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EDITOR'S PIECE OF MIND
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We look up to people. Sooner or later we compare our
lives to others, wondering how ours turned out like they
did. We see writers able to write fulltime. We hear stories
how an agent happened to pick up a story and run down the
author, asking to represent the person. We hear of writers
pitching their story and landing the third publisher they
try. And we wonder why that isn't us.

You don't see the flaws in those pretty people. Yes, they
have them. They have no patience in a restaurant, or they
couldn't balance a checkbook if their lives depended on it.
Maybe their marriage stinks or their kids hate them. They
might not be able to cook a Thanksgiving dinner. They might
spend Christmas alone. They might be plain boring. But they
aren't perfect.

The only life that's completely in your hands is yours.
Start feeling good about you as a writer for only five
minutes a day. Be the best writer you can for that five
minutes. Don't try to be Jodi Picoult or Stephen King.
Be the best YOU for that time.

Don't email, blog or Twitter. Open a screen (without an
Internet connection), and write for a defined period.
Do it for five days. On the sixth day, research markets,
read FundsforWriters or other market resources, and
consider where you'd like to pitch. Take one day off.

Soon you'll come to crave it - that ritual becomes as
much a part of you as your weekly TV show, your daily walk,
or your favorite coffee store stop. Soon you make excuses
to write for ten minutes, fifteen.

But you are simply trying to be the best YOU for a piece
of a day. Not only will you develop a respect for
your work, but others will start respecting you as well.

MARCH SPECIAL!

Our Tweetebook library is growing. You'll find 35 ebooks
now, each containing 20+ niche markets. Romance Publishers,
Children's Markets, Outdoor Markets, Seniors Markets, you name
it! Purchase one or two to try them out - they're only $1.99.

Or you can tap the March special - purchase all the Tweetebooks,
all 35, for $50 . . . AND get a subscription to TOTAL
FundsforWriters, a $15 value. That's almost
a $30 value.

Many have asked when the calendars would be ready.
This year's Bylines features writers from 26 states and
4 foreign countries (Ireland, Great Britain, Australia
and Canada). This is the 7th edition.

This is the calendar Hope has used for five years.
See why so many FundsforWriters readers can't wait
for it each year. Sells for $14.95.

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WISE WORDS TO LIVE BY
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"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher
inspires."

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GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTESTS
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BASEMENT STORIES SHORT STORY CONTEST
http://www.basementstories.org/contestissueone.html
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ENTRY FEE $5
Deadline is June 1, 2010. Winner receives $150 and publication.
Basement Stories is a new science fiction and fantasy ezine,
and to start things out right, we're holding a contest. We
want your best science fiction and fantasy short stories -
no restrictions on content whatsoever, as long as they're
under 6,000 words. Send us your dark fantasy, space operas,
legends, alien invasion stories, time travel myths - anything
goes!

THE AL BLANCHARD AWARD CONTEST
http://www.crimebake.org/Al.htm
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NO ENTRY FEE
$100 cash award. Publication in Level Best Books' eighth
Crime Fiction anthology. Admission to the Crime Bake
Conference. Story must be a crime story by a New England
author or with a New England setting. Story must be previously
unpublished (in print or electronically). Story must not be
more than 5,000 words in length. Story may include the following
genres: mystery, thriller, suspense, caper, and horror. (No
torture/killing of children or animals.) Deadline April 30, 2010.

LITERARY DATABASE FLASH FICTION CONTEST
http://literarydatabase.com/contest.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Fill out the form to submit your flash fiction entry. Entries
must be no more than 250 words. First place wins $50 and
LITERARY DATABASE 2010. Two honorable mention entries will
get LITERARY DATABASE 2010. Contest ends May 1, 2010.

BUILD AFRICA POETRY CONTEST
http://www.easternlightepm.com/excelforcharity/build-africa-poetry-2010.html
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ENTRY FEE £3 per poem / £12 for 5 poems
This poetry competition is in aid of Build Africa - a UK
Charity which works exclusively in rural areas of Uganda and
Kenya to help young people escape poverty through education
and business enterprise. Poems may be on any subject, in
English Language, and typed. Maximum 40 lines per poem.
(Build Africa will receive one third of the net entry fees.)
Deadline April 25, 2010.

SENTINEL LITERARY QUARTERLY POETRY COMPETITION
http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/3.2/competitions/poetry2010april.htm
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ENTRY FEE £3 per poem / £12 for 5 poems
Poems may be on any subject. Maximum 40 lines per poem.
First Prize: £100.
Second Prize: £60.
Third Prize: £40.
The top three poems will receive first publication in the
April 2010 issue (Vol.3 No.3) of Sentinel Literary Quarterly
(SLQ). Deadline March 25, 2010.

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JOBS/MARKETS
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THE FIRST LINE
http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm
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Pays $20 for fiction and $10 for nonfiction, plus copies.
Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line
provided. The line cannot be altered in any way, unless
otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between
300 and 3,000 words. The sentences can be found on the home
page of The First Line's Web site. Note: We are open to all
genres. We try to make TFL as eclectic as possible.
Non-Fiction: 500-800 word critical essays about your favorite
first line from a literary work. Writers should include a two-
to three-sentence biography of themselves that will appear in
the magazine should their story run. Upcoming first lines:

Summer:
Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way.
Due date: May 1, 2010

Fall:
Three thousand habitable planets in the known universe,
and I'm stuck on the only one without ______________.
[Fill in the blank.] Due date: August 1, 2010

Winter:
Until I stumbled across an article about him in the paper,
I never realized how much Walter Dodge and I are alike.
Due date: November 1, 2010.

VESTAL REVIEW
http://www.vestalreview.net/Guidelines.html
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We don't read new submissions in December, January,
June and July. Vestal Review is a magazine for flash
(short-shorts) fiction. We realize that there are
different definitions of what a flash story is and all
of them have merit. In our definition, a flash story is
no longer than 500 words and it has a plot.

Stories up to 100 words (excluding the title)--10 cents/word.
Stories between 101 and 200 words--5 cents/word.
Stories between 201 and 500 words--3 cents/word.
Stories of great merit receive up to $25 flat fee; 3 cents/word
is a minimum pay in any case. In addition, every contributor
will get one free copy.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS
http://www.ogdenpubs.com/writers/men.html
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Mother Earth News is a bimonthly magazine that promotes more
self-sufficient, financially independent and environmentally
aware lifestyles. We welcome articles and quality photographs
for two departments: "Country Lore" and "Firsthand Reports from
the Field." "Country Lore" presents handy how-to tips of 100 to
300 words; payment is $25 to $50 per published item. "Firsthand
Reports from the Field" are first-person stories (1,500 to 2,000
words) about sustainable lifestyles of all sorts; payment is $150
per published piece.

THE HERB COMPANION
http://www.ogdenpubs.com/writers/hcp.html
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The Herb Companion, published by Ogden Publications, Inc., is
a bimonthly magazine devoted to the interests of vocational
herb gardeners, cooks, crafters, natural health enthusiasts
and herb aficionados. In each issue we encourage and inform
both novice and more experienced enthusiasts.

GRIT
http://www.ogdenpubs.com/writers/grit.html
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Grit celebrates the intergenerational bonds among those who
live on the land with spirit and style - a legacy of self-
sufficiency, audacious ingenuity and pragmatic problem
solving that gave this country its backbone and continues
to shape its unique character. Grit publishes feature-length
articles on topics of interest to those living in rural areas,
on farms or ranches, or those interested in the rural lifestyle.
Articles will be from 800 to 1,500 words. Departments and
columns are generally 500 to 1,500 words. Grit Gazette items
are 350 to 700 words. Grit Gazette items pay a flat rate of
$50 to $75 per item.

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