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(NOTE: So many people write about my editorials, I thought I'd list the FundsforWriters editorial of the week.  Watch what you wish for, however, because occasionally I step on toes in trying to speak the truth and help writers.)

Hope's Thought for the Week...

NOT WANTING TO UNDERSTAND

I'm putting today's Word of Success quote in the editorial this week:

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

~Upton Sinclair

When someone's career depends upon publishing, and that publishing has been in the form of printed books, then electronic publishing becomes scary. Rather than endure a shift in the paradigm, he fights change. After all, when one's income has come from one particular direction for a while, and that direction has been comfortable and financially rewarding, trying something new is unsettling.

Technology via computers has taken progress and shot it full of crack. In other words, change is not only fast, but it is
accelerating before we firmly grasp the previous change. We understand 3G phones only to see 4G ones advertised. Some of us, however, still use a flip phone that does little more than make calls and take a picture or two. Why try the new technology when the old technology works just fine?

We can stall change for a while. Ebooks tried multiple times to make their mark in the world only to fail miserably. Then it took iPhones and Kindles to springboard ebooks to their rightful place. Now everyone wants to create ebooks, heck, even aps for their phones for those ebooks.

And one day most people will have to accept electronic publishing. They'll have to download a program to computer, buy an e-reader or learn to read on their phone. And those authors (and publishers) who have stalled for years to embrace electronic reading, will face the music and deal with the change.

Those who initially embraced that change, made a mint leading the tidal wave that is electronic technology.

Dare to step off the rutted path. I'm not telling you to be a sheep and do what everyone else does. I'm saying don't wait until everyone else is doing it, has removed the risk, has made it common, to endeavor to improve your career.

I can't tell you how many people have said to me:

1. Do I have to have a website? I'm not electronically gifted.
2. I find social networking a complete waste of time.
3. I prefer a hard book in my hands, so I won't do ebooks.
4. I just want to write and let someone else handle the technical aspects of marketing and publishing.

In reality, they are waiting until they reach the crossroad - the place where they have to decide to accept technology
in order to keep writing . . . or quit writing.

We are a population that resists the status quo. But it's those who understand change never stops who make the most of their writing careers.



                                                                 Hope

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 How to Sell How-to - by Cindy Kerschner - If you ever read something and said, "That's a great idea, I could
do that," you know the value of how-to articles. If you read the same article and thought, "I know a better, faster or cheaper way to do that," you might have a future in writing how-to.

Online Research the Right Way - by Stephanie Suesan Smith, Ph.D. - Would you like to do all your research on the computer? I mean real publications, from your computer. The federal government funds a program that makes databases of magazines, newspapers, professional and scientific journals, and some books available online. In many cases, the entire text of the article is included.

 Job Hunting Strategies for the Expat Freelance Writer - By Suchi Rudra - So you've made the move abroad, you're still writing for some clients back home, but you'd also like to dig into the local and regional markets? Even if the local language remains a mystery to you, there are still plenty of ways to earn a decent income from local and regional freelance writing work in English.

 Eight Good Markets for Writers Abroad - by Chantal Panozzo - Whether you’re living abroad or just dreaming of it, the following are good markets to consider for your work.

 Reading for Cash - By Penny Lockwood Ehrenrkanz - Would you like to get paid for reading? Becoming a copyeditor is a way for you to turn the writing skills you use every day into additional income.

Payoffs of Social Network Profiles - By Reece W. Manley - The little email happily arrived in my inbox one day, amongst the hundred or so other which get my attention every day. It’s subject – Can you write for me? – certainly caught my attention.

 Digging for Foreign Gold - By Grace Tierney - Remember Cortes and his search for Aztec gold? The modern
equivalent for writers is selling your work to international markets. It is easier than you think.

 Five Reasons Every Writer Should Be on Twitter (And Check It Daily) - By Beth Bartlett - Would you turn down a free, daily writer’s conference packed with editor’s tips, job opportunities and networking with fellow scribes? If you’re not on the social network site Twitter, you’re missing out on some of the best online resources for writers.

 Connect, Reconnect and Keep Swatting Those Gnats - By Dawn Goldsmith - The phone message light blinked in the bedroom. I dropped the bags of medical detritus that my husband accumulated during his almost two week stay in the hospital. An unfamiliar, but friendly voice with a strangely familiar New England accent spoke from the machine. "I hope you remember me...."

 Access the Archives to Achieve Success - By Shaunna Privratsky - Would you like to break into a seemingly impossible market? How about landing an assignment at a high-paying magazine? I can’t guarantee success, but I can let you in on a secret weapon: the archives.

 All Credits (are not) Considered Equal (5 things about submitting strategically) - By Jennifer Brown Banks - Beware---all publishing credits are not created equal. This unwritten rule is unknown by many new or “unsavvy” scribes who crank out work on the regular without recognition or monetary rewards they desire.

 The Cost of Creating - By Kirsty Logan - Everyone I know has two job titles: the one they get paid to do, and the one they wish they got paid to do. I'm a waitress/ writer. My girlfriend is a graphic designer/musician, and my
brother is a lighting tech/filmmaker. They do the former to afford the equipment and studio time to do the latter, but as a writer I don't need to pay for electronics or locations.

Without Boundaries: Selling to International Markets - By Ruth Schiffmann - When it comes to marketing your stories and articles, think big, break boundaries, market globally.

 Third World Freelancing - By Melissa Koosmann - About two years ago, I decided to change my life. No longer would I drift along in a dead-end job, wishing to be a writer and doing nothing about it. After a whirlwind of discussions and preparations, we found my husband a job and left our old life behind. I started a full-time freelance career…from South Africa.

 Food Writing – The Market is Open! - By Susan Sundwall - Food and everything to do with it is a hot topic
on televisions shows, in magazine features, recipe contests, wedding planning, children’s shows – the list goes on. To tap this viable market, consider this advice.

 Flying High: The right way to send off your children's book - By Harriet Cooper - Andrew, a client of mine, finally finished the children's adventure book he started ten years ago. The book was almost ready to fly.

Writing for Businesses - By Aline Lechaye - Nowadays, businesses need writers, especially small businesses
which usually work with only one or two (mostly freelance) employees on the side. One of those freelance employees is very often a writer, because small businesses need writing for so many areas.

 A Dash of This, A Pinch of That - By Cynthia Briggs - Writing a cookbook has its delicious rewards, yet it’s one of the most competitive genres.

Write for Teens, are You Serious? - By Ruth Schiffmann - If you can jump back into those high school days while addressing the concerns of today’s teen, the challenges they face can provide endless topics for articles, fiction, interviews, quizzes, and more.

 Writing for the Homeschool Market - By Karen Lange - There’s really no secret formula to writing for homeschoolers, but if you aren’t acquainted with homeschooling it might seem intimidating. Here are a few insider tips to help get you started on the right foot.

 How to Make Your 8-to-5 Job Work for Your Writing - By JoAnna Haugen - Working an eight-to-five job doesn’t have to hold you back from your writing dream. Here are seven ways to get the most out of your day job:

 No Health Insurance Doesn’t Have to Mean Expensive Health Care - By Sonya Weiss - I am a full time freelance copywriter and marketer. I am also mom to four children with a genetic autonomic malfunction. Their bodies don’t regulate their heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and a host of other functions that it should.

 High Dreams, Low Overhead - By Dean M. Shapiro - I woke up one recent morning feeling very depressed.
Not a nice way to begin a day – or an article – but don’t stop reading yet. The story gets better.

 Make Money Writing About Money - by Jessica McCann - In challenging economic times – and even as the economy gradually rebounds – many people are looking for ideas about how to budget, save, invest and manage their money. This presents more opportunities for freelance writers to pitch (and publish) articles on personal finance topics.

Art at the Hands of an Editor - By Richard Krawiec - I recently saw a statistic that claimed the number of self-published books, including print-on-demand, increased by over 100% last year, while the number of traditionally
published books declined. What the numbers effectively mean is that there are more writers now in this country than
readers. This is not a good situation for writers.

 Invoicing Tools for Writers - By Thursday Bram - Most writers want to write, rather than send out invoices or spend time on other paperwork. It is necessary to take care of such business details in order to get paid for your writing, but there are tools available to make the process a little easier.

 What Your Tax Preparer Wants to See From You - By Thursday Bram - Tax season is more complicated for writers than for anyone who relies on just one employer for income.

 Selling in the Big Apple - By Leigh Goodwin - The day I sold a column to The New York Times was unlike any other day. Like many first time columnists I had been rejected by newspapers for years.

 Don’t Query, Be happy! (Effective strategies for working smarter, not harder) - By Jennifer Brown Banks - Contrary to popular opinion, queries are not the only way to reach the pinnacles of publishing--no more than a college degree is a prerequisite for corporate success. Look at Bill Gates.

 Success within Convention: Using Genre Conventions to Boost your Opportunities - By Trisha J. Wooldridge - If you write genre fiction, particularly science-fiction, fantasy, horror or paranormal, conventions offer opportunities to meet agents, editors, and fans.

 Writing for the Other Parenting Magazines - By Renee Roberson - Like many aspiring writers, I sent off a few article ideas at the beginning of my writing career via snail mail to the big parenting publications like BabyTalk, Parents and Parenting. For the most part, I never got any responses back, except for one horribly photocopied stock rejection letter from American Baby that almost crushed my dreams of writing about parenting forever.

 Writing for Lou Grant and Those Dark Suits - By Kristine Meldrum Denholm - Back in journalism school, I pictured myself in a press office someday, phone ringing, pencil over my ear, typing with two fingers, with my editor, Lou Grant, grunting, “Give me fresh copy! Now!”

Stay on Top of the Freelance Game - By Susan Sundwall - Wow, there sure are a lot of folks out there writing nowadays. Could be the bad economy, latent writer’s syndrome or some random alien thing nobody can figure out. But as Hope recently pointed out, there’s more competition now than ever. So how do writers worth their salt stay on top?

 Research, Query, Write! - By Laura Townshend - When I scour the forums and work at home boards, I read countless posts about "Where can I write?" and "Who will hire me?" Say what? Is the “old fashioned” way of writing dead? Or is the market wide open for those who would research, query and write?

 Annual Reports = Annual Income - By Jessica McCann - Year-round work, year-over-year work, and four-figure projects: these are just a few significant benefits to annual report writing. Establishing yourself as a freelance annual report writer can help secure long-term income, even in uncertain economic times.

 Speed Writing - The Index Card Way - By Gilda V. Bryant - Non-fiction freelancers need to produce articles quickly, because “time is money.” Outlines intimidate some writers and for creative personalities, it’s time-consuming and frustrating to tackle the correct structure. Why not try the speed writing method using 3 x 5 index cards? For the past six years, I have successfully used this method to produce non-fiction articles.

 Self-Syndication - By Jill Pertler - I have a weekly syndicated newspaper column. I am self-syndicated, meaning I do all the administrative work myself.

   

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