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Do You Have a HandPrints On My Heart Story?
Are you (or do you know) a female author with a story to tell about a special individual whose influence has been life-changing? If so, Marlene Moore Gordon would like to see your story and consider it for possible inclusion in her upcoming book, HandPrints On My Heart.
Marlene is seeking "personal real-life short stories written to acknowledge someone who has made a significant difference in the writer’s life," and her hope is that the "universal emotions" expressed in these stories "will touch the hearts of people worldwide who read, hear and see (them)."
My Own HandPrints Submission and Experience
A short time back, I contacted Marlene about her project, after discovering her call for submissions at LifeWriter's Market Watch. (You'll find other writing markets on this site, as well. Be aware that, as new projects are added, older ones move toward the bottom of the webpage. So, you may need to scroll down quite a bit to locate the HandPrints announcement.) I submitted an inspirational story I'd written about my paternal grandmother but had never published. She accepted my piece and we then went through a few rounds of editing to improve the piece and make it more suitable to the tone she had in mind for the stories. (I found her very pleasant to work with and quite receptive to my editorial input, which is always a plus for a writer whose work is undergoing the editing process.)
The HandPrints On My Heart Website and Guidelines
You'll find more information about this fascinating project at the HandPrints On My Heart website. Marlene's Submission Guidelines will give you all the information you'll need to submit your own story.
A Few HandPrints Business Details
While Marlene is still seeking a publisher for HandPrints On My Heart, she already has a literary agent. Monetary compensation for the project is still undetermined and will be presented to all accepted authors in writing for their approval once a publisher has been signed. Marlene expects compensation to be comparable to that offered by other similar anthologies, such as A Cup of Comfort and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Rights purchased will be non-exclusive, one-time rights.
Will You Help Spread the Word?
Marlene is interested in spreading the word about the HandPrints On My Heart book project. So, if you're a blogger whose niche is writing and/or publishing, you might want to consider writing a post about her project. Check out the details at her website and/or drop her a line -- and maybe a submission, too, while you're at it -- at the following e-mail address: MMG@handprintsonmyheart.com. (Even if you aren't a blogger, you can still spread the word to other writers you know -- and send in your own submission, as well.)
Know Any Celebrities Who Can Endorse the Project?
And, if you happen to know any celebrities who might be willing to contribute a story, along with an endorsement of the book, by all means, let them know about the project (and let Marlene know about them.) It's simply a fact of life that more publishers will sit up and take notice of a manuscript that has a celebrity's name attached.
Hope to see your story in HandPrints!
Jeanne
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Two Fantastic Sites That Are Hosting My Work
Just wanted to share with my Writer's Notes readers that I have two guest posts appearing so far during the month of June: one at Writing the Cyber Highway and one at Writer's Resource Center.
Writing the Cyber Highway: A Favor Returned
One guest post is already up at Michele Tune's blog, Writing the Cyber Highway.
Here's the link:
Motivation to Write: Is There a Magic Formula?
I've really enjoyed writing this post on motivation for Michele, who so kindly came to my rescue a while back when I was ill, penning a wonderful guest post here at Writer's Notes without even being asked to do it. That's just the kind of blogger--and person--Michele is! That's why I'm so happy to reciprocate. (See Michele's guest post here: That's What Bloggers Are For.)
If you ever have trouble motivating yourself to write, you might just want to follow the above link and check out the lessons I've learned about this topic that's so critical to the success of every writer. Hope you'll enjoy reading this piece as much as I've enjoyed writing it. And hope you'll get lots of new ideas about how to discover--or generate--new motivation for all your writing projects!
Writer's Resource Center (aka PoeWar): An Opportunity to Help Out
My second guest post is scheduled to run tomorrow, June 4th, at John Hewitt's Writer's Resource Center.
Update: It's now June 4th and the post is up, so here's the link:
7 Secrets to a Striking Essay
This post presents seven helpful essay-writing techniques that are applicable to many other types of writing, as well. I hope you'll enjoy it--and even more so that you'll get something of value from reading it.
I wrote this post in response to a request by John for enough guest posts to run through the month of June to help him take a much needed month-long vacation. I was honored that, in addition to his general call for guest posts, John also sent me an e-mail inviting me personally to submit a post. (How could I refuse?) Seriously, though, I'd already planned to submit a post but really appreciated John's reminder. It's definitely an honor to have my work appearing at John Hewitt's Writer's Resource Center!
WRC Post Involves a Contest With an Impressive Grand Prize!
What makes this WRC "gig" even more special, though, is that John is offering a $250 prize to the writer whose guest post receives the most traffic during the first week it graces his site! That's definitely a prize worth pursuing--even if I would have submitted a guest post anyway! So, I'd like to ask my readers to stop by WRC to check out my post--even if you aren't that interested in essay writing--though I promise that you will take home some helpful tips for other types of writing, as well. (And don't forget to tell your friends! I need all the help I can get! In fact, a Stumble wouldn't hurt, either (wink, wink), if you really like my article--or if you just want to be nice. I would be forever grateful. Certainly hope you will like my post, though.)
WRC Consolation Prize Is Generous, As Well
John is also offering a $50 prize in a random drawing he'll hold to determine which lucky guest blogger among all those who have responded to his call for vacation relief will receive the "consolation" prize. The two monetary prizes John is offering are more than generous and have certainly provided a wonderful incentive for bloggers to participate. It will definitely be fascinating to see who wins them! Of course, it would be even more fascinating to be who wins (one of) them! Time alone will tell who the two lucky winners will be!
Stay Tuned for John Hewitt's Guest Post Here at Writer's Notes
John has also graciously offered to write a reciprocal guest post here at Writer's Notes as soon as he's able--so we've all got a treat in store after John's vacation ends. I know he's a busy man, however, and certainly don't want to put any undue pressure on him. Though it's difficult to wait, I'm sure we can all be patient until John gets back into the swing of things in July and manages to find a bit of extra time to write a guest post especially for us! I know it will be well worth the wait!
Hope you'll visit my guest posts!
Jeanne
P.S. I haven't forgotten my comment recognition post this month, but have simply been so busy that I haven't gotten to it yet. (Would have posted it today, but wanted to announce my guest post at Writer's Resource Center, since it's set to go live tomorrow, as well as my guest post that went live yesterday at Writing the Cyber Highway. Hope everyone will forgive me for being so late with my thanks! I'll do my best to get that post up tomorrow. I'll also resume my Guide to Polished Writing series soon after. Thanks for your understanding!)
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Stop by and Visit Me at Work.com
Just wanted to share my latest writing gig with my readers: I'm very busy these days writing business guides over at Work.com (a subsidiary of Business.com). If you're at all interested in business--or if you'd just like to see what I've been up to lately--drop by and see my work. You'll find a list of the guides I've written on my profile page: Jeanne Dininni - Member Profile. Here are a few of them: Sleeker, Slimmer, Smarter Business Management and Finding Your Company's Best Data Entry Solution.
A Bit About Writing Work.com Guides
I'm still very new at it, but I'm planning to write quite a few guides each week. Work.com guides are aimed at small to medium-sized business owners and/or decision-makers and offer tips, techniques, advice, and online resources to help them complete tasks, solve problems, implement processes, choose products and services, manage employees, and basically do whatever else they need to do to keep their businesses thriving.
Putting My Business Background to Work
Though it's a great deal of work, I'm enjoying this opportunity for putting my education, experience, and research skills to work in an area that interests me. I've taken some business courses in college and hold a Customer Service Certificate (in addition to my AA--which isn't in Business, but in General Studies). I've taken courses in Management & Supervision and Human Relations in Business, based both on personal interest and the potential for using them in future employment. My Customer Service Certificate required 10 day-long seminars on a variety of interesting business-related topics, which have added a good deal to my business knowledge base. I also hold Wine Industry and Wine Hospitality Certificates. In addition, I have experience helping to run a pivate music-teaching business, and I myself am a notary public.
Work.com Research: Right Up My Alley
My business background helps a great deal in writing Work.com guides, but equally important is my penchant for research, because a great deal of online research is required to locate the valuable resources that are an indispensable part of every Work.com guide. When writing a Work.com guide, we don't just tell businesspeople to research a topic or find a product for their business; we do the research for them, showing them where they can find the information and other resources that they don't have time to track down on their own. We do that by linking to the resources they need, and in that way, we make their lives--and jobs--that much easier.
Apology for My Sparser Blog Posting Schedule
So, please forgive me if I've been neglecting my blog just a bit, lately. (And, to my blogging friends: Forgive me if I've been neglecting to visit and comment on your blog, lately.) This gig is keeping me quite busy, as I learn the ropes and acclimate myself to the guides' format. I'm hoping that, as I gain more experience writing them, I'll find the guides becoming increasingly easier and less time-consuming to complete.
Stop by my profile page and check out a guide or two. And if you have a minute, leave me a comment. It would be great to hear from you on that large and lonely new website that's all business!
Hope to see you there!
Jeanne
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Are You a Business Writer?
If you have a marketing or other business background and enjoy writing about related topics, you might feel right at home participating in this year's Age of Conversation 2008, a second collaborative book project that will bring together writers/bloggers from all over the internet--and all over the world. Even if you simply enjoy reading about business, you'll want to know more about this book!
What Is The Age of Conversation?
To learn more about the collaboration--which is the brainchild of Drew McLellan and Gavin Heaton and should be even bigger and better than last year's highly popular version--visit Drew McLellan's blog, Drew's Marketing Minute, and check out his Calling All Authors--Time to Exceed Age of Conversation post! But hurry, because the deadline (which has already been extended once), is February 3rd! (My apologies for posting about the project so late! I only just came on board myself the other day and then was without internet all day today due to computer parts issues. Finally managed to use a part intended for a slightly different use to restore my internet access, though; and now I'm back up and running.)
Become a Project Author or Simply Help Choose the Topic
Even if you aren't able to participate as a writer this year, stop by Drew's blog if you're at all interested in voting on which of three possible topics will become the theme for this year's book. (Again, remember that the deadline is February 3rd.)
Topic choices are the following:
- Marketing Manifesto
- Why Don't People Get It?
- My Marketing Tragedy (and what I learned)
A Worthy Project to Benefit a Worthy Cause
All proceeds from the sale of The Age of Conversation 2008 will be donated to Variety, the children's charity, as they were last year.
This project promises to be an exciting compilation of great writing and one you won't want to miss! So hurry on over to Drew's blog and find out how you can participate. And if you are reading this post after February 3rd, check Drew's blog anyway for periodic updates on the project, because you'll no doubt want your own copy once Age of Conversation 2008 goes to print!
Do check it out!
Jeanne
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Sugar & Spice Anthology Needs More Conventional Online Poetry Written By Women
Gerald Bosacker of Bosacker Books, is putting together a poetry anthology, to be entitled Sugar & Spice. This compilation of the works of various female poets which have already appeared online in one internet venue or other will be comprised of conventional, mostly rhymed and metered poetry.
A number of my own poems will be included in the anthology, and I wanted to share this opportunity with my female readers who have written poetry of this type and had it published--or may yet have it published--online. Remuneration will likely be small; however, your inclusion in the anthology would give you one more--or perhaps your first?--published clip. And since it will be in a print publication, it will likely carry a bit more weight among future potential publishers than an online publishing credit, as it's generally so much easier to be published online.
The Opportunity, In Mr. Bosacker's Own Words
Here's what Mr. Bosacker had to say to me in an e-mail written in response to my submissions back in July:
If your intent is monetary compensation, refuse permission as the financial yield will not be great. I sell poetry, and receive but a small fee, even from large magazines. I do take pleasure in the paid recognition, no matter how small. SUGAR & SPICE does not auger huge sales, but all of the royalties will be divided amongst the authors, in proportion to their share of print. I will not contribute, nor share royalties. I have no idea how well the anthology will sell, but it is not a scam, nor profit making venture.
Let me know if you wish to be included...
Anthology Release Delayed Due to "Scarcity of Good, Conventional Poetry, Written By Women and Posted on the Internet"
Mr. Bosacker had hoped to release Sugar & Spice by October 1st, but has had trouble amassing enough good conventional poetry written by women which has been published on the internet. His latest correspondence of a few weeks ago informs me that, at this point, he only has about one-third of the poetry he needs to fill the 200-page book. At that rate, it could be a while before the book goes to print--unless the internet poetesses among us will begin submitting our best work ASAP.
Visit BosackerBooks.Com for Submission Information
Feel free to visit the Bosacker Books website for more information about the planned anthology and/or to find out how to submit your work. The book's cover may be viewed at the following link: Sugar & Spice Poetry Anthology.
While Sugar & Spice will likely not be a high-profit venture for those of us whose work is included, there is always the possibility that it will sell better than Mr. Bosacker expects. Whether or not it does will no doubt--in part, at least--be dependent upon how much buzz we ourselves are able to create for the book via our websites, blogs, word-of-mouth, and possibly even through asking our fellow writers and bloggers for their help in spreading the word.
Are You a Conventional Female Poet Who Has or Will Soon Put Your Work Online?
If you are a female poet and you have some well-crafted conventional poetry sitting in the bottom drawer of your desk, the back of your closet, or even the darkest corners of your garage or attic, you might just want to consider digging it out, reassessing its quality and appropriateness for this market, touching it up if needed, posting it on one of the online poetry websites* first, and then submitting it to Mr. Bosacker for the Sugar & Spice Poetry Anthology.
If your work is already posted online, so much the better! You will be able to submit it to the anthology with a minimum of hassle. So, scour the sites you've posted your work to, find your best poetic masterpieces, and consider submitting them if you'd like to be a part of this book project.
If you don't already have some conventional poetry hidden away somewhere--either online or off--but have the heart of a poet(ess), why not write a few poems, submit them to the poetry site(s), and then forward them to Mr. Bosacker. Send your best work, though, because Mr. B is looking for very well-executed conventional verse. Let's show him that good conventional poetry written by women and published on the internet isn't really as scarce as he thinks it is!
Best of luck to you!
Jeanne
*A few of the better websites that accept poetry are Creative-Poems.Com and MoonTownCafe.Com. To learn more about submitting your work to these sites, please see my earlier posts, Calling All Poets! More Info About Creative-Poems.Com and Calling All Poets 2: More Info About MoonTownCafe.Com. Other possible websites for posting your poetry--though they are not exclusively poetry sites--are Helium.Com and Associated Content.
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Smorty, for My Australian Readers--and Everyone Else!
Since I've decided to add some carefully selected sponsored posts to my blog, in the interest of survival for myself and value for my readers, I thought I'd try Smorty, which is an Australian blog advertising site, and which, as such, might tend to offer products and services that my Aussie readers would really be able to relate to. (Of course, I'm sure that Smorty's advertisers' products and services have widespread appeal!)
An Opportunity to Get Paid for Blogging
I'm glad to have this opportunity to get paid for blogging. (After all, I already blog and love it!) This will be just one more way to help insure that I'll be able to continue bringing my readers as many great writing tips, techniques, and resources as possible.
Let's face it; financial realities confront each one of us, every day. Few of us are strangers to the need to earn a living. But, I have no intention of belaboring the point, because I see my new relationship with Smorty as a great thing! I feel it has a lot to offer both me and my readers, and I intend to do my best to choose opportunities that are relevant to you, as writers; though I have to confess that I may occasionally just happen to choose a few that seem intriguing to me--and remember, I, too, am a writer--whether or not they relate to writing directly. (After all, writers have lives, too--outside of writing, that is--though at times it may not always seem that way!)
A Few Words About Smorty
At Smorty, as with most other sites where writers blog for money, advertisers pay bloggers to write opinion posts with links back to the advertiser's site. While this is great for us bloggers, who get paid to blog, it's also obviously beneficial to the businesses that advertise on blogs. This mutual benefit is the basis of every truly successful business transaction--and, for the writer, this includes the sale of our writing in any other venue. After all, this is what free enterprise is all about!
As I see it, if we bloggers pick and choose our advertising opportunities with care, our relationship with Smorty--or with any other blog advertising network--should not only benefit the company, the advertiser, and the blogger, but also the blog's readers, as well.
Here's to the Future--With Smorty and My Readers!
I look forward to a great relationship with the people at Smorty, as well as with their advertisers! And I also look forward to a continuation of the excellent relationship I currently enjoy with my readers and fellow bloggers. You are very important to me, and I promise, you, my readers, that I will not knowingly post inaccurate information or reviews and certainly will not intentionally mislead you about any product, service, or company, for the sake of money.
How About You?
Should you be interested in pursuing your own opportunity to blog for money, I'll be placing my Smorty affiliate badge into my sidebar very soon. If you'd like, you may use it to get more information about how you can get paid to blog at Smorty. (In the meantime, feel free to use the link found in the first paragraph of this post.)
Thanks for your support!
Jeanne
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Bloggers Need Income, Too
If you are a blogger, you've probably noticed that the amount of revenue to be made via Google Adsense is, to put it kindly, minimal--unless, of course, you happen to be a Darren Rowse or a John Chow, or one of the other relatively few bloggers whose traffic stats are absolutely phenomenal (in which case, you probably won't need to read this). And, after all, few of us can afford to sit at home blogging all day with no likelihood of any sort of monetary reward for our efforts. Not that we wouldn't want to. Most of us love connecting with others through blogging, and that's the main reason we do it. Yet the realities of life remain: We must have a roof over our heads, food on the table, and all the rest.
Advertisers Need Value, Access, Flexibility, and Control
If you are an advertiser, you may be looking for good opportunities to feature your product or service without "breaking the bank." You may want to be able to turn over your advertising needs to a company that will find advertising outlets for you, while maintaining the option of also seeking and using other advertising venues you may come across on your own. After all, advertising budgets are finite, and whether your company is small or large, you want to make the most of your advertising dollar. And the fact of the matter is that "profit" isn't a dirty word. "Profit" is what puts a roof over the head of the advertiser and food on the business owner's table.
In both of the above cases, PayPerPost may have something to offer.
PayPerPost Marketplace
The PayPerPost Marketplace provides opportunities for bloggers and advertisers to connect, through listings in the PPP database. Advertisers list opportunities for bloggers to review their product or service by writing a blog post about it.* Whether or not a particular advertising opportunity is available to a given blogger is based upon the specific criteria the advertiser has decided on for the blogger he or she would like to feature his or her product or service (i.e., minimum Googe page rank, minimum Alexa ranking, etc.)--though not all opportunities require a Google page rank. Bloggers browse the list of opportunities and submit requests to handle the ones that interest them. If chosen, they have a limited time in which to write and post their reviews (6 hours, as I recall).
The PayPerPost Blogger Signup Form may be found here.
The PayPerPost Advertiser Signup Form may be found here.
PPP Direct
Bloggers may also participate in PayPerPost Direct, in which they deal directly with advertisers, displaying a badge or text link on their blogs through which they offer to write posts for pay, setting their own prices, and/or negotiating with interested advertisers for compensation. They may either post a badge containing the cost of their posting services or choose to display a badge or text link which doesn't contain compensation information. When advertisers click on the badge or text link, they are taken to the PayPerPost website, through which the details of the transaction are handled.
The following is my own PPP Direct badge, which will give both bloggers and advertisers an idea of what these badges look like and the way they work. The badge is active--as are all the other buttons and badges in this post--and may be used by any advertiser interested in hiring me. Clicking on the badge will open up a PPP Direct form that may be filled out to request a sponsored post.)
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"Review My Post": Another Opportunity for Bloggers
Another way for bloggers to earn a few dollars is through the "Get Paid to Review My Post" program. In this program, a button is posted at the end of each of a blogger's posts inviting other bloggers to review the post for pay. When an interested blogger clicks on the button, he or she is given the opportunity to sign up with PayPerPost and write a review of the blog post. In these instances, both the blogger who writes the review and the blogger whose post is reviewed receive a modest payment.
This is the "Get Paid to Review My Post" button that I use here at Writer's Notes:
PayPerPost Affiliate Program
The PayPerPost Affiliate program offers bloggers still another opportunity for earning income by referring bloggers and advertisers to PayPerPost, as does the PayPerPost Signup program . (Details may be found on the PayPerPost website.)
Further Information
Whether you are a blogger or an advertiser, if you'd like to learn more about any of the PayPerPost programs or opportunities, please feel free to either click the link in the previous paragraph or use the "PayPerPost Affiliate" button reproduced below, which will also take you to the PayPerPost website, where you'll be able to read more about the details and requirements of PayPerPost's various programs.
I've also placed a smaller version of the Affiliate button (due to space and speed-of-loading constraints) in my blog's sidebar. This button may be used at your convenience to access information about signing up for PayPerPost, either as a blogger or an advertiser. The smaller button is reproduced below:
Badge Color and Design Variety
All buttons and badges offered by PayPerPost come in a variety of sizes, styles, and colors, to fit in with the color scheme and design of your blog and your own particular blog organization and navigation needs. There are also versions of the signup forms that are designed to be placed in your blog's sidebar, in addition to those intended for incorporating into individual blog posts.
PayPerPost's Key Ingredient: Versatility
The key ingredient that makes PayPerPost so valuable to both bloggers and advertisers just may be its versatility. While this program boasts many other key features, including convenience, access, review of advertising opportunities, and screening of potential blogs, the number and variety of ways that both bloggers and advertisers can profit are what make PayPerPost stand out from the crowd.
Whether you are a blogger in need of revenue or a business owner in need of advertising, why not check out PayPerPost? It may just prove to be your long-sought after connection to the individuals and/or companies that can help you meet your goals.
Wishing you success!
Jeanne
*NOTE : PayPerPost requires disclosure of the blogger's relationship with the advertiser for whom any post commissioned through PayPerPost is written.
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