if I cut out the middle man (Lulu) and started my own small press. I started Breakneck, at first, just for my books, but I had just finished reading two other books about to be released on Lulu by authors who had asked me to read and blurb their books. Both were fantastic books (with not so great covers) and I thought I could do better. So, I signed both authors and Breakneck was born. I've signed ten authors in the past two years. Some books have done poorly and some have been homeruns (Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood became an Amazon.com bestseller). The result is that I've been able to be a full time writer/publisher using print-on-demand. I'm not sure if that's been done before. It's been a TON of work-- non-stop really-- but after two years, all that work is starting to pay off.

You just signed with a major publisher. Will you give us details?

I just landed a three book deal with Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martins. The books will come out in hard cover first, then mass market paperback. I have yet to write any of the three books, though I'm hard at work on the first. The deal came about as a direct result of my POD sales. The editor saw my books doing well on Amazon (just like my agent), contacted me and over the past YEAR we've been developing the series. It was a long year, but worth the effort.

As a newly represented novelist, what will become of Breakneck Books?
Of course, this is the first question all of the novelists I've signed at Breakneck asked when I announced the St. Martins deal. Luckily, I had the best answer possible. Breakneck is currently in the process of merging with a new hard cover publisher (Variance) who has far greater resources than Breakneck ever had. Breakneck is becoming the paperback imprint for Variance. We'll be switching from a POD model to offset printing, pumping out small to large size print runs and signing some bestselling authors (I can't say who yet).

What inspires you?

I have a hard time with this question because the answer is "everything." I'm always looking for ideas and just about everything I experience gets filtered for juicy bits that might make a good concept, detail or character trait. My more generic answer is the ocean. Though I must say I get a lot of story ideas from the Bible. I think it's an untapped mainstream resource. There's a lot of great material in there (disasters, wars, ancient mysteries, creatures) that if taken at face value makes great fodder for thrillers.

How did you celebrate your book deal?

Well, this is my most pitiful answer. We got take-out. But I added mushrooms to my broccoli/chicken alfredo. Now that's a wild party...

For more information on the upcoming releases or samples of his books, readers can visit his website at: www.jeremyrobinsononline.com or www.myspace.com/sciencethriller.'
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Success Tricks From Expert Author 2

2009-01-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

As if being quirky isn't bad enough, Donna Gephart's pre-teen protagonist is...

An Interview with Donna Gephart

By Sandra Miller-Louden

Donna Gephart (www.donnagephart.com) has written everything from greeting cards to romantic short stories to humorous articles. Humor is Donna's stock in trade and never is her wit sharper than in her debut novel, As If Being 12-3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President! (Delacorte Press, 2008), a young adult novel whose main character is Vanessa Rothrock.

Besides her debut novel, Donna has sold her work to both national and regional magazines, including Highlights for Children, Family Circle, Parents, Weight Watchers, Games, and The Star.

She's a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, www.scbwi.org) and helps run a critique group in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Titleholder!

Q: I simply must start out asking about your title, since for many writers finding just the right set of words to encapsulate the essence of a book is so difficult, it borders on the impossible. Was this your working title while you were writing the book or did you go through numerous revisions and how did you finally arrive at a 13-word (counting the age designation) book title?

A: My title is a fun way to let readers know exactly what the book is about, but it's quite a mouthful to say when I'm being interviewed. At those times, I think a one-word title would have been nice. Early in the writing process, I had only the first part of the title when a member of my critique group suggested I add "My Mother Is Running for President." I did, and the title remained unchanged.

The Writing Process

Q: In a recent interview, you said your book started out in life as a short story and with the encouragement of your agent and your critique group, you turned it into a novel. Give us some specifics about how one goes about amplifying a work that's maybe 2,000 words into one that's 22,000 words.

A: Voice. Right from the beginning, I latched onto the voice of this bright, self-conscious, klutzy girl. Then I worked hard to get inside Vanessa's head and let her tell her own story of spelling bees, a crush on the wrong boy, a secret admirer, missing her busy politician mother, loathing gym class, and dealing with threatening notes about her mother's campaign. Vanessa simply wouldn't fit into the constraints of a short story!

Q: One of my favorite things about your book is how deftly you mix humor with suspense; you have more than one cliffhanger chapter ending, as well as many clever puns and dialogue twists. Did you conceive the plot like this from the get go or was there more of one aspect (humor or suspense) at the beginning stages?

I think it's important to tell a good story and let the humor evolve naturally. So, I really didn't plan out the humorous parts ahead of time. They emerged from Vanessa's character and the situations she was facing.

When I began the story, I had an idea of how I wanted it to end, but there were lots of surprises along the way, like one day I was writing and realized something dreadful had happened to Vanessa's father.

I think that with the B.I.C. (Butt in Chair) practice, surprises like that turn up throughout writing a novel. When your subconscious knows it's expected to show up for work the same time every day, it seems to do some pre-writing when it's off duty.

Q: You also seem to really be able to get into the mind of a pre-teen girl, as when Vanessa dreams up medical scenarios for herself to catch-- yet not bad enough to kill her-- in order to get her Mom to drop out of the race... maladies such as impetigo or hypothermia. This is the type of thinking I remember going through at that age. How much memory dredging was involved in coming up with these engaging scenes?

A: Thanks. I don't know if I used my memories from that age directly, but I used the feelings and emotions from that age while writing. There was lots of adolescent angst to draw from! And it didn't hurt that I had two pre-teens in the house while I was writing this.

Q: I know you did a lot of research on the entire political process that goes into the making of a presidential campaign. Since much of your book also revolves around Vanessa's security with Secret Service Agent Martinez, did part of your research also have to do with Secret Service issues? Tell us some of the other related areas you brushed up on to write the novel.

A: Since I wrote about so many things with which I was unfamiliar, I did quite a bit of research. I learned about campaigning and the political process on-line and in a number of books. I learned about progressing in spelling bees when I interviewed a girl who went to the national bee twice. I found what information I could about the Secret Service on-line and imagined the rest. I enjoyed learning about politics and campaigning and spelling bees and sharing that information in a fun way with young readers.

The Loving Words/Reading Books/English Major Syndrome

Q: I don't know if you majored in English, but you obviously love words and reading books. Vanessa also shares these traits (she spells her way through the novel, in part because she makes it all the way to the Regional Spelling Bee), and on the flip side, couldn't care less who Shaquille O'Neal-- and by extension, any sports figure-- is. She hates Phys Ed partially because she's a klutz and we suspect she's always called last to be on a team. So, how much of Vanessa Rothrock is in Donna Gephart and vice versa?

Vanessa and I share our love for the color purple, competitive Scrabble games… and we both have big feet! A bit of any writer, I think, seeps into her characters.

Q: Following up on that question, you set up the spelling in the format that spelling bee participants must use. (Protrude. P-R-O-T-R-U-D-E. Protrude.) Besides setting forth that this is how Vanessa processed words and practiced them, did you also include this throughout your novel to get young readers more involved in words they may not know?

I recently got a lovely letter from a young fan. She wrote: "Not only did I learn a lot of big, new words, I'm interested in what's going on in politics now." So, yes, I thought it would be fun for young readers to learn some really big words right along with Vanessa.

Timing is Everything!

Q: Could you give our readers a quick time line from the germination of your idea through the writing of the short story to transforming it into a novel. Once the novel was underway, how long did the rewrites take, and finally, when were you notified of the target publication date of February, 2008?

A: I began writing the novel in 2005. That's when I connected with Tina Wexler at International Creative Management. Tina encouraged me to write the novel, then offered excellent suggestions for revision. Research, writing, and revisions took about a year. It was sold early in 2006. At that time, we all thought it would be best to release it during the election year, so there was nearly a two-year lag from the time I sold it until it hit the shelves.

Q: I'm confident you've frequently gotten this question in one form or another, but I'd be remiss if I didn't ask it. When you were planning your novel, had Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president? And do you think the ongoing drama of the Democratic nomination process has increased interest in your book?

A: Of course, I wrote this book before anyone announced his or her candidacy. It was in the back of my mind, though, that Hillary or another woman might run. The current campaign certainly makes my book relevant to young readers who would like a greater understanding of the nomination process. And it lends a nice hook for reporters when writing about the book.

And finally...

Q: Are you at work on a second novel? We'd love to hear whatever details you'd care to share with us.

A: My second book is for the same age range. The main character is a quirky boy who has quite a bit to contend with as he begins junior high school. It has the same combination of humor and heartache that's found in As If Being 12-3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President! And, if you can believe it, my new novel has an even longer title! (But it has to remain top secret for now.)

Thank you, Donna Gephart, for taking the time to share your creative vision with our readers. Once again, to read more about Donna, visit: www.donnagephart.com and be sure to see what's new on her blog: www.donnagephart.blogspot.com.

Sandra, thank you. It's been my pleasure.

Sandra Miller-Louden (www.greetingcardwriting.com) has worked for Absolute Write as a greeting card writing instructor since 2001. Her work won the coveted Louie Award (the industry's highest honor) and in addition to teaching and writing, Sandra does major consulting work in the field of greeting cards.

Her work has appeared on "Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee" and she's been interviewed in many places, including The National Examiner, Staples, com, Metro, The Christian Science Monitor, Voice of America, The Washington Post, Focus: Entrepreneurs (2nd Edition), Attaché (U.S. Air), Talk Magazine, the BBC (three different occasions), Valentine in the Morning Show (Los Angeles), The Philadelphia Inquirer, spawn.org, and NBC-TV. She also appeared on the cover of Parade Magazine in 2006.

In additional, Sandra has written two successful books on writing and a number of booklets. Her book reviews, quizzes, articles, and short stories have appeared in various publications.

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Freelance Writing Opportunities In Health Magazines

2009-01-08T03:43:00.000-08:00

I just received a mind blowing freelance writing opportunities in health magazines in my inbox from worldwidefreelance.com. Going through it exposed insider information on hidden markets never discovered before. I know that there are many of my followers over there who will need this hot information to explore the jaw cracking opportunities in writing for health magazines. These paying markets are worth giving a trial. You never can tell where your first offer will come from.
Before i sign off, remember that this post is a breaking news. It was written by Gary McLaren. Enjoy it.

'WRITING FOR HEALTH MAGAZINES
By Gary McLaren

Freelance writing for health publications will not only keep you on
the edge of the latest trends and advice for maintaining a healthy
mind and body - it can also be healthy for your bank account.

Freelance writers produce articles covering a range of diverse
topics including nursing, disabilities, diseases, prevention and
cure, health research and education, alternative treatments and
more.

On the technical writing side medical writers also work in the
pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, writing materials that
include regulatory documents, investigative drug brochures, and
clinical study protocols.

There is a good demand for health writing and this is a growing
industry. Consider for a moment for 76 million baby boomers that
have been entering their fifties. They are worrying more about
their health. They want to lose weight. They are trying to get fit.
They want to prevent disease and remain as healthy as possible.

It is not just the boomers, of course. Everyone wants to be healthy
and avoid sickness in order to feel better and enjoy life.

Here Are A Few Examples of Health Publications

360 MAGAZINE
An ezine accepting articles on all topics related to the wheelchair
community, including health, travel, sports and relationships.
Payment ranges from $0.10 to $0.25 per word.
Guidelines: http://www.360mag.com/submissions.cfm

ARTHRITIS TODAY
A national consumer health magazine published by the Arthritis
Foundation. Contains information about arthritis research,
treatment, self-care and emotional coping. This publication pays up
to $2,000 for feature articles of up to 2,000 words.
Guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/arthritistoday

CURE
A publication for those with cancer and their caregivers. Providing
the latest cancer updates' research, and education. Pays freelance
writers $1.00 per word. Guidelines:
http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/page.show/id/40

DIABETES HEALTH
Providing patients, educators and healthcare professionals with
practical advice and the latest information on new methods,
technologies and research related to diabetes. Payment varies with
experience and length of article.
Guidelines: http://www.diabeteshealth.com/writersguidelines.html

HEALTHPLAN
This magazine of trends, insights, and best practices is published
by the American Association of Health Plans. Pays freelance writers
$0.65 per word.
Guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/healthplangl

In addition to specialty health magazines, remember that you can
also write about health topics for hundreds of other magazines,
such as family magazine or men's and women's interest publications.
For example there are more than 200 publications that are looking
for health-related material in the Markets Plus writing markets
database at WorldwideFreelance.com

There are also some good organizations and associations for medical
writers. Here are several of them.

American Medical Writers Association
http://www.amwa.org

European Medical Writers Association
http://www.emwa.org

Health Sciences Communications Association
http://www.hesca.org

National Association of Medical Communicators
http://www.ibiblio.org/namc/

World Association of Medical Editors
http://www.wame.org

So be healthy. Be wise. And become a health writer. It's a great
niche for freelance writers'.

Success Tricks From Expert Author 1

2009-01-05T00:34:00.000-08:00

Interview with Elizabeth Lyon

Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore

Interview by Andrea Campbell

Elizabeth Lyon, a regular speaker at writing conferences and retreats nationwide, has been a contributor to The Writer and Writer's Digest and is a mentor, professional book editor, and writing teacher. She is the author of The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit, A Writer's Guide to Fiction, Nonfiction Book Proposals Anyone Can Write, A Writer's Guide to Nonfiction, and National Directory of Editors & Writers. Her new book is Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore (Perigee Publishing/Penguin). Visit www.manuscriptmakeover.com for more about her new book, www.4-edit.com for Editing International, and www.elizabethlyon.com for her author website.

Elizabeth, could you tell readers a little about your background?

I've been a full-time independent editor and writing instructor for twenty years. In 1988, a close friend of mine committed suicide and bequeathed his continuing ed, community college writing classes, and his editing business to me. Two weeks later, I stood before four summer classes. I had been studying, writing fiction and nonfiction, participating in critique groups, attending conferences, and doing a small amount of freelance writing and editing since 1980. My most potent way of learning is by doing, and I believe I've had a talent for teaching and editing. I also credit my background in psychology and counseling (I have a masters and have had years of various types of psychotherapy and been a therapist), and my undergraduate classes in the humanities, three foreign languages, and sociology as an ideal foundation relating to people and just about all ideas they write about.

Your new book, Manuscript Makeover, just came out. Can you tell us what inspired you to write this book?
Two decades of working with novelists of every level of skill helped me clarify the terminology of fiction craft and hone specific techniques for writing and marketing. Long ago, I identified several dozen mistakes common to almost all of the novels I edited, no matter what genre and applying to published and unpublished novelists alike. It felt like time to share what I'd learned-- and hand the tools of revision to writers.

There are many prescriptive books out there on how to write fiction, why is yours different?

In writing any of my six books for writers, I've always held myself to a specific standard: My books must contribute to the literature, offer highly organized and accessible instruction, and be comprehensive. I was very familiar with the literature on craft and revision and found value in each book, but I did not find one that met all three of these criteria.

My speculation is that editors within publishing houses customarily work with novels that have been acquired, and thus these works are "almost ready." What they might offer as guidance for revision won't be detailed enough for someone starting out. Some authors of books on revision are instructors at various colleges or universities, and they are most likely to have a similar demographic of students, and they may be expected to teach specific ideas and coursework. In their books on revising fiction, these teachers often demonstrate the "how-to" from the classics in English and American literature. They seldom draw examples from contemporary novels. They seldom use examples from genre, mainstream, and literary writing. And they seldom include or address children's literature. Other how-to books on revision are written by successful novelists, and that means the slant and examples may be skewed toward a particular genre or style, or rely too heavily for examples on the authors' own novels. As an independent editor, I don't suffer any of these limitations, and I wanted my book to be of great value to all writers.

Can you tell us one or two parts of the book that are your favorites and why?

In the style section, I introduced what may be a first discussion in the literature about the powerful role of unconscious censorship, and not just the "inner critic." Because each writer is an individual unlike any other human being, all of us should have a unique style. Why not? I offered several techniques, like "riff-writing," to answer that problem.

I also enjoyed sharing the technique of increasing the impact of writing by taking advantage of "power positions." These are the first and last words or sentences, of paragraphs, sections, chapters, and novels. I had not seen "power positions" taken up by any other instructor/authors, except with scant mention.

In the section on structure, I felt strongly about teaching the inner structure of scenes, which I see as my contribution to the understanding of scene structure-- the other half and missing half of the instruction. Inner structure develops internal characterization within viewpoint and includes "subtext." This refers to sources of tension and interest that operate beneath the surface of events and actions in a scene, such as sexual attraction or repulsion, a strong emotion, nature, and so forth.

Another favorite section for me covers movement in detail, because this element of craft has been given short shrift. There is so much to it, and so much fun for the writer. Revision in the many ways that creates movement also instant improves a story.

In characterization, I gained greater clarity myself by writing about "attitude" and "passion," that if writers understand the differences and emphasize both, their characters will take on greater depth and move the reader.

For years, I have addressed and edited problems in punctuation, grammar, and format, so it was satisfying to put those answers in one place in the chapter on copyediting.

I noticed you address things such as pace and flashback in this guide. Are these difficult to explain?

I think flashback is fairly easy to explain, and to outline when to use it to great effect and when not to use it. For instance, it is often misused by introduction too early in a story, before a reader cares to know backstory and is not yet engaged in the forward story. A premature flashback is a natural trap, because it is so tempting to brief the reader with a chunk of indigestible exposition.
On the other hand, I do agree that pace is difficult to explain and tricky to get right. Flashback and pace involve a dive into the time-space continuum. One of the great aspects of fiction involves the manipulation of time, controlling its speed. And characters are constantly moving through time in a particular setting. With flashback, the writer directs the reader to become a time traveler. Changing pace throughout a story requires development of a writer's intuition to a great extent, a special kind of deep listening to the story to catch when to make a shift in speed. After deciding when and in what direction-- faster or slower-- then the writer needs to know the techniques for speeding or slowing pace. There is much to it, and I sought to address all aspects.

I've always thought that voice was integral to fiction. How have you talked about that in Manuscript Makeover?

I discuss voice as an expression of a writer's individuality that blends with the story, setting, era, and characters. Voice is similar to and often used synonymously with style. I think of voice as coming from within the writer, reflecting everything about the writer's self, family, age, race, heritage, religious, region, and so forth. I think of style as an effect of voice. Style can also be altered by strengthening word choice, varying sentence structure, and otherwise manipulating the writing. For an easy handle, I think of voice as "inside-out" and style as "outside-in," and using techniques to cultivate both are part of revision. A unique voice (or style) is all-important and part one on "Style Speaks" offers ways to improve it.

What do you think is the single most egregious mistake writers make with fiction?

The most egregious mistakes just happen to be clichés that are true. Turned into advice, a writer can counter mistakes by doing the following:

Keep writing; don't give up. Writing at a professional and publishable level of skill takes far longer than most writers think.

Read how-to books about all aspects of craft. Don't live in a bubble.

Get constructive feedback from other writers, readers, teachers, and editors.

Don't work one novel or story to death. After a reasonable amount of time writing and revising, move on to other stories. Each one teaches you something new and your skill grows with practice facing different creative challenges over time.

Immerse in the writing community-- attend author talks, workshops, and conferences. Become savvy by osmosis.

There will always be writers with more talent and skill and less talent and skill than you possess. Stop comparing yourself. Write, revise, market. These are your jobs.

Be flexible. If one genre doesn't work, try another one. If one strategy of marketing fails, adopt a new one. Don't accept two words: "I can't."

We've heard that raising questions increase increases tension. Your book is the first one I've read that analyzes that issue. Care to comment?

Most of us have difficulty implementing instruction, what a mentor of mine referred to as "know of," directly into writing, which is "know how." For instance, it's obvious that when a writer raises curiosity in a reader, the result is an increase in suspense. "What's going to happen next?" the reader should ask. But what techniques create this result? I discovered long ago that my students and clients learned best from models, i.e., examples, either of published authors or from excerpts taken from their own writing that I revised. I can do this latter technique for editing clients but not for readers. Analysis of successful published examples leads my readers into recognition of how the "magic trick" is accomplished.

Have query letters changed in the last decade?

Yes, they have. I have the sense that the squirrel cage is spinning faster. Agents and editors are under enormous pressure to select and sell, and to select well. Agents now receive as many as 100 queries a week, and they may not have staff. Writers must realize that snap decisions are made. The day of the e-mail query is here as well; I estimate that about 30 percent of literary agents accept, prefer, or require e-mail queries. Although they are mutually beneficial to writers and agents because of their efficiency, the nature of e-mail is short communications. Whereas the paper query has been whittled down to one page, about five or so paragraphs, the e-mail query is best shortened even more. Can a longer query ever succeed? Exceptions abound and yet, the word "exception" means, not very often. I advise writers to study how to write queries and then to revise 'til the cows come home, that this one little manuscript can make all the difference in getting to first base with your novel.

Will you tell us about your publisher? Good experience? Fair treatment? Good support?

I've now experienced four publishers.

I was my own first publisher with Red Lyon Publications. I self-published a 2500-copy print-run of one book, Mabel: The Story of One Midwife. That experience exposed me to every facet of publishing, and I was hooked. Ten years after the 1982 publication, I had finally sold (almost) all of the copies, and broke even. I've been told that this book about Mabel Dzata, a Ghana-born woman who moved to Oregon and did home births in the Northwest, is considered a "midwifery classic." I've thought about bringing it back into print via print on demand.

A first "real" publisher can be like a first lover that you remember and hopefully adore forever. I was lucky to be with an outstanding small press, Blue Heron Publishing in Hillsboro, Oregon. The owners, Dennis and Linny Stovall, were the hub of information and publishing in the Pacific Northwest. They published perhaps 400 writers and fostered the development of many, who have since become well known (Diana Abu-Jaber, Sherman Alexie, Judith Barrington, Martha Gies, Lorian Hemingway, and Chuck Palahniuk, among many others). The Stovalls held progressive ideas about writer's rights, and they cared about all of their authors, their books and their lives. My book contracts were not only fair; they were superior. My relationship with Dennis and Linny was and is precious to me. I had their full support, even for marketing and promotion, and that included modest funds I requested as well as Linny's efforts to set-up talks, signings, and conferences. I felt respected. When the Stovalls moved on to other endeavors, I was orphaned, gaining back the rights to my first two books, Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write, and The Sell Your Novel Tool Kit.

Since 2001, my publisher has been Perigee Books, an imprint of US Penguin, in New York, publishing over 100 books a year. They acquired my orphaned books, reprinting them, and subsequently published three more books I've written: A Writer's Guide to Nonfiction, Writer's Guide to Fiction, and now Manuscript Makeover. In contrast to receiving no advance with Blue Heron, all Perigee contracts have included advances. Sales have been far better because of big publisher distribution. I lucked out with the three editors I've had; they've been experts in writing books in particular. Their editing has been superior. Communications have always been friendly, professional, and timely. When I had a series of family crises, my requests for extensions were granted. Yet, the culture and operations of the corporation pervade everything. I don't have that intimate feeling that I enjoyed with Blue Heron. In fact, I have lunch with Dennis Stovall about once a year, and he, Linny, and I will always have a bond of friendship.

The big house contracts were written by attorneys whose singular goal was to figure out how to give authors the least amount of money possible. The contracts are mostly non-negotiable and I have always felt like a serf on the feudal lord's estate. Publicists are assigned to each book, e-mails are answered, and I'm assured that there is promotion within a three-month window of a book's release. Yet, publicity or the results of it, haven't been visible to me. And there is no monetary support for any efforts I make. Because the corporation publishes 100-120 per year, the math says it all; promotion is up to me. I'm very small peanuts.

My fourth experience was working with a smaller independent New York publisher, M. Evans & Company. They brought out my National Directory of Editors & Writers, a compilation of 530 profiles of US freelance writers and editors. As I expected, my relationship with my M. Evans editor had aspects of the warm and informal friendship I had with the Stovalls at Blue Heron, and yet the process also had the distance and constraints of Perigee's corporate style. Shortly after my directory was published, however, a bigger fish bought M. Evans & Company, my editor and other staff found other jobs, and that was that. The "half" of my four and a half publishers is Rowman & Littlefield, the bigger fish.

Anything you'd like to add?

I realize I am very fortunate, period. Books on writing are a niche, and I have six books in print, nearly continuously since 1995 when my first book was published. They are all small, backlist sellers, but I envision them as my IRA. Because hope springs eternal, I hope that Manuscript Makeover will be my bestseller.

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101 Paying Markets For Freelance Writers

2008-12-05T07:10:00.000-08:00

You want to showcase your writing skills to the world and be paid for it. Experts agree that the best and easiest way to do this is to write nonfiction materials. You can write about personal stories and essays.
Whatever your writing talent is, the challenge is in getting a market that will readily pay you for your talent. You certainly don’t just want to write for the fun of it.
This guide is a step-by-step exposition of 101 paying markets for freelance writers.

1. www.Odesk.com
This is the global remote job service provider. With your writing skills, you can sign up with an account free and follow the simple biodata processes.
This organization links you with buyers of your service who will give you assignments to do for them at an agreed price. There is a 1% commission for odesk in any transaction.
You will need a U.S. address to be able to benefit from this service due to certain US law restrictions.

2. www.craiglist.com
Craiglist is a dependable resource center for freelance writers. You will get job
opportunities you can apply for and get decent payment. Take time explore relevant categories that suit your talent.

3. Christian Science Monitor: This is a favourite place for essayists. If you are just starting out, this is a highly recommended place for you to break in with soul touching personal stories. Christian science monitor is a world famous American newspaper that seeks upbeat, personal essays from 300-900 words. They currently accepts travel, parenting and seasonal essays. Payment is between $75-$160 on publication. Guidelines for contributors is found here: http://www.csmonitor.com/aboutus/guidelines.html#homeforum

4. Chronogram: This organization accepts insightful first person essays, short stories and poetry. If you are gifted in any of these areas why can’t you give it a shot? It is about expressing your thoughts for others to read. Payment is on a sliding scale based on a contract between editor and the writer. Find guidelines here: http://www.chronogram.com/pages/submissions

5. Newsweek: Original essays are published in the ‘My Turn’ section of this publication. Personal expression in essays are highly encouraged with a word count of between 850-900 words. Payment has been described as $500-$1000 by related sites. Annual essay contest is available that awards $5000 to the first prize winner. Find guidelines here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/39258

6. Creative Non-Fiction: This site is entirely devoted to non-fiction, essay writers and personal story-tellers. Payment is $10 per printed page. Guidelines are available at http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm

7. Marriage Partnership: This is a Christian site on marriage which solicits first-person narratives for their various sections. It is important that writer first query before submitting any project. It is an unusual site for essays. Guidelines could be found here: http://christainitytoday.com/mp/info.html#writers

8. Underwired: This is a website dedicated to women issues. Personal essays 800-1200 words long for publication every month is encouraged. You will find a list of themes to write on as listed on the website. Make sure that your contributions relate to the themes. Payment is $100 for an essay. Guidelines: http://uwmag.com/submission-guidelines-mainmenu-39.html

9. A Cup Of Comfort: Uplifting true stories of between 1000-2000 words about the experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. Payment on publication for top-prize awarded is $500 per volume and $100 each for all other stories. You’ll also be given a copy of the book where your write up is published. For guidelines, see http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm

10. Angels On Earth: First-person true stories about people who have been positively affected in some dramatic way are accepted. Payment is between $100-$400 for full length narratives. Shorter stories attract between $25-$100. Guidelines available at http://angelsmagazine.com/writers_Guidelines.asp

11. New England Review: Accepts fiction, poetry and non-fiction works. It is 100% freelance. Well know for its commitment to new writers, this 25 years experienced tabloid pays $10 per page on publication. Guidelines for authors available online at http://www.nereview.com/guidelines.html

12. Pen Press: Publishes poetry, original fiction and adult mystery fiction work. Opportunities abound for new authors. Pay $500 on signing of contract. Guidelines available online at http://www.poisonedpenpress.com/submission-guidelines

13. The Rambler. This is a magazine of personal expression that includes in=depth interviews, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography and original artwork. It is 85% freelance and welcomes new authors. Writers can receive a sample copy form the website. Pays up to $50 for up to 8,000 words Guidelines available online at http://www.ramblermagazine.com/submissions.html

14. Sourcebooks: A general trade publisher that publishes more than 280 books a year across a wide variety of categories such as nonfiction, fiction, romance, calendars and children books. Welcomes new authors. Payment varies depending on the project and category. Catalogues available online at http://www.sourcebooks.com/catalogs.html

15. Child: Website: http://www.childmagazine.com Writers guidelines online:http://www.childmagazine.com/child_magazi ne/index.jsp#writers_guidelines
Pays: $1.00 to $1.50 per word. Buys All rights.Child magazine is the source for the latest news, trends and breakthroughs in child-rearing.Tip: "Child provides parents of children from birth to age 12 with the newest thinking, information, and advice they need to raise their families in a constantly changing, time-pressed world. Freelance writers are invited to submit query letters only, only the following topics: Children's health, parenting and marital relationship issues, child
behavior and development, and personal essays pertaining to family life."

16. EveryWriter http://www.everywriter.com
Every Writer is currently taking submissions for online content and newsletter. Please review the guidelines and editorial needs before querying or submitting. All submissions should be sent in the body of an email. Pay between $20 - $40 for one-time electronic rights. They provide all authors with a byline, bio, and a link to their other writing, book, or website where applicable. Guidelines can be found at: http://www.everywriter.com/guidelines.htm

17 Family Circle : Seeking articals on health, child care, relationships, finances and other matters of concern to today's family; as well as dramatic personal experiences. Magazine also seek photographic materials. More details available at www.familycircle.com

18 Parade 95% freelance written. Weekly magazine for a general interest audience. Pays on acceptance. Pays a minimum of $2500.
Contact: Parade Publications, Inc.711 Third Avenue New York,
NY 10017 Editor: Walter Anderson. More at www.parade.com

19. The Writer
A monthly magazine for writers, about writing.
Features how-to and inspirational articles on the writing of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's, & young adult literature. 90% of articles by freelance writers. Send query letter with clips. Include lead and outline of proposed article. Does not accept fiction.
Payment: varies depending on length, research required, & complexity of material covered. Generally runs: $50 for book reviews $300-500 for columns $350 to $800 for features Payment on acceptance
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.writermag.com/wrt/static/submissionguidelines.asp

20. The Writer's Journal
www.writersjournal.com
The WRITERS’ Journal is a bimonthly magazine for writers, including professional communicators, self/independent publishers, part-time or full-time freelancers, screenwriters, desk-top publishers, authors, editors, teachers, and poets. Although most of the columns in the WRITERS’ Journal are staff-written, articles from freelance writers are always welcome. Complete manuscripts are acceptable, or query with clips first.
Submission Guidelines:
http://www.writersjournal.com/Writer'sGuidelines.htm

21. WOMAN'S OWN
http://www.womansown.com
Lifestyle mag for women 25 to 45. Query with published clips or send complete manuscript of 900-2,000 words. Pays $350-900 for assigned articles; $250 for unsolicited articles. Accepts reprints. $200-400 for columns.

22. Women's Enews
Send query with resume and clips to Rita Henley Johnson, editor in chief. Accepts features (750 words for daily content; 900 words for cover stories). Pays minimum $300/article, on acceptance. Buys all rights. Guidelines available by e-mail. Web site: www.womensenews.org
Email: storyideas@womensenews.org

23. Writer's Apprentice, USA
http://www.writersapprentice.com/
Attn: Tina L. Miller, 607 North Cleveland Street, Merrill, WI 54452, USA
Published by Prairie River Publishing. Contact: Tina L. Miller, Owner & Editor. Email: tina@writersapprentice.com
The magazine for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate writers: 8-14 freelance submissions per issue. Non-Fiction: Articles on any aspect of writing for the beginning or intermediate writer, interviews with real working writers "like us". Pays $15-$50. Essays: for "The Writing Life" - Length 300-600 words. Pays $10-$25.
Guidelines: http://www.writersapprentice.com/guidelines.htm and
http://www.writersapprentice.com/guidelines2.htm

24. Writer's Digest Magazine
Website: www.writersdigest.com
For manuscripts, we pay 30-50 cents per word, on acceptance, for first world rights for one-time use and non-commercial electronic use. Should we want to reprint anything we've purchased from you in other than electronic format, we'll pay you 25% of the original purchase price per use. Contributor copies are sent to writers and artists whose work appears in that issue.
Guidelines: http://www.writersdigest.com/wdguidelines.asp

25. Writer's Stew
www.writers-stew-tripod.com/submissions.htm
Writer's Stew is an Ezine for Everything About Nothing
Payment:Meat and Potatoes--$10 per article or column
Biscuits or Bread--$5 per opinion piece
Pays on publication.

26. WRITING FOR DOLLARS
Length: 500-1000 wds. Pieces longer than 1000 wds may be accepted on rare occasions, but good, tightly written 500-1000 word pieces have a better chance of being bought. How-to-sell to specific markets, interviews with successful writers, new ways to make money as a writer, are some of the themes we want. If you have some information that will help writers earn more, we're interested in looking at your idea. Query first. We pay! Payment: $15 (not much yet, but as the
circulation rises, so will this!) We also consider reprints
of articles that have appeared in print. Payment: $10

27. Writing-World.com
We want articles on the business of writing, on writing skills and techniques, on reaching specific markets, on writing for particular genres, etc.Original articles: .05 per word Reprints: $20 per article
Accepts attachments Send query or completed article to
Guidelines: http://www.writing-world.com/admin/guidelines.html

28. BIRTH PARENT ANTHOLOGY SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

Catalyst Book Press is seeking literary essays telling personal stories of adoption, open adoption, birth parent connections, the adoption triad, and unification with children after closed adoption for an anthology for and about birth parents. Authors of accepted essays will receive
$50 for their stories and one copy of the publication. Submissions can be sent by August 15, 2009.
Guidelines available here: http://www.catalystbookpress.com/Guidelines.html

29. WHATS UP KIDS
With information, contests, and fun for both parents and kids, What's Up Kids is an interactive magazine that families can participate in together. Canadian writers only.
Guidelines available here: http://www.whatsupkids.com/Live/contact_us.html

30. YOU AND ME
You&Me America's Medical Magazine seeks non-fiction articles, perferably from a first-person perspective, about the human aspects of dealing with all medical
issues, from the life threatening to the chronic to the so-called "trivial." We do not want all happy endings or all sad endings- and we invite articles dealing with end-of-life issues from a first person or close family perspective. We can use some health-care provider prospectives, poetry and expressionistic pieces, and
cartoons. We do not want or use informational articles.
We buy one-time rights or reprints rights for electronic rights as both parties find agreeable. Pays around five cents/word. Guidelines available; http://www.youandmemagazine.com/pages/submissions

31. BRIGHT HUB
If you will like to write articles that are approximately 300-750 words in length using certain online tools that guides you through the article creation process and get paid to do so, Bright Hub gives you the opportunity to build your online reputation and pays $10 for an article with the prospects of future revenue sharing. Guidelines could be found on this link http://www2.brighthub.com/writers/writers.html

32. Ephemera Buttons, Magnets and Stickers, P.O. Box 490, Phoenix, OR 97535. Email: mail-at-ephemera-inc.com. Website: http://www.ephemera-inc.com. Contact: Ed Polish. "Wholesale novelty company." 95% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds 2-5 months. For sample see website or send $4 for printed version of catalog. Guidelines online at http://www.ephemera-inc.com/writers-guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Funny slogans for buttons, magnets and stickers. Pays $50 per slogan. Short slogans are best. Submitting by email is best, but regular mail is OK (include SASE)."
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "Be as original, weird, off-the-wall funny, rude as you can be!"

33. Freelance Market News, Sevendale House, 7 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1JB United Kingdom. P(0161)228-2362, ext. 210. F(0161)228-3533. Email: fmn-at-writersbureau.com. Website: http://www.freelancemarketnews.com. Angela Cox, Editor. 25% freelance. "Provides details of markets for freelance writers plus competition news, editorial changes, a monthly article on writing-related topics plus letters page and readers' competition with £50 prize." Welcomes new writers. Monthly (except for July). Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-3 months after acceptance. Buys one-time print rights. Responds less than one month. Sample on request. Subscription £29. Guidelines online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=43303 and
http://www.freelancemarketnews.com/contact.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Details of paying markets or articles (700-1400 words) on various aspects of writing professionally." Pays £40 per 1000 words for market notes and £50 per 1000 words for articles. Submit complete ms by email or by mail with SASE/IRC.
PHOTOS/ART: N/A
HINTS: "If you send us market notes they must not be 'lifted' from another publication! They must include the editor's name, the publication's requirements and how much they pay. We do not want details of markets that do not pay. For articles, bear in mind that all our readers are also writers so don't state the obvious or give facts that are too basic."

34. ISLANDS, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789.P(407)628-4802. Email: adrienne.egolf-at-bonniercorp.com. Website: http://www.islands.com. Eddy Patricelli, Editor in Chief (Features /DISCOVER shorts, Departments: Taste and Travel Tales); Adrienne Egolf, Associate Editor (DISCOVER items; Taste; Travel Tales); Matthew Miller, Features Editor (Primarily Features). Large percentage of freelance contributions. Welcomes new writers, "particularly in DISCOVER." Circ. 250K. 8 issues/year. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Rights purchased vary. No reprints. Responds ASAP. Sample issue on most newsstands. Subscription $24; $36 Canada; $40 other. Guidelines by email. Abbreviated version online at http://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?p=43308.
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are actively searching for items for our front of the book, DISCOVER, season-specific ideas for the DISCOVER Go Now section, and departments: Taste and Travel Tales (these run 800-1000 words). We pay from $0.50-$1 per word for DISCOVER Opener, Travel Tales, Taste and features. We pay a flat rate from $40-$100 for DISCOVER items ranging from 75-200 words." Article lengths in general: DISCOVER freelance items - 75-200 words; Taste - 800-1000 words; Adventures - 800-1000 words; Features - 2500 words "If we do not already know your work, please send a letter of introduction by email along with your clips (by email or by post) along with some ideas so that we'll know if you have a feel for our magazine."
PHOTOS/ART: "Art is very important. We do not expect writers to provide the artwork themselves, but it is very helpful if they can provide sources and leads."
HINTS: "A writer should know the format and voice of the publication. They should pitch story ideas as though they themselves are a member of the edit staff and are pitching at a story meeting. They should know exactly how and where their idea fits into the magazine."

35. ITALIAN AMERICA MAGAZINE, 219 E Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. P(202)547-2900. F(202)547-1492. Email: ddesanctis-at-osia.org. Website: http://www.osia.org. Dona De Sanctis, Editor. 20% freelance. "News, history, traditions, of Italian Americans living and dead." Welcomes new writers. Circulation 65K. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. Accepts reprints. Responds
within two weeks. Subscription $20 in the U.S.; $25 other. Guidelines online at http://www.osia.org/public/magazine/freelance_guidelines.asp.
CURRENT NEEDS: Queries. Pays $250 per story and graphics. Stories are 750-1000
words. Submit by email.
PHOTOS/ART: Discussed with writer on assignment.
HINTS: "Please...no stories about your grandmother's tomato sauce...or family Immigrant stories, memoirs or trips to Italy."

36. Missouri Life, 515 E. Morgan St., Boonville, MO 65233. P(660)882-9898. F(660)882-9899. Email: info-at-missourilife.com. Website: http://www.missourilife.com. Rebecca French Smith, Managing Editor. 80-85% freelance. "Missouri Life's mission is to explore and celebrate the people, places, history, and destinations that make our state unique. In every issue, we strive to surprise and delight readers with something they may not have known about Missouri. We accomplish this with insightful, exciting stories, dramatic visual presentation, and bold, colorful photography." Welcomes new writers. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Responds 6-8 weeks. Sample available by email. Subscription $21.99. Guidelines online at http://www.missourilife.com/contributorsguidelines.htm.
CURRENT NEEDS: "Coverage of northern and southeastern Missouri." Pays $0.20/word for features depending on length and department. "Submit query with cover letter, possible sources and article outline. Complete manuscripts submitted on speculation are also accepted."
PHOTOS/ART: Must be "300 ppi at 8 x11. Pays $50 for single photos in departments; larger packages negotiated.

37. Naturegraph Publishers, P.O. Box 1047, Happy Camp, CA 96039. Website: http://www.naturegraph.com. Barbara Brown, Managing Editor. "Adult, non-fiction titles on natural history and Native American, well researched. No fiction, poetry or childen's books." Publishes average of 2 titles/year. Welcomes new writers. Average first print run is 2500. No advance. Publishes book approximately 12-18 months after acceptance. Responds within one month. Email for information on receiving a catalogue; most information appears on the website. Guidelines online at http://www.naturegraph.com/submision.html.
CURRENT NEEDS: Book proposals. Payment is annually with royalties. "Can't be smaller than a 48-page book or larger than 300 pages including all illustrations, photos, front and end matter. Our books are 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", with 3/4" margin on all four sides of the page." Submit proposal letter by mail with SASE.
HINTS: "Worst thing is to send work not suited to our company, so they need to
research Naturegraph and be sure what they plan to contribute is appropriate, and not waste both our time and theirs." Subscription $25; $27 Canada; $50 overseas. Payment for cover art is $100.

38. Writers Wanted-Academic Consulting International Calling
I would not have been pleased if I had left out this paying market for writers. Since I have been reporting on freelance paying opportunities for writers, I have never come across an institution so detailed about its need for writers and the guidelines to qualify as a beneficiary of their service.
Academic Consulting International is a company based in San Fransisco and it provides educationally related consulting, research and editorial services. Its client base is global including students, faculty and administrators.
As a result of its highly elaborate network of clients ACI is in constant need of freelance writers to be involved in the production of models for educational programs which is aimed at providing standards for students to follow.
Projects you will work with is centered around topics found in college and graduate school levels. Special areas of interest include business, humanities and social sciences.
If you are well grounded in accounting, computer programming, economics, engineering, finance, mathematics and any of the physical sciences, this is a great opportunity for you.
To qualify for this paying market, you must pay attention to the following requirements:
· Diverse interests with a broad range of knowledge i.e. versatile ability
· Able to provide writing samples to meet the organization’s style
· Willing to set aside personal ideological orientations
· Capable of following directions closely
· Capable of writing quickly
· Detailed oriented
· Capable of producing error-free copy
· Pleasant and professional in attitude
· Absolutely reliable in terms of meeting deadlines

In addition, you should be able to have the following tools
· Your own fax machine or fax system
· Easy access to email from home
· Borrowing priviledge at a minimum of one large college or university library
· Facility with online research and use of Internet resources
· Home or office access to a serious online academic database such as info Trac or EBSCO

Compensation is usually awarded on a per page basis counting at approximately 250 words per page. Average compensation is $20 per page. You will be paid promptly upon completion of assignment.
Find details here www.aci-plus.com/jobs/index.htm

39. 38. Method Shop
Are you a starving writer? Why not earn some extra cash and write articles for us? We are looking for reviews, tutorials, humor and lifestyle articles relating to the iPod, Palm Pilot or just general technology.
We pay ~$20-$200 (or more) per article or piece depending on depth and quality of content. Writers also get free eval products for reviews they write.
Interested parties should do the following:
1) Join our Writers Mailing List. We will send you an email when something comes up.
2) Send us sample work and article ideas
More guidelines at http://www.methodshop.com/about/writers.shtml

40. Freelancers-wanted
We are currently seeking a number of writers whose task will be to write articles that typically range from 250-1000 words, on a variety of topics.
These articles are simple to write. Here's a couple of sample articles to review: How The Atkins Diet Works or Children with Epilepsy.
As you can see, the articles listed above are informative and easy to read.
Compensation for each completed and accepted article is $0.025 US per word.
We provide the concept for each article (Ex: "History Of Satellite TV" and/or "How Satellite TV Works"). You Are required to research, write and submit the article to us by e-mail as a text-based file (Ex: Notepad).
Compensation for completed and accepted articles is paid on completion.
To manage the relationship between our writers and ourlselves we www.elance.com and their management interface. Details available at http://www.freelancers-wanted.com

41. Y'ALL MAGAZINE
Y'all is the Magazine of Southern People®. Its unprecedented
editorial mix of music, sports, movies, politics and more
captures today's Southern spirit. Celebrities and extraordinary
ordinary Southerners remind us of the beauty, pride, uniqueness
and warmth of the South and its personalities. Queries must
be on or about Southern celebrities or extraordinary ordinary
Southerners, or elements of Southern culture. Pays 15 cents/
word.
For guidelines, go to http://www.yall.com/guidelines.shtml

42. FAMILY CHRONICLE
Family Chronicle is based in Toronto, Canada. However,
over 90 percent of the circulation is in the US with
the balance in Canada. Payment varies: however, it is
not less than US$55 per page and the average is considerably
higher. Our average article is 2,000 words but rarely they
are up to 7,000 words. We wish we had more submissions of
7-800 words (with a picture this is a page) - if the
information is useful and well presented, an article of
this length is likely to be accepted. Details about guidelines available at
http://www.familychronicle.com/anotes.htm

43. PSEUDOPOD
Pseudopod is a genre magazine in audio form. We're
looking for horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the
spectrum from grim realism or crime drama, to magic-
realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We
publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or
Lovecraft as well as vulgar shock-value pulp fiction.
Short Fiction is the heart of our weekly podcast. We
want short stories between about 2,000 and 6,000 words;
we are quite hesitant to produce stories any longer than
that. We sometimes podcast short five-to-ten minute "bonus"
pieces between our weekly main episodes. For this we're
looking at fiction under 1,500 words, with a sweet spot
between 500 and 1,000 words. Pays is $20-$50. Find guidelines at
http://pseudopod.org/guidelines

44. NEW LOVE STORIES-POETRY
We will buy global, electronic and internet rights in
all languages as well as future anthology rights. You may
not resell your story before it is published in Love
Stories Magazine. After you sign the release we will
issue a payment of $50 US - $75 US to you ON PUBLICATION
along with complementary copies of the magazine.

Details available at http://www.newlovestories.com/poems.html

45. ONLINE WRITING JOBS
A job bank for writers. More than 1000 jobs are listed in this site for
writers who can dig in to scout for jobs. Categories include:
* Freelance journalism jobs
* Freelance technical writing jobs
* Freelance research jobs
* Freelance reviews jobs
*Freelance resume writing jobs
* Freelance screen writing jobs
* Freelance entertainment writing jobs
* Freelance content writingjobs etc.

More details available at http://www.online-writing-jobs.com/jobbank/detail/link-61044.html

46. Boise Family Magazine
A monthly magazine established in 1993 with a circulation of 18,000. It is a free parenting and family for Boise, Idahoand outlying communities. Liz Buckingham is the editor and could be contacted by email: liz@boisefamily.com
You can find more on how much this market pays at the guidelines here http://www.boisefamily.com/guides/writers.htm

47. Christian Families Online
An online magazine that strives to encourage Christian families as they face today's cahllenges. Its voice is on of moderate conservatism and its articles have a foundation in biblical principles. Accepts submission email and pays $10 to $15 per 300-500 words article.
Guidelines available at http://members.home.net/cfnonline/guidelines.htm

48. EVERY WRITER
Needs: We look for how-to articles on issues pertaining to writing, profiles of successful writers, and general features that help writers improve their craft. We do seek interviews with authors, editors, and publishers, but we do most of these in-house. However, if you have a great interview, please feel free to query us. We love articles on controversial topics and those that make writers think outside the box! We also look for advice from experts on issues pertaining to writing, and general interest newsy pieces. We rarely accept essays, unless one just blows us away. Reprints are accepted. Please state in your query or submission if your article/interview is a reprint, and where & when it was last published.'
This market pays $20-$50 per article. Repring pays $10-$20
Guidelines available at

http://www.everywriter.com/related/guidelines.htm?

49. INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
Targets an audience that includes the person with a dream of becoming his or her own boss, and the individual who wants to supplement his or her regular income with money-making, work-from-home opportunities.
Go to http://www.incomeops.com for more info

50. CAPPERS
CAPPER'S is a nationally distributed monthly tabloid publication with a national paid circulation of approximately 200,000. It emphasizes home and family to readers who live mainly in the rural Midwest.

CAPPER'S purchases shared rights, which grants the publisher the right to publish or republish the work in any form in any country, at any time. The author agrees not to publish the work in any other media for a period ending one year after the date of the issue in which the work initially appears. After this period, the author retains the right to republish the work in any form.

CAPPER'S uses historical, inspirational, nostalgic, family-oriented, travel and human-interest stories; unusual accomplishments, collections, occupations, hobbies, etc. Approximately 75 manuscripts are purchased annually (not including Heart of the Home). Use journalistic style. Payment is made upon publication at the rate of approximately $2.50 per printed inch. Length: 700 words maximum. Good quality accompanying photos considered.

Guidelines available at http://www.cappers.com/guidelines.aspx

51. PACIFIC PRESS, USA
A Christian denominational publisher owned and operated by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. Each year, Pacific Press book
division publishes 35 to 40 new English book titles and 5 to 10
Spanish titles. Pays advance of $1,500 and royalties of 12% to 16%
of wholesale price. Guidelines:
http://www.pacificpress.com/index.php?pgName=newsBookSub

52. PADDLER MAGAZINE, USA
Official Magazine of the American Canoe Association. Covers
whitewater, flatwater, canoeing, sea kayaking, rafting,
sit-on-tops etc. Pays $0.25 to $0.35 per word. Guidelines:
http://www.paddlermagazine.com/contributor-guidelines.html

53. PARABOLA, USA
Quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for
meaning as it is expressed in the world's myths, symbols, and
religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship
between this store of wisdom and our modern life. Pays $150 to $400
for articles of 1,000 to 3,000 words.
Guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/6rr5sz

54. PAPER HOUSE, UK
Greeting card publisher. Accepting artwork and copywriter's
submissions for humourous and traditional cards for almost every
occasion from "New Baby" to "With Sympathy", for all the
"milestone" birthdays and for all the family. And of course,
Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Valentine's Day.
Guidelines: http://www.paperhouse.co.uk/faqs.php

55. PHOTO LIFE, CANADA
For over 30 years, Canadian photography amateurs and professionals
have turned to Photo Life as a partner in furthering their
photographic skills.
Guidelines: http://www.photolife.com/submission.php

56. PHUKET MAGAZINE, THAILAND
http://www.phuketmagazine.com
Publishes feature stories, travel and accommodation information and
maps on Phuket and the surrounding Andaman region. Published 9
times per year. Paying market.
Guidelines: http://dragonartmedia.com/AA_Magazine_Phuket_Mag.html

57. African American Review
This is an official publication of the Division of the Black American literature and Culture of the Modern Language Association.
The publication is quarterly and promotes a lively exchange among writers in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Pays on publication.
Your write up on acceptance will be published after 1 year. Being a 100% freelance publication, you stand the chance to break into this market and make good money.
You stand to earn $40-$80 per 4000-8000 words long article
Find guidelines at www.aar.slu.edu/submsinf.html

58. Vestal Review
This paying market is a flash fiction magazine based in New York and 100% freelance.
Accepted stories are not more than 500 words long and pays between 5-10 cents per word.
Stories are published 6 months after acceptance. You can be paid $25 flat rate for brilliant stories.
You can send querries by email. Find guidelines at http://www.vestalreview.net/guidelines.html

59. Wikinvest
This is an investment website that focuses on publicly traded companies and issues that will interest individual investors. It plans to be the world's investment portal in the nearest future.
Current needs include articles on the following topics:
* A guide on how to invest
*Definitions on finance and investing terms
* How to invest in particular markets and others
Pays $100 per article. Article runs 800-1200 words.
Find guidelines at http://wikinvest.com/help/guide_to_writing

60. The Writer's Eye Magazine
This is a bi-monthly publication with high interest in artistic integration.
Current needs are fiction stories, book reviews and poetry.
Do not submit without reading the guidelines.
Find guidelines at http://www.thewriterseye.com/thewriterseye_submissions.html

61. LATITUDES AND ATTITUDES
http://www.latsandatts.net/magazine/writersInfo.php
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Pays $25 - $200. Cruising stories and experiences. Discuss
particular harbors or short stories about funny things boaters
do. Uses important news items. A column about cruising with
children and another about sailing with pets. Features involve
the cruising lifestyle and adventures as well as detailed
discussion and photos about a particular vessel.

62. FELLOW SCRIPT
http://www.inscribe.org/FellowScript-guidelines.htm
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FellowScript is the newsletter of InScribe Christian
Writers' Fellowship, one of Canada's largest organizations
for Christians who write. Two and one-half cents/word
(Canadian funds) for first rights, or one and one-half cents
/word for reprint rights, paid on publication. Reviews/fillers
100-500 words: $5. If we publish an article, with author's
permission, in our online electronic version, an additional
one-half cent /word will be added. The article will appear
online for a period of no more than three months. We pay one
copy or one tear sheet for short fillers and tips.
Publication Deadlines: January 1, April 1, July 1, and
October 1.

63. EARLY CHILDHOOD NEWS
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/guidelines.doc
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EarlychildhoodNEWS.com started as a nationally circulated
magazine for early childhood professionals and teachers of
young children, infants to age eight, homeschooling parents
and others. Strictly online.

64. ARTS & ACTIVITIES
http://www.artsandactivities.com/Page/WrtGlines.html
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Our readers are already motivated to teach art. What they're
looking for is an exchange of professional experiences,
advice and fresh ideas. Write thoughtfully and clearly to
express the values, motivations, resources, aesthetic content
and art learnings, as well as the "how-to" of your topic.
Aim for a length of 500-1,500 words.

65. APOGEE PHOTO MAGAZINE
http://www.apogeephoto.com/mag1-6/guidelines.html
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Apogee Photo is interested in providing an electronic
forum for high quality work from photographic writers
and photographers. We will accept articles up to 2,500
words on any photographic subject geared towards the
beginning to advanced photographer. Articles must have at
least 3-4 photographs accompanying them. We will pay 10
cents/word for previously unpublished works (up to $150)
and 3 cents/word for reprints. This amount includes usage
of any photographs accompanying the article.

66. CHILDREN'S WRITER NEWSLETTER
http://www.childrenswriter.com/
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A 12-page monthly newsletter in two sections reporting
on the marketplace for children's writing--books, articles,
stories, plays, activities, and more. Current news, trends,
tips, how to write to publish. Audience is beginning to
well-established professional writers interested in
learning more and keeping up-to-date on writing for children,
selling their writing, and the juvenile publishing industry.
Pays $200-$300.

67. PAPER HOUSE
http://www.paperhouse.co.uk/faqs.php
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We're also happy to accept copywriter's submissions
for humourous and traditional cards. We make cards for
just about every occasion from "New Baby" to "With
Sympathy", for all the "milestone" birthdays and for
all the family. And of course, we also make cards for
Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day and
Valentine's Day.

68. PERSIMMON HILL
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/involvement/WritersGuide.aspx
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Persimmon Hill magazine, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage
Museum's award-winning journal on the West. Historical and
contemporary articles on notable persons connected with
pioneering the American West, Western art, rodeo, cowboys,
Western flora, animal life or other phenomena of the West of
today or yesterday. Articles must be historically accurate.
Sources must be documented. We require lively, top-notch
writing. Length: no more than 1,500 words. Pay ranges from
$100 to $250, including photographs.

69. WUSA-TV
Location Washington DC
http://www.sologig.com/freelancers/fl_projectdetails.aspx?id=958964
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W*USA 9 News in Washington, DC is looking for experienced
freelance writers to help launch a new local entertainment
site aimed at 21-to-34-year-olds. Writers will visit and
then generate 50-70 word descriptions of the best DC bars,
clubs, restaurants, and more, as assigned. There will
also be opportunities to write longer feature stories
about fun things to do in the area.

70. LAW & ORDER
http://www.hendonpub.com/publications/lawandorder/submitarticles/freelancewriters.aspx

Law and Order pays by the word: $0.10 per word to officers;
$0.15 per word to freelance journalists; and $0.25 per word
to regular contributors. Manuscripts are to be between 1,800
and 2,400 words. The goal of Law and Order is to inform, rather
than to entertain. The purpose is to improve police operations
in the widest sense.

71. TOWARD FREEDOM
http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/397/76/
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Toward Freedom is no longer a print publication. We only
publish online. Four articles are posted on our website a
week, from Monday to Thursday. 'We welcome your queries and
tips on important stories'. Toward Freedom envisions a world
ethic that honors the human spirit and the right of individuals
to freedom of thought and creativity; advances movements for
human rights, peace, justice, enlightenment, and freedom from
oppression; and celebrates the contributions of the world's
diverse cultures.