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Wordpreneur News - Issue 008

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WORDPRENEUR NEWS
How to Make Money Writing!
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Issue 008 - April 6, 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE

 * FOREWORD

 * IDEAS:
   - Create a Dream Diary
   - How to Come Up With Fresh Story Ideas When Your Well
      has Been Tapped Dry

 * GENERAL:
   "Manuscripts Wanted" - Questions You Should Ask the
    Publisher Before You Sign

 * MARKETS:
   Writing for Local Veterinary Hospitals

 * Resources

 * Admin Stuff

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CREATE A DREAM DIARY
by Annette Beveridge-Young
Category: Ideas

 How many times have you forced yourself to sit in front of
 a computer and waited for inspiration to strike? Most of us
 at some point, whether just starting out or even an
 experienced published writer, have suffered from the
 proverbial writers block or have struggled to kick-start
 their creativity.

 Sometimes ideas just flow and writing our article or story
 is easy. Inspiration flows over us like waves and the
 subsequent finished piece is almost word perfect and
 requires very little editing. But for those times when
 inspiration is on holiday or worse, on strike, help
 yourself to master those off days by creating a dream
 diary.

 * Read the rest of this article at:
   <http://www.wordpreneur.com/ideas/dream_diary.html>

HOW TO COME UP WITH FRESH STORY IDEAS
WHEN YOUR WELL HAS BEEN TAPPED DRY
by Caterina Christakos
Category: Ideas

 "When I face the desolate impossibility of writing 500
 pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I
 can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then
 another. One day’s work is all I can permit myself to
 contemplate." - John Steinbeck

 I know that it seems easier to make that extra pot of
 coffee, read that good book, that you have had in storage
 for the last ten years, and suddenly decide to make the
 kids that Halloween costume by hand, than it can be to make
 yourself sit down and write. Believe me, I have been there.

 Here are some brainstorming techniques to get your brain
 pumping again and churning out ideas.

 * Read the rest of this article at:
   <http://www.wordpreneur.com/ideas/story_ideas.html>

"MANUSCRIPTS WANTED" - QUESTIONS YOU
SHOULD ASK THE PUBLISHER BEFORE YOU SIGN
by Vic Peters
Category: General

 There are days when I feel as if everyone I know is a
 writer, and that they are all looking for the same thing,
 to be heard. The pursuit of finding someone to accept a
 manuscript for publication is at best disheartening. Many
 begin to feel that continued rejection is about as
 miserable as a writer will ever feel - it is not. Signing
 with the wrong publisher not only brings misery in a new
 and clever package, but it can also quite possibly destroy
 the inclination to write.

 Greed and deception are as prevalent in publishing as
 anywhere else. There are many companies willing to take an
 authors money and hard work. The irony is that it is given
 just for the asking. Choosing a good company to work with
 is equally important as the words chosen in the manuscript.

 * Read the rest of this article at:
   <http://www.wordpreneur.com/general/mss_wanted.html>

WRITING FOR LOCAL VETERINARY HOSPITALS
by Brian Konradt
Category: Markets

 Freelance writer Stanley Burkhardt has a passion for
 animals. He loves animals so much, he crafted himself a new
 career. For the last eight years, Stanley has made a career
 out of writing for local veterinary hospitals - and getting
 paid for it.

 Burkhardt admits, "I am probably the first writer you have
 met who has written for veterinary hospitals. My opinion is
 that many writers don’t see the profit or work potential in
 writing for vet hospitals, and don’t attempt to secure work
 from this industry. The other reason is that writers try
 many approaches to secure work in this industry and fail."

 * Read the rest of this article at:
   <http://www.wordpreneur.com/markets/veterinary.html>

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