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Finding the Bacon Greetings, avid freelancers, and welcome to this issue of Finding the Bacon. This week’s column is devoted to gratitude—in honor of the Thanksgiving celebrations that will take place in the United States this week. A quick list of people and things for which I’m grateful resulted in the following list of freelance writer’s markets. From family and
friends to home and harvest—may this list spark an air of gratitude in you as
well! ***************************************************** Baby Talk Guidelines online:
No E-Mail Queries: No Baby Talk is
considered the “everything pregnancy” magazine—and covers the topic from
pre-conception through the first year and a half of life. Features include
pregnancy concerns, toy and/or equipment reviews, how-to articles, and pieces
about marriage and sex. Anything pertaining to new parenthood is worth a
query—but be sure it is via standard mail. Include a SASE and published clips. Buys: First Rights Pays: On
acceptance, from $500-$2000. ***************************************************** Health Guidelines Online:
No E-Mail Queries: No Geared mostly to
women, Health features articles on health, fitness, and nutrition. Prefers to
focus on wellness and preventative maintenance rather than stories about
illnesses. Articles run 1200 words in length. No unsolicited manuscripts. Query
via standard mail with published clips. Buys: First and
Online Rights Pays: On
acceptance, $1.00-$1.50 per word. ***************************************************** Sports
Illustrated for Kids Guidelines Online:
No E-Mail Queries: No Games, puzzles,
and quizzes are a great way to try breaking in to this magazine. Features sports
stories including human interest, humor, how to, profiles, inspirational, and
photo features. Contains stories about both children and adults playing sports.
Content is geared to kids ages 8 and up. Query via standard mail with published
clips. Buys: All Rights. Pays: On
acceptance, $75-$1000. ***************************************************** Home Cooking Guidelines Online:
No E-Mail Queries:
Yes Home Cooking
features several recipes, tips for cooks, nutrition suggestions, and cooking
technique suggestions per issue. Departments are the best way for new writers to
start. Departments include book and product reviews, home cooking hints or tips,
and kitchen know-how. Home Cooking also buys several fillers per issue—another
great way for writers to get a foot in the door. Fillers include news items,
humor, and anecdotes. Fillers run up to 150 words. Articles average 750 words
plus recipes. Query or send complete manuscript via standard mail or e-mail. Buys: First
rights. May consider previously published material. Pays: On
publication—Fillers: $20-$25, Articles: $50-$300, Departments: $50-$200. ***************************************************** Modern Maturity Guidelines Online:
No E-Mail Queries: No Modern Maturity is
the bimonthly publication of the American Association of Retired Persons. Topics
for adults 50 and over including finance, health, travel, careers, retirement,
relationships, and recreation are featured in each issue. Occasionally purchases
fiction. Prefers to see outline with query—sent via standard mail with
published clips. Buys: Exclusive
Worldwide Publication Rights Pays: On
acceptance—up to $3000. ***************************************************** Decision Guidelines Online:
No E-Mail Queries:
Yes Decision is a
monthly publication of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Its aim is to
evangelize readers—to encourage and teach Christians and prospective
Christians. Buys how-to, inspirational, personal experience, and motivational
features. Also buys fillers and occasional poetry. Prefers complete manuscripts
instead of queries. Send manuscripts via standard or e-mail. Buys: One-time
rights Pays: On
publication—up to $300. ***************************************************** Kimberly Ripley is a freelance writer and published author from
Portsmouth, NH. A wife and mother of five, her family's antics have led her to
write books like ''Breathe Deeply, This Too Shall Pass," a collection of
thirty tales of the trials and tribulations of parenting teens. She is the
owner/publisher of Writerip Publishing, and editor of a newsletter and web site
called ''Freelancing Later in Life,'' based on her book by the same name.
Visit her site at http://www.freelancing1.homestead.com. Air Mail
Markets Hello
again and welcome to the latest issue of Air Mail Markets. H&E
Naturist E-Queries: Accepts Payment: payment rates for feature articles (800-1500 words) is by negotiation, but is generally £60- £150 (USD$94-236); payment is made by check at the end of the month of the magazine in which your work appears Rights:
First Use only ***************************************************** Room
of One's Own E-Queries: No Payment: Writers are paid a small honorarium, receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears, and receive a year's subscription to the magazine. Rights:
First North American Serial Metro
Seven E-Queries: Accepts Payment: Writers receive small monetary payment plus free three-month subscription, byline and link to their web site. Rights: First Electronic ***************************************************** Amy Brozio-Andrews is a freelance writer living in New York; she writes on a variety of topics for print and online publications, and is hard at work on her first novel. Please feel free to check out her website at www.penpadandpixel.com, and e-mail her at amy@penpadandpixel.com. E-book Promotion Made E-Easy Part 4 The author of 101 WAYS TO PROMOTE YOUR E-BOOK—FOR FREE
Reveals 5 Easy Ways to Promote Your eBook—For FREE! E-Authors
are quickly finding that just because their work is ePublished, doesn’t mean
it’s also eProfitable! But with these 5 great tips, you can make ePromotion
eEasy—for FREE! CHAT
IT UP! Chat rooms are a great place to lurk, or even participate, and much like message boards, it does no good to visit a chat room (or two, or three, or four) that has nothing to do with the topic of your book, or at least with writing in general. So do a Web search, this time for “chat rooms” or just “chats,” and then narrow your search down to the genre of your eBook and other writer’s chat rooms. Read the rest of this article by clicking here. |
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