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Hi Fellow Obsessed Writers: Spring officially arrives this week but the view from my window says otherwise – it will not happen here any time soon. The weather forecast for Easter Sunday is a chilly 28F. So much for any Easter egg hunts; you would have to look in the snow for them! Hopefully our reward for this cold, snowy winter will be a hot, sunny summer.
My querying efforts have been paying off, I have two articles to write over the next week and one of my submissions was just accepted. It is so hard to get back on track once you have fallen out of your rhythm but it is essential that you work through it and get right back in there. I am nowhere near having 13 queries in play (like Hope Clark, Funds For Writers always promotes), but I am working hard to get as many queries circulating as possible. I have included some new and interesting markets for you to investigate. Hopefully you will
discover a new market for yourself and make a sale. Good Luck! This mid-month madness memo includes: Mid-Month Markets - 5 New Markets Fre*ebie Zone - 1 Great Fre*ebie Contests - 2 Contests Book Section - 4 Great Books for the Writer Christine Cristiano Editor-In-Chief ============ ========= ========= ========= ========= Mid-Month Markets Resurgence Focus: ecology, art, culture Needs: Articles on various topics including food, nature, ecology, alternative education, spirituality, sustainable development, arts, book reviews Pays: Paying market but rate not listed. Possible low paying. Submit 150 word synopsis to: editorial@resurgence.org QRS Magazine Focus: Quick service restaurant franchisees and franchisors Needs: Articles on industry news, trends, products, management, business issues,
governing laws, franchising Pays: Paying market but rate not
listed. Email queries to: sherri@qsrmagazine.com. Bitch Magazine Focus: Feminist and pop culture
Needs: Critiques, essays and articles on pop culture from a feminist
perspective. Also needs shorts for Love it/Shove it segment Pays: $100/features, $50/front of book, $20/Love/Shove Email submissions via online link. 5280 Magazine
Focus: Needs: Departments include feature stories, profiles, getaways, atmosphere, home, lifestyles Pays: Payment varies per assignment Query via email to appropriate
editor. Stanford Magazine Focus: Stanford Alumni, parents and friends of the university Needs: Needs profiles, public policy, higher education, medicine, science, technology, art, entertainment, history, humor and sports. All articles must have
a Stanford connection. Pays: Payment varies according to
writer’s experience. Email queries to: stanford.magazine@stanford.edu The holidays, observances and commemorative days presented here are listed in advance of the actual event to give you time to submit your work to your prospective market. Some markets required that you submit seasonal pieces well in advance so check the writer's guidelines thoroughly for any information pertaining to seasonal articles. June 2007 is: Monthly Observances Perennial Gardening Month National Accordion Month Awareness Month National Aphasia Awareness Month National Candy Month National Ice Tea Month National Rivers Month National Rose Month National Safety Month National Soul Food Month National Steakhouse Month Potty Training Awareness Month Professional Wellness Month Rebuild Your Life Month Month Skyscraper Month Sports Student Safety Month Vision World Infertility Month June Weekly
Observances National Headache Awareness Week: 1-7 Black Single Parents Week: 1-7 National Sun Safety Week: 1-7 National Automotive Service Professionals Week: 8-14 National Flag Week: 8-14 Carpenter Ant Awareness Week: 22-28 National Prevention of Eye Injuries Awareness: 28 -7/5 Freedom from Fear of Speaking Week: 29-7/5 Special Recreation
Week: 29-7/5 June Daily Observances Children's Awareness Memorial Day: 1 National Cancer Survivors Day: 1 Pen Pal Day: 1 Leave the Office Early Day: 2 National Tailors Day: 4 World Environment Day: 5 Doughnut Day or Donut Day: 6-7 National Hunger Awareness Day: 6 (Daniel) Boone Day: 7 Banana Split Day: 7-8 Abused Women and Children's Awareness Day: 8 Write To Your Father Day: 8 Multicultural American Child Awareness Day: 8 Loving Day: 12
Nursing Assistants Day: 12 Blame Someone Else Day: 13 Friday the 13th: The ONLY one in 2008!! Work@Home Father's Day: 13 (World) Blood Donor Day: 14 Family History Day: 14 Flag Day: 14 Family Awareness Day: 15 Father's Day: 15 Husband Caregiver Day: 15 Native American Citizenship Day: 15 Nature Photography Day: 15 Take Your Dog To Work Day: 20 World Refuge Day: 20 Baby Boomer's Recognition Day: 21 Go Skateboarding Day: 21 Vinegar Day: 21 Let It Go Day: 23 Public Service Day: 23 Fairy Day: 24 National Columnists Day: 24 Hand Shake Day: 26
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking: 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: 26 "Happy Birthday To You" Day: 27 Helen Keller Day: 27 National HIV Testing Day: 27 Great American Backyard Campout: 28 Marble Day: 28-29 Gay & Lesbian Parade Day: 29 Log Cabin Day: 29 Special Recreation Day for The Disabled: 29 Poetry Pause This month's poem was submitted by subscriber, Sheralyn Roman . Thanks Sheralyn! Untitled Life is as a rose petal scattered in the wind. Like a sunset at the end of the day. Blooming briefly, dying fast, a spark, a FLASH in the ©2008 Sheralyn Roman ~~If you have a poem you would like to see published. please submit it to me at obsessedwriters@ yahoo.ca. Please remember to keep it to maximum 25 lines. Contests Dazzling Dogs Writing Contest Category: Non-fiction Prizes: Free License for IdeaWeaver software and copy of dog book when it is published. Entry Fee: None but must download software trial and use to submit story. Deadline: Submit entry via online form. One Great Joke Contest Category: jokes Prizes: 1st prize $100, 2nd Prize $50, 3rd Prize $25, 20 honorable mentions receive copy of Become a Richer Writer Entry Fee: None Deadline: Email
entry to: Info@archangelshecky.com. Fre*ebie Zone Enhance Your Writing Mind – Free ecourse
Great Writing Books ~~SPECIAL BONUS FOR NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBERS~ ~ ~~RECEIVE A FRE*E CRITIQUE WITH EACH EBOOK ORDERED~~ Obsessed Diary of a Freelance Writer By Christine Cristiano Come along for the ride with freelance writer, Christine Cristiano, as she plows her way through the writing world. Experience her trails and tribulations as she experiences rejections and finally, acceptances for her work. Written in a diary format,
this book is a must read for writers of all levels. Funny, poignant, honest and full of great tips for the aspiring writer. Available at www.coolstuff4writers.com The Shy Writer, by C. Hope Clark ISBN: 1-59113-583- 4, $14.95 Here you receive pointers on how to maneuver in the writing arena without the social weight around your neck. And you will learn how
to manage during times when you absolutely have to make
appearances you cannot dodge. What you won't receive is a message telling you "to get over it." If you are a writer, are shy, and don't want to "get over it," this is the book for you. "Fantastic book!" - Margaret Carr, www.epressonline. com "This is a book I know
I'll read over and over..." - Jenna Glatzer, "It can make all the difference between success and failure in your chosen career!" -Midwest Book Review, www.midwestbookreview.com *Writing Careers
Guidebook* Author: Nicole Allard With the help of over twenty freelance writers, the author organizes information about writing careers. With descriptions for twenty-two career fields in writing, you'll also find links to resources and more. Writing Careers Guidebook is a helpful book for beginners wanting to educate themselves on the general definitions of job titles. Available at: http://store. payloadz. com/go?id= 10837 The Writer's Forum *The Writer's Forum* Author: Nicole Allard Over twenty freelance writers, including the author, share their experiences and advice about first projects, editors, rejections, query letters, common misconceptions, the best
resources and more. Anyone interested in freelance writing will discover useful information and thought-provoking advice in this resourceful book. Available at: http://store. payloadz.com/go?id= 10838 Writer to Writer Writing Resource Spotlight Creative Editing Solutions Two sets of eyes are better than one! Creative Editing Solutions gives you two editors for one reasonable
rate. Our award-winning team has more than a decade and 300
manuscripts of experience. Don’t settle for a third-world spell checker or English major! Get a reader’s review. Rates and references at Creative-Editing-Solutions@comcast.net FR*EE Book Promotion at the First Place Bookcase www.firstplacebookcase.com Home of the GIGANTIC virtual bookcase! Finally! Something new to see on the internet. Betty
Dobson InkSpotter Publishing http://inkspotter.com Quality newsletter and e-book publishing and editorial assistance. "Stay In Your Write Mind With Our Cool Stuff!" Books, Articles, Interviews, Monthly Writing Challenges, Merchandise, and the CoolNewsletter4Writ ers. Janet Darbey is a freelance writer, editor , reviewer and researcher based in Read about her latest book "How to get started in writing" at Janet can be contacted via email: jjdarbey@hotmail.com Writers
Advice Read author interviews, market information, and much more in WriterAdvice, www.writeradvice. com. Like what you see? To receive WriterAdvice notices INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSIONS, e-mail LGood67334@aol. com and put subscribe in the subject box. Web Mystery Magazine
Rosalie Stafford is founding publisher of Web Mystery Magazine (http://lifeloom. com/webmysteryma gazine.htm), an on-line quarterly dedicated to investigating the mysterious genre in print, in film, and in real-life. Web Mystery Magazine (ISSN: 1547-9609) welcomes well-researched, well-written articles, reviews, and mystery fiction. Cynthia Brian, Author
"Media coach, radio personality, speaker, and NY Times best selling author, Cynthia Brian,
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