It’s a fun, wacky video with some surprisingly good advice about novel writing in general.

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Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

~William Wordsworth (from the Quote Garden)

From Kathryn Lang who blogs at Successful Freelance Writer

Thanks Kathryn!

If you’ve got a favorite quote that inspires you post it in comments and it will probably show up in the Quotes to Inspire Writers series.

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A friend called and at the end of the call I asked her what I should blog about. She said something like “write about where ideas come from.”

I’ve blogged about where writers get their ideas and started to say “no.” But one of my recent practices has become, more or less, the admonition to my self: Don’t deflect ideas! Instead of saying no, I waited a tiny moment.

Sure enough, a new thought came in and I remembered that yesterday I started a rant about my bank and customer service. As I blew off steam I realized I didn’t want to put that kind of negativity out in the world.

Which led almost immediately to the notion of blogging about how I hone ideas. After I’d finished talking with my friend I began this blog and recognized that the first step in honing is deciding if the idea is worth a darn in the first place.

Talk about a subjective process!

My unfinished rant on banks and customer service isn’t a bad idea. There are at at least two possible posts or articles there, maybe more. But I didn’t want to write about that yesterday. My feeling that what I was writing was too negative reflects part of my personal belief systems. I mean there are people who make multi-million dollar paychecks on negativity - I don’t want to be one of them.

However, I often run into good customer service and my experience with credit unions has been quite positive, so I’ve left the draft where it is (WordPress allows keeping draft blogs) because I might want to write about the good things with either.

In other words yesterday’s draft has moved from discard to wait. I have a hunch it will eventually get thrown out. At least for this blog. Although customer service certainly has application to freelance writers. Hmmmm. In other words, part of yesterday’s work moves to wait.

Banks? Not so much.

Honing an idea, at least for me, isn’t exactly editing or rewriting. It’s getting clear on the purpose of the piece I’m working on.

The article on getting clear suggests that every writing project needs a purpose statement, and while I do believe that I don’t always write out those 10 words before something short like this post.  I used to and when I get stuck I will work with the purpose. But I’ve got enough experience – some 649 posts here plus several years worth at the old GoldenPencil and who knows how many when I was the Guide to Freelance Writing over at About.com. I’ve lost track of how many years I did that.;)

Once I’ve got my purpose, I know I can usually write to it which means the idea is good enough and clear enough to work with.

That’s roughly my process. What’s yours?

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We end the week with 58 freelance writing jobs, blogging jobs, editing jobs, translation jobs and creative gigs today.

How to get freelance writing jobs is a category listing articles about how to get freelance writing jobs and the article, How to land a writing job is an article aimed at helping you when you apply to one of the freelance writing jobs listed here.

If you land one of these gigs, let us know. OTOH, if you find one is a problem, let us know that too.

1. Freelance Technology News Reporter
2. Market research report writer
3. Experienced Writers for Real Estate/Finance/Mortgage/Education/Health
4. Podcaster
5. Writer seeks Editor
6. Hiring New Writers for Online Magazine
   
7. Portuguese Translator Translation
8. AppBank.com is looking for social content writers!
9. Audio and Video Transcription – Work from Home
10. Writing gig
11. Seeking Drupal and design expert
12. Professional Resume Review NEEDED ASAP!
13. Home decor blogger
14. Blog writer Wordpress expert with cart added
15. R.N. or L.V.N. needed for Medical Blog
16. Seeking freelance biotech / pharma writer
17. Fitness & Nutrition Writers
18. Product Reviews & Product Guide Writer
19. Blogger Wanted for TechStartups.com – $15 – $20/post
20. Write for LoveToKnow
21. Writers/Photographers-Freelance
22. Beauty Blogger
23. Australian Editor for Mens Website
24. Freelance Writers Wanted
25. Managing Editor for Eco-Living Online Publication
26. Seek Pharma/Biotech Publicist
27. Freelance Writer
28. Online Marketing Ninja for sites like fmylife
29. Avid Travelers and Travel Writers Wanted!
30. Writers wanted – Norwegian/Danish/Swedish/French/German/Dutch
31. Science assessment writers & editors – freelance
32. Looking for a meticulous researcher to assist with writing project
33. Croatian translation wanted
34. Looking for a GREAT Corporate Writer
35. Blogger/Social Media
36. Quiz writers! Tech and Non-tech
37. Bloggers with own blog wanted – Fashion, Beauty, Interiors and Home Design & Entertainment!
38. Real Estate Escrow Blogger
39. Editor for Online Articles
40. Hiring: One Social Media-Savvy Dog Blogger
41. Rack - 10350 Hwy. 80 E, Montgomery, AL 36117. P(800)240-3337. F(334)215-3535. Email: mhandley-at-buckmasters.com. Website: http://www.rackmag.com. Mike Handley, Editor. “We publish ONLY stories about the harvests of world-class animals, 75 percent of which are enormous white-tailed deer. All whitetails MUST be measured on the BTR system and score 160 or more inches as ‘typicals’ or ‘perfects,’ or at least 175 if ‘irregular’ or ’semi-irregular.’ A BTR score is like a true gross score WITHOUT the inside spread. (If you need assistance locating a certified measurer, log onto http://www.rackmag.com and click on the ‘Find a BTR Scorer’ button.) Other stories may revolve around the harvest of most any North American big game trophy, so long as the animal qualifies for one of the major record books (B&C, P&Y, Longhunter or SCI). DO NOT send queries or manuscripts for any other type of story. We do not buy columns, how-to, where-to or gear-related articles.” Welcomes new writers. Circ. 73K. Bi-monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-8 months after acceptance. Buys 1st North American rights. Accepts reprints. Responds in 30 days. Subscription $20.95. Guidelines by email.
    CURRENT NEEDS: “Any story (animal) that meets our requirements.” Pays $100-$325 for 1000 words. Submit by e-mailing mhandley-at-buckmasters.com.
    PHOTOS/ART: “Two publishable images.” No extra payment.
    HINTS: “Please do not refer to any other scoring organization when writing about whitetails. When describing other big game (book-class animals), references to B&C or P&Y are acceptable. We also prefer AP style.”
42. Rock & Gem – 290 Maple Ct., Ste. 232, Ventura, CA 93003. P(805)644-3824, ext. 29. Email: editor-at-rockngem.com. Website: http://www.rockngem.com. Lynn Varon, Managing Editor. 90% freelance. Warmly welcomes new writers. Circ. 34K. Monthly. Pays on publication. “No article has been accepted until it appears in the magazine.” Publisher may hold manuscripts for up to a year. “Give us six months to use your manuscript before calling.” Buys first world publication and electronic reprint rights. No reprints. Usually responds less than one week to emailed queries. Sample for written request. Subscription $27.95; $42.95 outside the U.S. Guidelines online at http://www.rockngem.com/submissions.asp.
    CURRENT NEEDS: “Field trips, step-by-step project articles.” Pays $275 for 2000-3000 words. Queries okay via e-mail or mail; usually responds within a week. Submit complete manuscript and materials via mail only. Contributor Agreement required. Contact Managing Editor Lynn Varon for details after reviewing the writer’s guidelines.
    PHOTOS/ART: Pay included in fee above.
    HINTS: A common mistake is when writers “don’t read and follow the writers’ guidelines carefully; they don’t contact me if they don’t understand something about the guidelines; they don’t submit proper captions. For story ideas, see the Article Idea Exchange on our Web site. Rules for the current Lapidary Article of the Year Contest are online and in the magazine.”
43. Advertising Copywriter – offsite
44. Script Writers for Soft Rock 80s Radio Program
45. Content Editor
46. Experienced Resume Writers
47. Looking for someone that can write
48. Ghost Writer for A Technical Book Needed
49. Seeking Content Providers





50. Software Operation Manual Translation, Chinese to English
51. Immediate Opportunity for Style & Health Bloggers
52. POSHGLAM.com seeks contributors
53. Blog Writer webdesignerdepot.com
54. Hunting/Fishing Writers
55. Seeking Book Submissions

Low Paying Gigs:

1. Ongoing Blogging Positions
2. Freelance Travel Writer
3. Children’s Music Reviewers Needed

Canadian writing job seekers may find what they want at the Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs Blog.  Deb Ng publishes jobs at FreelanceWritingGigs as does Jennifer Mattern at All Freelance Writing. Problogger also posts blogging jobs.

Write well and often,

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Last month I wrote about the Nook, the new ebook reader from Barnes and Nobel.

Joe Wikert, who blogs about publishing and Amazon’s Kindle talks about the Nook and ebook readers in general in an article on his Publishing blog called B&N’s Nook…and Beyond.

If you’re at all interested in ebooks, and if you’re not you probably should be, Joe’s observations on ebook readers and the ebook side of publishing are worth following.

His suggestion that an ebook reader with a slot for an iPhone connection is an interesting one. His notion that such a device would cost around $100 is moving the price in the right direction.

Allowing an ebook reader to make use of the wireless connection provided by cell phones may actually be moving us toward an ebook that’s relatively cheap and maybe sturdy enough to, eventually, use at the beach or, carefully, in the bath tub – my personal idea of perfection in such a gadget.

What’s your ideal ebook reader?

Write well and often,

We have 52 56 freelance writing jobs, blogging jobs, editing jobs, translation jobs and creative gigs today.

How to get freelance writing jobs is a category listing articles about how to get freelance writing jobs and the article, How to land a writing job is an article aimed at helping you when you apply to one of the freelance writing jobs listed here.

If you land one of these gigs, let us know. OTOH, if you find one is a problem, let us know that too.

1. Writer/Web Marketer
2. Writer Needed for Web-Based Drinking Application
3. Essay Writing Expert to Produce Instructional Videos
4. Blogger for Women’s Blog
5. Advertising Copywriter – offsite
6. Onion-style comic writers needed
   
7. Fitness writer
8. Wanted: Freelance Writer
9. Freelance Writer – Work From Home
10. Writers/Photographers – Freelance
11. Travel Writer
12. Automotive Copywriter
13. 
    
14. Travel Writer
15. Transcriber
16. Travel Writer
17. Italian publishing house seeks editors
18. Product Reviews & Product Guide Writer
19. Screenplay Writer
20. PR Travel writer
21. Scientific Business Writers (Fraud and Corporate Governance)
22. ESL Materials Writer
23. Freelance Research Writers
24. Freelance Writer
25. Seeking Freelance Writers
26. Freelance Writers for Premium Online Brands
27. Spanish/English Bilingual Writer
28. Freelance Writers Wanted
29. Managing Editor for Eco-Living Online Publication
30. Professional Journalists wanted
31. Freelance Writer
32. Writers/Bloggers wanted
33. Acquisitions Editor-fiction and non fiction
34. Are you a fan of TV? Love to write or blog about your favorite shows
35. Need writer / editor for nyt editorial
36. Health Care Writer Needed
37. Looking for Treatment Writer
38. Food Service, Catering, Restaurant Business Blogger
39. Writers needed for book project





40. Personal Finance Writer
41. Fitness Blogger
42. Beauty Blogger
43. The Antigonish Review – P.O. Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada. P(902)867-3962. F(902)867-5563. Email: TAR-at-stfx.ca. Website:http://www.antigonishreview.com. Bonnie McIsaac, Office Manager. 95% freelance. “The Antigonish Review is a quarterly literary journal published by St. Francis Xavier University. The Review features poetry, fiction, reviews and critical articles from all parts of Canada, the US and overseas, using original graphics to enliven the format.” Welcomes new writers. Circulation 1K. Quarterly. Pays upon publication. Publishes ms approximately 4-8 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds immediately to general queries. Sample by email or by mail for $7. Subscription $24 Canada; $30 (US funds) USA; $40.00 (US funds) all others. Guidelines online athttp://www.antigonishreview.com/submissions.html.
    CURRENT NEEDS: Submissions. Pays flat fee of $100 (CAD) for fiction, articles and essays, $50 (CAD) for book reviews and $30 (CAD) per page of poetry. No more than 3,000 words for fiction. Submit query or complete ms with cover letter by mail with SASE/IRC.
    PHOTOS/ART: Submit query by email to Art Editor at TAR-at-stfx.ca. Payment varies.
44. Brick – P.O. Box 609 Stn. P, Toronto, ON M5S 2Y4, Canada. Email: info-at-brickmag.com. Website: http://www.brickmag.com. Tara Quinn, Assistant Editor. “Brick is a biannual literary journal that publishes non-fiction essays, usually based upon the writing life and the arts in general.” Welcomes new writers. Circ. 4K. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Responds 3-6 months. Samples are available for purchase on the website. Subscription $38 CDN in Canada; $41 USD in the U.S.; $46 USD overseas. Guidelines online at http://www.brickmag.com/submissions.html.
    CURRENT NEEDS: “Original, non-fiction literary essays on the writing life and the arts in general.” Pays $100-$400 CDN for 1000-2000 words. Submit complete MS only, SASE, cover letter. Does not accept queries.
    PHOTOS/ART: Pays $50-75CDN.
    HINTS: “Although Brick looks for literary essays in a conversational tone, many writers send memoirs or essays that are entirely too personal and more of a diary format, which are less likely to be accepted by our editors.”
45. Contract Position: Proposal Writing
46. Technology Writer Needed for Weekly Blog
47. Medical writers
48. Video Advocacy Grant Writer
49. Writers Wanted
50. Top Writing Professional Needed
51. Internet Marketing company looking for a freelancer writer.

Low Paying Gigs:

1. Website for space science ed seeks contributors
2. Nintendo Website Looking For Asst. Community Manager/Contributors
3. Wanted: Global Issues Bloggers

Might Be Worth Considering:

1. Create Menu for Cafe, sourcing, and recipes, chef or other, short assign
2. Associate-partner for personal-websites enterprise

Canadian writing job seekers may find what they want at the Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs Blog.  Deb Ng publishes jobs at FreelanceWritingGigs as does Jennifer Mattern at All Freelance Writing. Problogger also posts blogging jobs.

Write well and often,

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Yaro has re-opened his Membership Mastermind Class for less than 24 hours.

Yaro is a hoot! A young bloke from Oz – Australia, who knows blogging and membership sites inside and out.

I keep taking his classes and they keep making me money.

There’s a 60 day guarantee for this class, so if you signup and decide it isn’t for you you’ll get your money back.

And yes, in the interests of full disclosure, I do get a commission if you buy through this link.

Write well and often,

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Writing With Vision - for those who want to get a book written.

• Over at Freelance Switch, Leo Babauta, best known for Zen Habits, talks about How to Become a Freelance Blog Writer.
• Angela Booth tells us how in Professional Writing: 4 Essential Tips to Build Your Writing Career
• Dana Prince wrote an article called The Basics of Using Elance for Writing Work – she’s made elance work for her.
• Getting Started in the Field of Freelance Writing is a whole category over at Allena Tapia’s Guide to Freelance Writing at about.com.
• Kyle M. Deighton offers 5 Tips for Beginning Freelance Writers.

Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing - a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision - for those who want to get a book written.

How did it get to be November already? We start this week and this month with 52 freelance writing jobs, blogging jobs, editing jobs, translation jobs and creative gigs today; we may be moving into the end of the year slowdown..

How to get freelance writing jobs is a category listing articles about how to get freelance writing jobs and the article, How to land a writing job is an article aimed at helping you when you apply to one of the freelance writing jobs listed here.

If you land one of these gigs, let us know. OTOH, if you find one is a problem, let us know that too.

1. Blog and Forum Poster Needed
2. SEO Link Building – Writing
3. Looking for writers – up to $20 per article based on performance
4. Website looking for affiliate marketers
5. Web, Blog & Social Media Support
6. Magazine Directors Needed
   
7. Editing needed
8. Freelance Copyeditor
9. Translation – JAPANESE, GEORGIAN, DARI, URDU, PASHTO, BRAHVI, GUJARATI
10. News Content Producer
11. Freelance Writer
12. Freelance Writer
13. Research Writing
14. Freelance Writer
15. Full Time Blogger
16. Freelance Writer Wanted
17. Small Business/Web Design Blogger
18. eReleases Seeks a PR Writer/Blogger
19. Personal Financial Blogger, Finance Writer
20. Part Time / Full Time / Freelance
21. New York Editor for Asylum.com
22. Investigative Reporter needed
23. Freelance speechwriter – English
24. Creative Writer Needed
25. Website / SEO content writer / article writer
26. Fitness/Health Writers – LIVESTRONG.com
27. Spanish Translator for 50-page Medical Document Needed Immediately
28. Novelist/Book Writer Needed
29. Freelance Writing Position
30. Freelance Legal News Writers
31. Call for Book Reviewers
32. Help me with my manuscript
33. Script readers/coverage
34. Luxury Technology blog looking for tech writers
35. Music Blogger Wanted For Record Label Blog
36. Looking for writer, blogger, journalist, for PR piece
37. Looking for a Resume Specialist+Must be good at writing Resumes
38. English-German Translation needed





39. Online Education Student Blogger Needed
40. iPhone and Android Bloggers
41. American Football Blogger
42. Looking for Great Article Writer
43. Article Re-Writers Needed
44. Professional Copywriters Wanted
45. Web, Blog & Social Media Support
46. Ghost writer
47. Grant Writer
48. Children’s Book editor
49. Data Extraction Using Excel (Remote Work – must have Excel)
50. Bankruptcy Law Firm Seeking Ghostbloggers/writers
51. Wordsmith/Healthcare Writer for Web

Low Paying Gigs:

1. Content editing-website-temp

Canadian writing job seekers may find what they want at the Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs Blog.  Deb Ng publishes jobs at FreelanceWritingGigs as does Jennifer Mattern at All Freelance Writing. Problogger also posts blogging jobs.

Write well and often,

Two newsletters:
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(Sigh of contentment) Wow! In less than two minutes, Kurt Vonnegut, author of such books as books as Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, sums up what might be called the rules of story telling.

Do you write short stories?

Write well and often,

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