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) Publisher's Desk For May 7th

) News From The Home Office: I Have Striped Feet!

) AngelaHoy.com: Vacation

) Letters To The Editor: Vacation

) Feature Article: Writing Green to Make the Green By Susan Sundwall

) Ask The Expert: That Never-Ending "Amazon.com Best Seller" Crud

) Success Story: Discipline: The Key to Success by Angela Dion

) Whispers And Warnings For May 7th

) Paying Markets and Freelance Jobs For May 7th

) FreeBookExcerpts.com

) Interview Requests For May 7th ]]> http://writersweekly.com/publishers_desk/004673_05072008.html SUMMER 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST The WritersWeekly.com Summer 2008 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now open for entrants! Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up (it's tons of fun!), so don't delay if you want to participate. 1st Place: $300 2nd Place: $250 3rd Place: $200 You can see the list of 85 prizes and sign up here: http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html DO YOU PAY WRITERS? Email your ad to us and we'll run it at no charge. Send it to: angela - at - writersweekly.com MAKE A SOLDIER SMILE!! Read their wants and needs at this great website: http://www.anysoldier.com/index.cfm WANT YOUR WRITING-RELATED BOOK SOLD ON WRITERSWEEKLY? If you've written a writing-related book and own your electronic rights, contact angela - at - writersweekly.com. 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BAM: BOOK A MONTH http://writersweekly.com/books/3024.html "It's not difficult to write a full-length commercial novel in one month if you do the hard work up front. I know--that's what I do." -Cyn Mobley 4. BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K - $100K Publishing Contracts by Angela Hoy http://writersweekly.com/books/3332.html Want to read book proposals that landed these contracts? Simon & Schuster - $100,000 Osborne/McGraw-Hill - $19,500 Random Nouse - $15,000 and more? Click here for an entire list: http://writersweekly.com/books/3332.html 5. QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments http://writersweekly.com/books/1409.html In these pages, you'll find real query letters that landed real assignments for national magazines, websites, and corporations, including: Woman's Day - $2,800; Redbook - $3,500; Ladies Home Journal - $3,000; Health Magazine - $2,000; Natural Remedies - $11,300; and more! FREE EXCERPTS OF ALL BOOKS available at the links above.]]> http://writersweekly.com/news_from_the_home_office/004674_05072008.html This issue is a bit abbreviated because I took off a long weekend while Richard's dad and step-mom were here and... now I'm paying the price. I am SO BEHIND! UG!! Anyway, here's what I did in the past week... http://writersweekly.com/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004675_05072008.html Angela is recovering from taking a few days off. Her column will return next week. http://writersweekly.com/letters_to_the_editor/004676_05072008.html Letters will return next week. http://writersweekly.com/this_weeks_article/004677_05072008.html Even though the calendar says its spring, I'm sitting here at my keyboard next to a window watching the snow come downóbutóI'm thinking green. Green buds, green leaves, green grass and greenbacks. Especially that last one. For it seems everywhere I look in the freelance world there are opportunities to get greenbacks for green pieces... http://writersweekly.com/ask_the_expert/004678_05072008.html Hi Angela! Following is an email announcement that I received today. (Name removed) has been around for quite some time, and while he has done these special promotions to buy his latest book from Amazon on a designated day, this one is the most elaborate "giveaway" plan. I'm curious what your take is on his methods. http://writersweekly.com/success_stories/004679_05072008.html I dreamt of being a writer since I was a kid in junior high school. I was really into Agatha Christie at the time and fantasized about my best-selling mystery novel being featured in The Washington Post's Book World. I even had a pen name picked out, Angie Gold. Eventually real life kicked in. The dream faded, but I kept writing... http://writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings/004680_05072008.html Whispers and Warnings will return next week. http://writersweekly.com/markets_and_jobs/004681_05072008.html PAYING MARKETS Antioch Review CURRENT NEEDS: "Your best work." Pays $15 per published page. The Artist's Magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "We are always looking for informative articles about techniques from the artist's viewpoint, using the language of art. Features need to emphasize the creative process: how the artist works with a medium, solves problems and conducts business. Our readers are artists, so techniques and methods must be specifically explained and/or demonstrated. Please read a copy of our magazine to familiarize yourself with our columns and departments. Many are written by freelancers." Pays $300-$1000 for features of 500-1200 words. Black Warrior Review CURRENT NEEDS: "Black Warrior Review publishes work from both well-established and brand-new writers. The editors love to see non-traditional work that takes risks and, particularly, questions the limits of form and genre, but, naturally, we consider all manuscripts and quality is always our primary consideration." Pays flat fee of around $50. DDI Magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "Fresh, current articles on retail design that would serve the interests of our readers." Payment negotiated on an individual basis. Dovetail: A Journal by and for Jewish/Christian Families CURRENT NEEDS: "Articles with useful information or stimulating discussion specifically targeted to interfaith couples. Particularly looking for treatment of gender role issues as they play out in Jewish/Christian marriage, cultural as well as religious; articles treating Muslim intermarriage; cultural differences in approaches to food and money." Pays flat fee of $25/article; $15/poem or review. Also pays $25 + access codes for downloaded copies for articles of 800-1000 words; Pays $15 + access codes for downloaded copies for reviews of 500 words. Dramatics magazine CURRENT NEEDS: "Practical articles on all aspects of acting, directing, design, and stagecraft; profiles of working professionals in various theatre jobs that illuminate what it's like to pursue a career in the theatre." Pays flat fee of $100-$500 for 800-4000 words. Freelance Writers - for green living articles. Pays $50-$200. Ft.Myers magazine Freelance Foodie / Cooking guru - Pays approx. $20/hour Bust-A-Meal Freelance Marketing Writer Loomis Group Freelance German Translator Liska + Associates Freelance News Editor Web based news portal Freelance writers - Near Localvore, AZ new magazine Freelance Medical Writers - Pays up to $20/hour blind ad Freelance Transcriptionist blind ad Freelance Technical / Marketing Writer - near Seattle. "...opportunities for flexible hours and/or telecommuting will be possible" Projectline Freelance English / Euro English / German Content Writers - Pays $0.04-$0.08/word SEO firm Freelance Feature Scripts Seraph Films Freelance Technical Writer - Pays up to $30/hour blind ad Freelance Writer Life Extension - Science-based anti-aging magazine Freelance Technology News Reporter ECT News Network Freelance Bilingual Copywriters / Transcreators interTrend Communications Freelance Book Reviewers Publishers Weekly Freelance Writers, Reporters Burbia Media ]]> http://writersweekly.com/freebookexcerptscom/004682_05072008.html Every Day a Bird Learns How to Fly by Frank Arcilesi A high school senior in 1958 has an affair with his best friend’s young stepmother. It is an introspective look from the young man’s viewpoint about their struggle to cope with it, and resolve the relationship, especially in 1958. Prodigal in the City: A Novel by Louis Jones Bloodstone Castle stands sentinel on the shores of the Ligurian Sea. Secreted somewhere in its dungeons is an ancient Roman treasure of immense value. Contessa Morena of Bloodstone Castle possesses a mysterious bloodstone pendant, the only proof the treasure exists. READ MANY MORE FREE BOOK EXCERPTS AND POST YOUR OWN AT: http://www.FreeBookExcerpts.com]]>