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Don't
Forget the "Trades" - By Grace Elting Castle - Freelancers are
missing a great opportunity in "the trades"---magazines published for
specific professions or occupations.
From
Hating English to Editor-in-Chief - By Steve Spohn - I hated
English class. In fact, I hated it so much that I skipped my first 28
days of English my senior year of high school. The maximum time you can
miss is 29 days, one more and I wouldn’t graduate.
Writing
Local Doesn't Mean Writing for Free - By Geri Jinks - Writing
for local publications is a great way to polish feature writing skills
and become more experienced in conducting interviews and researching
topics. However, no matter how limited your list of published articles,
do not be drawn into working for nothing.
Granted! A Special Place for Your Poetry
- By
Anastasia Clark - Getting a poem or a book published is rewarding
and exciting! But, getting a grant for your poetry, now that is
invigorating!
Long Shots
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by Pamela Jorrick - If you keep your eyes and ears open, you'll probably find that
life is full of amazing and wonderful opportunities. Of course, if you have the least bit of a skeptical
nature, you'll quickly realize just how unlikely some of the
opportunities are to ever happen.
Kickstart
Your Art: Using Fundraising Websites to Buy Valuable Writing Time -
by Laura Roberts - "Fundraising” isn't a word most writers think of
when pondering the business of writing. While we know we have to market
and sell our words, fundraising is sometimes viewed as begging for
money.
How to
Find Time for Writing When Your Plate is Full - By Christine Hucko -
When Julia Cameron wrote the book The Right to Write, she knew that
most writers were hungering for the same thing: more time. But do we
really need long stretches of “me time” to complete projects and reach
our short- and long-term writing goals? Julie Cameron, for one, doesn’t
think so.
Explore the Business of Grant Proposal Writing - By Gail R. Shapiro,
Ed.M, and Carla C. Cataldo, M.P.P. - Many professional writers are
asked to help charities write proposals for grants. How do you get
started as a professional proposal writer?
Don't
Just Be a Writer - By Renee Roberson - As I recently scanned the
spreadsheet I use to keep track of my
monthly writing assignments, I made an interesting observation regarding
the different types of work that have come my way in the past year.
Eight Ways to Conduct Interviews That Resonate With Readers - By
Jennifer Brown Banks - Pick up any consumer magazine or trade
publication and it’s highly likely you’ll hit upon an interview or two.
Breaking
Down Your Barriers - by Cynthia MacGregor - I find myself
frequently pushing my “envelope,” breaking down my barriers. Much of
this happens for economic reasons: A chance to make money comes along
and involves a type of writing I’ve not tried before. Sometimes it
occurs just because I like to challenge myself.
Feast,
Not Famine: Re-evaluating Your Day Job - by Laura Roberts -
"Don't quit your day job" is usually meant as an insult, directed at
writers who are too inexperienced to take the leap into freelancing. But
what if this tired phrase were actually the key to new opportunity?
How
to Become a Favorite Freelancer - By Michelle Mach - I hated
writing query letters when I worked a full-time day job. It wasn't until
I became a full-time freelancer that I discovered a great way to avoid
the formal letter: become a favorite freelancer and editors will come to
you for assignments (or at least accept queries that are more casual and
quicker to write).
How Else Can I
Make Money as a Children’s Writer? - By Margo L. Dill - If you
are a children’s writer and focused on children’s magazines and
traditional publishers, then you might be feeling frustrated. To keep
your career alive, you can find ways to earn multiple streams of income.
So, what else can you do to advance your children’s writing career
besides submitting to children’s magazines and traditional publishing
companies?
How
to Survive the “Screening Out” Process to Get Published and Paid -
By: Jennifer Brown Banks - Many naïve freelancers believe that
because editors need ongoing content for the success and growth of their
publications, that it is simply a situation of supply and demand. That
as long as they produce quality pieces, they will get paid regularly and
be able to support themselves. Not quite. Not now.
Singing
a Book’s Praises with Back Cover Copy - By Rachel Carrington
- More and more authors are choosing to self-publish, but along with the
independence they gain, they lose a valuable asset—a publishing
company's marketing department. Those are the folks who usually create
one of the most important selling tools in the industry—the back cover
copy or the blurb, if you will.
A
Lamb to the Slaughter - By Erika Hoffman - I reminisce about my
first writer’s conference and the contained excitement I felt sitting
down to have the first chapter of my manuscript critiqued by an
authentic editor. She pulled my sheets off her tipping, lopsided,
toppling stack. A massacre had taken place on the first page. It was
dripping blood red ink.
Inside the
Jury - Judging a Grant Competition - By Elizabeth Creith - I
served as one of four jurors on a granting
jury for the Ontario Arts Council. We read the entries ahead of time,
scoring them yes, no, and maybe for funding. Out of 150 entries, we
funded seventeen. Along the way I learned what it takes to get into that
top ten percent.
The
Voice Behind the Experts - By Cynthia MacGregor - Have you
noticed—people look at you differently when you’ve had a book published.
Suddenly you’re “Somebody.” That’s true not only of authors but also of
people in other walks of life. With a published book to her or his
credit, he/she gets more respect, more attention…and more clients. Most
of these professionals, trades people, and business people who could
benefit from publishing a book know their craft or
business but aren’t much good at writing.
Write
On(Line): Online Writing Courses through Colleges and Universities -
By Donna R. Dolan - The only thing more flexible than online writing
courses is free, online writing courses. The web site lists free,
online, non-credit courses available from universities. The courses
range from fiction through poetry to technical writing.
Getting
a Fulbright Fellowship in Creative Writing - By Tony Kellam - In
this most harrowing of economic times, perhaps the moment is right for
you to apply for a “student at large” Fulbright Fellowship. You don’t
have to be in school, and it’s better that you aren’t.
Writing
on Faith - By Elisabeth Deffner - Writing for faith-based
publication often requires more than an outstanding resume. While not
every editor requires his freelancers to be card-carrying members of his
own congregation, first-hand experience in that particular faith
community is certainly a plus.
How to Evaluate
a Good Blog Gig and Earn What You Deserve (5 Key issues to consider)
- By Jennifer Brown Banks - Last year, when I landed a blog gig that
boasted 100 bucks monthly for 300-word posts, I was tickled pink. Easy
money I thought to myself. But my joy was short lived. Not long after
accepting this job, I realized that not all blogging gigs are created
equally.
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