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Write For Money No. 2

write for money, writing for cash, writing tips, writing how to, i like to write, i love to write, daily writing tips, i write what i like, how to write well, Last week I started a series called Write For Money with a quick introduction to freelance moonlighting.

But for a brand new writer whose pen still feels a little shaky in public, moonlighting (i.e. asserting your expertise and competing against other writers to bid on jobs) can prompt a little panic.

So if you’re looking for a different approach that lets you mail or email submissions without bidding, get your hands on the newest edition of Writer’s Market.

I first started browsing Writer’s Market in it’s paperback form as a child. My dad often had a copy in the house. And the library almost always stocked the most recent edition.

I was fascinated by it’s contents which included notes from hundreds of magazines, publishers and media houses. I couldn’t believe how each of them was willing to describe their needs (poetry, non-fiction, fiction), format (length, page layout), fee (flat fee or cents per word) structure and mailing address for any write who wanted it.

Meaning literally, at eight years old, I sent in my first submission asking a magazine to consider my work for publication and received my first personal letter back from a publisher. (Fair warning, unless you’re eight, don’t expect a personal response.)

The good news is that every year, a new Writer’s Market is still published. But the even better news is that these days, there is an even more up-to-date resource available via Writers Market Online.

The online version is updated constantly (as opposed to the print version released once per year). Some of it’s benefits include:

  • 9,000 plus listings for book publishers, literary agents, magazines, online publications, contests, and writing events.
  • A writing management system that helps you store and track your opportunities.
  • A record-keeping tool to help you remember which organizations you’ve sent submissions to.
  • A large database of articles that talk you through the submission process.

You can purchase a year’s subscription to the online version of Writer’s Market for $39.99, but if you want to test drive it before you drop your forty bucks, you can also opt for a $5.99 monthly subscription and cancel after your first month.

If you want to write, but you’ve never submitted anything for publication, I challenge you to make yourself a promise that you’ll subscribe for at least one month and that you’ll send in your first piece for consideration. (Tip: Send it to several publishers simultaneously, but make sure each of them publishes the type of piece you are submitting prior to sending.)

Also, be warned, there are writer’s market guides for each niche too. I.e. Novel and Short Story, Poetry, Songwriting, Children’s, Christian. But unless you write only in one specialized genre, the best place to start is the general Writer’s Market Online, which includes some information on all of these markets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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