Go mobile

According to tech monitor SmallBizTrends.com, over 60% of online traffic now comes from mobile devices.

Unbeknownst to you, your own website may—right now!—be looking like a bad bowl of alphabet soup: text indecipherably tiny, images disproportionately huge, menus misaligned and the contact form stretched out of bounds of a finger-tap. There goes your chance of that interested editor getting in touch with you for a possible commission or that writers' group wishing to purchase your book in bulk for their next reading project!

With more people buying smart phones every day, you need...

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"Occasionally an exceptional piece may be listed on the website under Latest FFW Tips."
- from Funds for Writers

"A well written and well researched article"
Mary Cummings
Editor
Work Your Way

"I like the concept"
Hope Clark
Editor
Funds For Writers

Cursive handwriting -- Should it stay or go?

'Did you get the pasta?' I ask my husband as soon as he arrives home after work.

'What pasta?' He says dumping the grocery bag on the floor.

I roll my eyes and whip out the shopping list I'd written for him. 'Pasta. Look. It says right here. P-A-S-T-A. You didn't get it then?'

'That's supposed to be pasta? I thought it was paste. I got that new brand of toothpaste, two for the price of one!'

So, we're going to have leftovers for dinner tonight, but very clean teeth. Can I really blame him?

I remember filling out reams of pages practising my cursive writing in school. Beautiful exercise books and work...

Read the full article in the Education Guide 2015 issue of Carolina Parent

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"I like your writing style... This is a very well-written and entertaining article that I’d like to use."
Beth Shugg
Editor
Carolina Parent

"Yet another well-written article"
Melody Tan
Associate Editor
Signs Of The Times

"I think this would be a good article for our audience... It sounds insightful for navigating the 21st century."
Shelli Simons
Associate Editor
Texas Home School Coalition Review

"I actually am interested in the topic of this article. Especially since it includes both sides. "
Kimberly Fischer
Editor
Arizona Parenting

Earn more money by artful negotiation

Want more money? Don't hesitate; negotiate! Whether you are looking for higher salary at work, greater price on a house or better paying freelance assignments, the principles of negotiation remain the same.

1. Assess yourself.

How long have you been in business? You can command a higher price if you're a veteran than if you're a novice. While some magazines welcome the fresh approach that new writers bring, many prefer to work with established writers for their experience and professionalism.

2. Assess the market.

What is the magazine's budget? Where do they get their funding from? How...

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Words from the Wise

"Occasionally an exceptional piece may be listed on the website under Latest FFW Tips."
- from Funds for Writers

"I love it!  It's fabulous! Excellent"

Moira Allen

Publisher

Writing World

Dealing with success

Imagine getting a story accepted today. Yay! Now imagine getting another one accepted tomorrow. Fabulous, right? And now imagine getting yet another one accepted the day after. OMG, are you kidding? Totally awesome! But wait, there's one more acceptance waiting for you the following day, another one the next day and one more, and one more, and so on... until days turn into weeks into months into a year and soon you've had all your stories accepted for publication. It sounds thrilling now, but how would you be feeling at the end of the year? As excited as before? It's not too difficult to guess...

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"Dang. I REALLY like it... I really like the issue of complacency."

Moira Allen

Publisher

Writing World

Debora's Pen

Enjoy the full cartoon in the Autumn 2015 issue of Thema

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Words from the Wise

"I fell in love with Debora... Thought you'd (all) appreciate relating to her writing issues... I've started trying to put some logos/photos in the feature piece, and your little girl seemed perfect... I think Debora is very cute. Clean and to the point. You ought to start a newsletter about Debora - brief with a lesson of sort. I think writers would love it. Excited about reading them!"

C. Hope Clark

Editor

Funds For Writers

"I enjoyed your cartoon series"

Brian Scott

Editor

Freelance Writing

"These are cute, I like them."

Lee H. Wilson

Art Editor

Feathertale Review

"Charming! I obviously like the cartoon, tailored-made to fit the theme, even including the date of the emails to coincide with the publication of the journal."

Virginia Howard

Editor

Thema

"This is cool"

Linda Formichelli

Editor

The Renegade Writer

"That was a good comic you sent me. I liked the line drawings, and I thought it was clever."

Bill Kenower

Editor-in-Chief

Author Magazine

"These are definitely cute... I love it! I absolutely love it!"

Moira Allen

Publisher

Writing World

"These are very well constructed and interesting"

Leon Ogroske

Editor

Writers' Journal

"These are adorable!"

Nicole Cliffe

Editor

The Toast