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Find
Your Next Writing Gig on Twitter - by Julie Bloss Kelsey -
Posting your activities in 140 character increments and reading updates
from others may appear frivolous, but Twitter is actually changing the
way that writers and publishers do business. Here are some ways that you
can cash in.
Five
Observations on Successful Writers - by W.E. Reinka - When
writers go on book tours, media escorts greet them at the airport and
drive them to bookstore appearances and interviews. During my nine years
escorting writers on San Francisco tour stops, I enjoyed quiet dinners
with Pulitzer Prize winners and listened to the aspirations of writers
with unfamiliar names. But whether the writers I escorted were famous or
unknown, they were linked by common five traits.
Build
It and Maybe They Will Come - By Gwynne Spencer - Nobody warned
me that building a website would be so hard.
Agents:
Are They Hard to Find and Do You Need One? By David Pereda - The
answer to both questions is no. I had three agents in 2008 alone.
Don't
Take No for an Answer: Submit Until it Sells - By Ruth Schiffmann
- If you've been writing for any amount of time you've heard the stories
about rejections: Dr. Seuss collected 23 of them before selling his
first book. C. S. Lewis and Ray Bradbury received over 800 a piece.
Increase
Your Income By Writing Close to Home - By Patricia L. Fry -
Are you so busy searching for great stories in exotic
places that you haven’t noticed what’s going on right under your nose?
Three
Offbeat Ways to Find Story Ideas - By Beth Bartlett - Every
writer has heeded the call of 'write what you know,' and there are great
story ideas right in your own backyard, if you know where to look.
How
to Break into Medical Writing - By Christine Buske - One market
in desperate need of more writers is the medical field. Don't fret; you
don't actually have to be a doctor or nurse to write for most
publications. You do need to be able to come up with interesting ideas
that appeal to a particular audience.
A
Writing Budget - Tips from the Pros - By Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz
- Have you ever balanced your budget by putting money aside in separate
envelopes marked for specific purposes, e.g., one each for
rent/mortgage, food, medical bills, utilities, pleasure, etc? If you
want time to write, you need to be sure the time is there when you need
it, just as you want money to pay your bills.
Profiting with Corporate Newsletter Production - By Leigh Goodwin
- Producing newsletters for companies can be profitable if you are
willing to be organized and enterprising- and of course you want to help
other businesses or individuals get what they want. You can profit
handsomely by helping businesses strengthen their lines of communication
with their clients.
Turning
Down Free Work - By Aline Lechaye - It
seems that whenever the words “I’m a writer” leaves my lips, I’m
bombarded by offers of free work.
Writing
Outside the Box: Alternative Sources for Making Money with Your Writing
- By Kate Clabough - When I first
started writing, I envisioned myself breaking immediately into the top
women's magazines featured at the check stand at the local discount
store followed directly by my Great American Novel's meteoric rise to
the top of the New York Times bestseller list. The reality was a little
less dramatic.
6
Things To Do Before Sending Your Query -
By Susan Johnson - We've all been there: precisely 2.5 seconds
after you click "send" on your email query you wish you could take it
all back and start over.
Growing
a Career in Garden Writing - by Cindy Kerschner - I'll let you
in on a secret. You don't need to be an authority on plants to be a
garden writer. There is a wealth of experts at your fingertips. Best of
all, this information is free for the quoting.
Dear
Diary…(How to go from private pain to public acclaim and profit!) -
By Jennifer Brown Banks - “He was right
for all the wrong reasons,” my diary read. This simple journal entry,
chronicled to bring closure and perspective to a failed relationship
with a sinfully, sexy “bad boy” type, brought more than therapy. Years
later, with some creativity and emotional distance behind me, it brought
a writer’s fee of a hundred bucks and publication in Simon and
Schuster’s best-selling “Chocolate for Women” series.
Flying
Away From Rejection - By Gwynne Spencer
- Rejections! If there were a prize each
year for the most, or the best, or the most cheeky, I'd win for sure. I
know I haven't studied the magazine or the publisher deeply enough
whenever I get one in the mail. How do I know that? Because one article
I wrote for a magazine called Pilot Getaways taught me how to really
study the market I intended to write for.
Making
Money from your University Essays (without cheating) - By Stephanie
Green - I arrived at university with a single suitcase and a desire
to write. I hadn't counted on the long hours of library research and
essay writing that left me so drained that I couldn't bear the thought
of writing for fun.
Writing:
A Defense Weapon - By Joan Foley Baier - Someone refuses to
return your refund (mine was over $4,000); another person claims the
product you bought is not faulty; a third company has Customer Service
personnel speaking to you from another country, often in barely
understandable English. Several calls later, you still have no results.
Filtrips
for Writers - By Gwynne Spencer -
In our town, almost everybody has a box, so
everybody comes
and goes once a day. If you have a cute dog like I do (weener dogs rule)
you could sit out front with said irresistible dog and ask people to
hold your dog while you go in to get your mail. You know, no dogs
allowed. When you come back, there will be a story waiting, I guarantee
you.
'Tis
the Season - by W.E. Reinka - The most common question writers
get after “what sort of writing do you do?” is “where do you get your
ideas?” I start with the calendar. Good seasonal articles are not only
annual but, in a sense, perennial.
How
to Negotiate So Everybody Wins - By Mridu Khullar -
Many a writer has missed out on an
extra $100, a bigger bio, a kill fee, or even just quicker payment, by
failing to ask for more.
Small
Publishers: The Good, the Bad and the Fine Print -
By Christine Cristiano - Every writer dreams of
being published by a major publisher; however, most will find their way
to a small publisher instead.
Cultivating
Clients - Common Courtesy is Most Powerful Marketing Tool -
By Jessica McCann - Super models get to say,
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” As a full-time freelance writer,
I get to say, “Don’t hate me because I turn away new clients.” Oh, and
don’t hate me because I spend almost no time (and almost no money)
marketing my services to new prospects.
Coining
a Phrase - By Nadia Ali - The greeting card market pays top
dollars per-word than most markets. For a two sentence phrase – one for
the outside of the card and one for the inside you can make anywhere
from $50-$200.
Educational
Book Publishing - By Anne Vize -
Educational books are created by writers with an understanding of
teaching, or by teachers with some writing skills. Specialists from
areas such as art, physical education, math, literacy or health often
write educational books in their field. Writing an education book is a
great way for an unpublished writer to get a start.
Punctuate
Your Piece with the Perfect Picture -
By Courtney Mroch - It’s clichéd but true: a picture is worth a
thousand words. But pictures don’t replace words. If used right, they
enhance them.
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