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THE DECADE

We don't have many decades in our lives, and sometimes it's worth taking a moment to absorb what ten years have done to change us. 

When I entered 2010, I had just acquired an agent who marketed my first mystery, Lowcountry Bribe, around New York. I belonged to two critique groups that I adored and had two manuscripts under my belt eager to find a home. 

FundsforWriters had crossed the ten-year mark. I'd spoken at small events and had published The Shy Writer Reborn to teach others how to sell their words, not their souls, in finding their way. I managed two weekly and two biweekly newsletters - my journeyman period. Yet I was antsy and nervous about entering the fiction world, feeling much the novice. 

I owned two geriatric dogs, one crippled and the other blind and deaf. A son was still in college, another out of college and living with me, and a flock of 15 new chickens in a brand-new chicken house. My parents considered building a house next to us out in the country. I weighed ten pounds less. 

Fast forward ten years. Wow...and that's worth repeating...WOW.

I have ten novels, eight without the agent I fired for misrepresenting herself. I have a publisher who's willing to publish almost any novel I write. I've been through three editors at that publisher, the current one the CEO whom I adore. Four more mysteries are in various stages. I won a few awards and proved I could write fiction.

FundsforWriters blossomed, and I closed three newsletters to focus on the one and make time for novels. The readership grew 10,000 more to 35,000. My income doubled then came back down to where it was ten years ago, thanks to changes in the industry and the toll that my parents took on my life when their health failed. 

My son graduated, married, moved close by, and gave me two fabulous grandchildren. The other son is out of the house and very successful in Charlotte. We replaced the old pups with dachshunds Winnie and Roo, and I still have three of the original chickens plus a dozen more. Both my parents developed Alzheimer's with my mother passing away this year, Dad in assisted living.

I feel older with a few more pounds and wrinkles. I cropped my salt and pepper hair short for ease. I love hubby more than ever, and he's totally white-headed. I live in the same house, but it's no longer considered in the country. A garden grows where my parents were going to build.

I never could have planned what happened. In hindsight, I'm rather proud of things. Some events I might've changed, others I never could have predicted, like the publishing world adopting ebooks after serious birth pains. Self-publishing grew from being ostracized to the new norm. 

But I've grown in each and every aspect of it all. I'm weathered but wiser. This next ten years will sling me into more grandiose realms I can't possibly imagine, but only if I let it, and they will both smack me down and teach me lessons to strengthen me more. 

But my mantra is exactly the same as it was ten years ago. . . keep moving forward. I preached it then, and I preach it now. Keep moving forward. Nothing can stop you unless you let it. Damn if I'm not proof of that. 

Happy New Year. 
 











Due to popular request, you'll find autographed versions of both the Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries at my website, or through the online store.

 

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HOPE'S APPEARANCES

 
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SUccess Story

Dear Hope,

I cannot fully express how I enjoy seeing the Fundsfor Writers show up in my email each and every month! I am always assured of a new tip, a new idea, or a bit of encouragement along the way. It is with no small measure of excitement that I announce the release of my second novel, A Seed Planted, on January 14th, 2020. It's now available for pre-order, and orders are already rolling in. FundsforWriters is the best thing out there for offering a comprehensive collection of advice for writers in all phases. Much thanks!

Blessings,
Cat FitzGerald

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Featured article

12 Web-friendly Formats for Structuring Writing Posts 

By Dan Brotzel

It’s hard work coming up with a constant stream of new ideas for posts and articles to help promote your work, whether on your own site or on other people’s. But one way to keep ideas fresh is to think about different ways to format or structure your posts. As with all ideas online, the more specific, the better. Here are a dozen ideas…

Listicles. Thanks to the likes of Buzzfeed and Huffpo , the article in numbered list form has become the dominant way of structuring web copy. Listicles come with many advantages: readers can see how much content to expect, they can dip in and out as they like, and numbers tend to stand out in search engine results pages. Listicles can be entertaining, inspirational, informative, or a combination.

Glossary. Also known as a jargon-buster, this underrated format is great for walking people through the terminology of an area that’s unfamiliar to them; for example, this piece I did aimed at helping writers interested in breaking into the world of content work, or this glossary of e-publishing terms.

Mythbuster. Pieces like this one on myths about writing a book can be a good way of approaching a topic that’s very widely aired, but where there’s potentially been quite a lot of misunderstanding. Often each heading is a quote that sums up a commonly held opinion, and as the expert, you adjudge each one TRUE or FALSE, with an explanation as to why.
 
Countdown. This is a useful format when providing advice to someone building up to a key career event, such as going freelance or their first book launch. Structure it in terms of key milestones, e.g., six months to go, three months to go, one week to go, etc. 

For and Against. Should the Booker Prize have been awarded to two writers, or just one? Are great writers born or made? Can men authors ever really write women characters? Take two (or more) people with different but informed opinions and let them argue each side of the case. Then readers can give their verdict in the comments. 

Q&A. When readers see a Q&A, they know that they’re going to get some explainer type content that will walk them through a new or unfamiliar topic, such as a change in legislation affecting writers, or a new author feature on Amazon. Here’s a Q&A on crowdfunding.  

How-to / Step-by-step. These are great formats when you want to walk people through a process that has a strong linear or chronological shape to it, such as developing a book marketing plan or plotting a story.

Dos and Don’ts, Top tips. Formats like these group together tips around a topic where you can offer useful advice, such as these Dos and Don’ts on submitting to a literary agent.  

Case Study. This sort of article is a personal story where someone shares an experience that’s relevant and inspiring to your readers. These can range in structure, from this one I did on crowdfunding my novel to this Q&A interview on marketing a children’s picture book. .

Expert Tips. Take a problem or a question and ask contacts with the knowledge to suggest a solution or an opinion. Here’s one on writer’s block (shame the authors are anonymous). 

Most Popular. An easy way to create an extra post – and one that often generates a surprising amount of interest – is a piece offering a round-up of your best or most popular posts of the year. Good example here from Econsultancy. 

Rant. Think of a topic you feel passionately about and get it all off your chest! Be emotive, be provocative, be funny. (Probably best not to swear though.) 

BIO - Dan Brotzel (@brotzel_fiction) is author of a collection of short stories, Hotel du Jack , and co-author of a new comic novel, Kitten on a Fatberg (Unbound). To pre-order Kitten on a Fatberg for a 10% discount , quote KITTEN10 

 

COmpetitions

BREAKWATER FICTION CONTEST
https://www.breakwaterreview.com/
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline February 1, 2020. We are interested in previously unpublished prose ranging from 1,000 - 5,000 words. Prize $1,000 and publication in the Winter issue. 



SONDER PRESS CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
https://sonderpressandreview.submittable.com/submit
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline January 15, 2020. A winner will be selected in January and published in August.  The winner will be awarded publication, $300, and ten printed copies for personal use/distribution. Prizes are awarded upon publication. Manuscripts may be between 4,000 and 15,000 words.  



LEA RYAN'S FUND FOR EMERGING WOMEN WRITERS
https://leahryansfeww.com/?page_id=515
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline January 13, 2020. All women, trans women, and non-binary playwrights who consider themselves emerging (as distinct from fledgling or mid-career playwrights) are eligible to apply for the 2020 Leah Ryan’s FEWW Prize. Playwrights from all over the world are encouraged to apply, but the play must be written in English. Eligibility does not require that a submitted work adhere to the traditional three-act structure. The winner will be chosen by a committee selected by a readers committee selected by the board members of Leah Ryan’s FEWW and will be presented with her award as part of the 2020 Lilly Awards, which honors the work of women in American theater. In addition, the winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500, a workshop at the Vassar Powerhouse Theater, and a reading of her play in New York City.



BETHESDA ESSAY CONTEST
https://www.bethesda.org/special-events/writing-contests
Deadline January 17, 2020. Awards (Adult) First Place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine; Second Place: $250; Third Place: $150; Honorable Mentions: $75. Awards (High School) First Place: $250 and published in Bethesda Magazine; Second Place: $100; Third Place: $50; Honorable Mentions: $25. All winning essays will be published on the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine websites and will be honored at a special event during the Local Writer's Showcase in April 2020. Essays must be limited to 500 words or less about a topic of the writer's choosing. Only one entry per person. Residents of Washington, D.C. and the select counties of Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard and Frederick) and Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) are eligible.



BETHESDA SHORT STORY/ESSAY CONTEST
https://www.bethesda.org/special-events/writing-contests
Deadline January 17, 2020. Awards (Adult) First Place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine; Second Place: $250; Third Place: $150; Honorable Mentions: $75. Awards (High School) First Place: $250 and published in Bethesda Magazine; Second Place: $100; Third Place: $50; Honorable Mentions: $25. All winning essays will be published on the Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine websites and will be honored at a special event during the Local Writer's Showcase in April 2020. Stories must be limited to 4,000 words or less. Only one entry per person permitted. Residents of Washington, D.C. and the select counties of Maryland (Montgomery, Prince George's, Howard and Frederick) and Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William) are eligible.
 

GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS / CROWDFUNDING

MASS MoCA Ekphrastic Poetry Retreat, North Adams, Mass • August 12­–18, 2020.
Explore the many ways that visual art can open your poems and perceptions, and help you access and articulate emotions and memories that would otherwise be unavailable. Enjoy daily discussions, workshops, prompts, readings, and explorations of the galleries at MASS MoCA and The Clark Art Institute. Writing time in the museum and in your private studio. 60-minute manuscript consultation included.

Manuscript Consultations and Editing Services with Jan Freeman.
With 40 years of editorial experience, Jan Freeman offers in-depth reviews of prose and poetry, including full-length manuscripts, collections, and chapbooks. Evaluations focus on literal and emotional narratives, organization, texture, shape, tension, emotional flow, and thematic coherence. Jan Freeman was founding director of Paris Press (1995­–2018). She is the author of three acclaimed collections of poetry and editor of Sisters: An Anthology.  

Visit www.janfreeman.net. Contact [email protected] to reserve your space by January 30, 2020.

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CREATIVE CAPITAL
https://creative-capital.org/about-the-award-application/
Beginning in 2020, artists will submit one full application in February with a complete budget and six work samples. The Creative Capital Award is designed to assist artists who are working at the vanguard of their fields, or who have ideas to propel their artistic practices forward. Artists need partners to make ambitious work, and Creative Capital set out to be just that. Each project will receive up to $50,000 in project funding and a long-term commitment of advisory and career development support accounting for an additional $50,000 in career development services for a total value of $100,000.



SUNDANCE DOCUMENTARY FUND
https://apply.sundance.org/prog/documentary_fund/
Submissions are accepted year-round, and we indicate three deadlines per year that correspond to our three grant cycles. The next Fund deadline is Monday, February 17, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Applications received by then will hear back from us on our decisions in June. The Documentary Film Program's (DFP) mandate is to focus on the values of Art, Reach, and Change. We accomplish these by encouraging experimentation and excellence in form, championing under-represented voices, and supporting the social and creative impact of this work upon release.



CATAPULT FILM FUND
https://catapultfilmfund.org/
If you're just starting out on a documentary, you know how hard it is to raise money when you have nothing to show. Because, hey, you need money to shoot something to show! The Catapult Film Fund will give you $5,000 to $20,000 to shoot enough footage so you can fundraise for the rest of the project. Our mission is to enable filmmakers to develop their films to the next level at a moment where funding is hard to find.



MISSOURI ARTS COUNCIL EXPRESS GRANTS
https://www.missouriartscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FY20-Guide-to-Express-Grants.pdf
Applications are accepted on a rolling deadline, by the first Monday of the month which is at least two months before the project event date (or project incurs expenses, whichever occurs first). Payment of the Missouri Arts Council grant is always made on a reimbursement basis. Organizations must have sufficient cash reserves or incoming revenue to pay for all of the expenses upfront and then wait for payment from MAC. Supports art projects in most artistic disciplines. Funds may be used for artist fees, marketing, travel expenses, and more. 



GOOD HART ARTIST RESIDENCY
https://goodhartartistresidency.org/program-details/
Deadline January 17, 2020. The Good Hart Artist Residency program provides residences of up to three weeks to dedicated visual artists and writers to allow for time and space for writers and artists to create, as well as full room and board to allow residents time to focus on work. Each residency provides a 1,150-square-foot residence; a 24×14 detached studio; food, including homemade baked goods and jams, locally sourced ingredients, and seasonal vegetables from the host's garden when available; a $500 stipend; and a quiet setting to concentrate on creative work. The resident artist is housed in a rural area within walking distance of Lake Michigan and the village of Good Hart, along the “Tunnel of Trees,” a Scenic Heritage Route. The residency program offers a solitary experience by primarily hosting one resident at a time.



SFFILM WESTRIDGE GRANTS
https://sffilm.org/westridge-grant/
Deadline January 22, 2020. Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded in support of documentaries, short films, or series in the screenwriting phase that explore current social issues through plot, character, theme, and setting. In addition to financial support, grantees receive a range of benefits through SFFILM’s comprehensive and dynamic artist development programs, as well as support and feedback from SFFILM and Westridge Foundation staff.



VIRGINIA CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS
https://www.vcca.com/apply/
Deadline January 15, 2020. Are you an author, visual artist, or composer in need of time and space to focus on your work? Apply now for a residency. Artists are provided with private studios, room and board, and the company of other artists from around the nation for intensive, self-guided creative exploration and development. Creative Fellows also receive a travel subsidy. 



BLACK MOUNTAIN PRESS RESIDENCY
https://thehalcyone.submittable.com/submit/144654/writer-and-artist-in-residence
The Black Mountain Press is pleased to announce its new writer/artist in residence program. There is plenty of room to stretch out in this house with a large fenced yard, minutes away from hiking trails, trout streams, biking trails and more on the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, and about 10-15 minutes from downtown Asheville. Residencies include access in our former workspace: a private home near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Swannanoa, NC, with opportunity and location to demonstrate or read your work. Writers/Artists are responsible for their own transportation to and from the location and personal supplies and food. 



ARIZONA OPPORTUNITY GRANTS
https://azarts.gov/grant/opportunity-grant/
Deadline February 14, 2020. Opportunity Grants provide funding support to Arizona artists, teaching artists, and arts administrators as they take advantage of specific, unique opportunities that have the potential to significantly impact their professional growth. These grants support and empower arts sector workers at critical stages in their creative lives as they work to advance their careers and continue to innovate in their work.



NYSCA/NYFA ARTS FELLOWSHIPS
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Artists'-Fellowships
Deadline January 22, 2020. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State or one of the Indian Nations located therein. This grant is awarded in 15 different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. Literary categories are nonfiction and poetry. 



Announcing the Pat Conroy Literary Center's
First Writer's Residency, Spring 2020​​​​​​​



Deadline January 5, 2020. In Spring 2020, the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will offer our first Conroy Center Writer's Residency , available to writers seeking an inspirational, creative space in the heart of Pat Conroy’s beloved lowcountry for a stay of 7 to 10 days to March Forth in their writing. The residency location is a guest cottage on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, approximately 15 minutes from downtown Beaufort and 15 minutes from the beach at Hunting Island State Park.

Submissions will be reviewed by a panel of Conroy Center advisors. The selected writer will be notified by February 1, 2020. The residency begins on Saturday, February 29, for 7 to 10 days, depending on the availability and needs of the selected writer.  

The residency is open to both published and unpublished writers. Pat Conroy was a mentor to writers in all stages of their careers and we wish to honor that legacy. But if you have not been published, here’s your chance. At the end of the residency, the writer will submit a piece of 800 to 1,000 words for editing and subsequent publication in the Lowcountry Weekly .  

 

FREELANCE MARKETS

DARK MARKETS: REBUILDING TOMORROW
https://www.darkmarkets.com/2019/12/rebuilding-tomorrow.html
Deadline January 31, 2020. Rebuilding Tomorrow is a follow-up anthology to Defying Doomsday, which was an anthology of apocalypse-survival fiction with a focus on disabled characters. Rebuilding Tomorrow will again focus on disabled and chronically ill protagonists but, rather than focusing on survival in the immediate aftermath of an apocalypse, we want stories that show society getting back on its feet and people who have moved past subsistence-level existence into a new, sustainable world, even though it’s one that has been irrevocably changed by an apocalypse. We want a varied anthology with stories that are fun, sad, adventurous, or horrific, etc. Most of all, we are looking for good quality, well-written stories. Length 2,000 - 6,000 words. Pays eight cents/word. 



COPPER NICKEL
http://copper-nickel.org/submit/
Copper Nickel accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios from September 1 to December 15, January 15 to March 1. Please submit four to six poems, one story, or one essay at a time, and please wait at least six months between submissions. For prose, we do not have any length restrictions—but longer-than-normal pieces have to earn their space. For a translation feature, submit five to ten poems or a piece of prose (fiction or nonfiction). If we accept, we’ll ask for a contextualizing introductory essay of 500-1,200 words. Pays $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears + a one-year subscription. Also awards two $500 prizes per issue—the Editors’ Prizes in Poetry and Prose—for what we consider to be the most exciting work in each issue, as determined by a vote of our in-house editorial staff.



ARTS & LETTERS
https://artsandletters.submittable.com/submit
Deadline January 31, 2020. We publish new and upcoming writers, along with more established writers. We pay $50 minimum or $10 per published page. In a single attachment, submit up to three pieces of flash fiction around 500-1,000 words each. Submit up to six poems at one time as one file. 



ELLERY QUEEN MYSTERY MAGAZINE
https://www.elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine welcomes submissions from both new and established writers. We publish every kind of mystery short story: the psychological suspense tale, the deductive puzzle, the private eye case—the gamut of crime and detection from the realistic (including the policeman's lot and stories of police procedure) to the more imaginative (including "locked rooms" and "impossible crimes"). We need hard-boiled stories as well as "cozies," but we are not interested in explicit sex or violence. Preferred range is 2,500-8,000 words. Our rates for original stories are from 5 to 8¢ a word, sometimes higher for established authors. 



BREVITY
https://brevity.submittable.com/submit
Deadline March 1, 2020. Brevity publishes well-known and emerging writers working in the extremely brief (750 words or less) essay form. Authors will be paid a $45 honorarium for work selected.
 

 

Publishers/agents

SONDER PRESS
https://sonderpressandreview.submittable.com/submit
We seek well-written, engaging works of prose with a penchant for language. General submissions are open year round. We accept original and previously unpublished manuscripts in the following categories: full-length fiction, full-length narrative nonfiction, short fiction collection, essay collection.  Individual stories or essays within collections, or sections of full-length works, may have been individually published previously. Manuscripts may be between 30,000 and 85,000 words for short fiction and essay collections, and between 50,000 and 120,000 words for full-length fiction and narrative nonfiction. 



JOLLY FISH PRESS
http://www.jollyfishpress.com/submissions/
Seeks high-quality middle-grade and YA fiction, especially books showcasing strong voices, unique stories, and diverse characters. Also welcomes applications from authors interested in producing fiction manuscripts on a work-for-hire basis. 



TINY FOX PRESS
https://tinyfoxpress.com/submissions/
Currently closed to submissions, but you need to keep up with them to see when they open their window. Sign up for their newsletter. As a whole, they are really looking for series potential in the areas of Fantasy — Gaslamp, military, humorous; and SciFi — Steampunk, humorous. Will also entertain superheroes and historical fantasy, but those submissions really need to knock it out of the park. Competition is tough. Tiny Fox Press first and foremost is in search of engaging stories needing a great home. We do have a small range of genres we prefer and some others we’ll consider, so be sure to familiarize yourself with what we’re after. 



TOTALLY ENTWINED PUBLISHING
http://www.totallyentwinedgroup.com/submissions/
As a top publisher of erotic romance fiction and expanding into further genres with the birth of two new imprints, our philosophy is simple. We want to provide our readers with an ‘A-List’ experience that lets them lose themselves in gorgeous stories that offer stimulation for the imagination.



OLYMPIA PUBLISHERS
https://olympiapublishers.com/submissions/
Olympia Publishers consider submissions from a wide range of genres, both fiction and nonfiction; from memoirs and biographies to science fiction and fantasy. Whether it’s controversial or explicit, childish or colourful, our editorial team will undertake a comprehensive review. They consider manuscripts from all over the world. Physical location is London.

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