In this Issue:

• "Welcome" - Dan Case, editor
  
  
• Feature "What’s Trending Now? Write About It"
  by Susan Sundwall
  
  
• 25 Paying Markets - High, Medium, and Low
  

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Welcome

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What’s Trending Now? Write About It

Have you noticed the  subtle change in the language that’s used to discuss global warming? Lately we’re hearing less about global warming and more about climate change and going green. One reason for this is the people who write about it. They’ve had their ears to the ground, made note of the language trending in a new direction and have fashioned their work accordingly. Global warming has been around for a while and people may be tired of hearing about it. But savvy writers have picked up on the new slant and have turned it to their advantage, garnering a whole raft of fresh articles to sell.

Trends come and go with the speed of light, and you really can’t be all over the map when it comes to writing about them; you must focus. Take green writing as an example. Here’s what you do.

1. Develop an eye for picking out the word green in the magazine racks where you shop. Note the subjects written about and then write something different but in the same vein.
2. Ask friends and family what green means to them and incorporate their answers into your writing. Uncle Joe buying a hybrid car or planning his organic garden? Find out why and take notes for your piece.
3. Search online for green technologies, green yard care, green education etc. Pick one that’s of particular interest to you and run with it. Maybe you even know a true zealot who can steer you to an expert for an interview. Bingo! What editor wouldn’t love that?
4. Look at current advertising for automobiles, paper products, children’s toys and the like. Note words and phrases that are being used to appeal to the environmentalist in all of us. Use variations on those themes in your own work.

The green movement is only one example. Trends exist under a wide umbrella where new things happen almost daily, but within “evergreen” sub categories. Check these out.

1. Fashion – Can you spot a fashion trend a mile away? Get out your notepad and find out where it’s coming from, who’s wearing it and where the average Jill can buy it. Is lipstick and eye shadow trending to mauve next spring? Find out. If you can snag a few photos or a word or two from a celebrity or popular makeup stylist – go for it.
2. Energy – Gotta have it. And there will be more going on in the energy and alternative energy fields for at least the next ten years than you can imagine. Science and technology magazines need to have good articles that will keep their readers enlightened, informed and current. Many of these publications offer free subscriptions to business owners who are also potential customers. Subscribe, study them and write up a storm.
3. Food – Is the Food Network popular or what? Trends abound there, in the grocery store, women’s magazines – you name it. Everybody eats and there are myriad opportunities for writers to get out there and report to the world about foods on the edge. Scope out things like the end caps in the aisles of your favorite supermarket or gourmet shop. That’s where new products often appear first. Talk to the store manager to see which items are catching on with the public. What’s new in organic? What famous celeb is endorsing blueberries this season? You get the picture.

Other subject areas might include politics (there’s always an election somewhere), parenting, spirituality, home décor and pets.

As soon as you have enough information about your chosen trend, don’t dither. Get your notes in order and make a target market list. If you need to query an editor, do it. Time is of the essence when it comes to following and writing about trends. Keep in mind that editors love phrases like “new study shows,” “learn the secret,” “how to boost’ and words like “surprise,” and “amaze.” Use them whenever you can to show that the article you’re selling is current, interesting and well researched. Do your homework – burn the midnight oil if you have to – and be ahead of other contenders in winning a spot in those choice and lucrative publications where it’s all about what’s trending – now!

© Susan Sundwall

Susan is a freelance writer who spots and writes about trends in and around her home in upstate New York. Contact her at scsundwall@gmail.com

High - Over $500

• Adirondack Life - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Activities, history, culture, recreation directly related to the Adirondacks.. 

• The Chicago Reader - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Chicago topics. 

• HR Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments.  Subjects: Human resource, business news, benefits, recruitment, training, career development, compensation. 

• Texas Monthly - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Texas, general interest, travel, business, technology. 

• TPJ - The Tube & Pipe Journal - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Instructional . 

• Writer's Chronicle - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction, columns/departments.  Subjects: Best essays on the craft and art of writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. 

Medium - $125 - $500

• The Christian Science Monitor - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, fillers, photos/artwork.  Subjects: International daily newspaper, current events, newsworthy items. 

• The Cincinnati Review - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction, fillers, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reviews. 

• Clubhouse - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction, fillers.  Subjects: Children ages 8 to 12, emphasis on Christian values. 

• Clubhouse Jr. - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction, fillers.  Subjects: Children 4 to 8, emphasis on Christian values. 

• ON Nature - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: All aspects of natural history, conservation and the environment in Ontario, Canada. 

• Parabola - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments.  Subjects: Myths, symbols, religious traditions, wisdom, life. 

• Pennsylvania Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Pennsylvania's history, people, places and events. 

• Quilter's World - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Quilting. 

• Rural Missouri - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Missouri history, unique personalities, interesting places to visit and quality of life in rural MO.. 

• Russian Life - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Russian Culture, travel, history, cities, towns, politics, issues. 

• SkyWest Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments.  Subjects: Travel . 

• Verge Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Ways to get out and see the world by volunteering, working and studying overseas. 

Low - Less than $125

• Apogee Photo Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Photography. 

• Ceramics Monthly - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Ceramic Art,and Craft Field. 

• Over My Dead Body - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction.  Subjects: Mystery-related manuscripts, from cozy to hardboiled and everything in between.. 

• Pyramid - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Role playing games, boardgames, card games, strategy games, miniatures, wargames. 

• Tech Directions - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Technology, CTE, and applied science education for elementary through postsecondary years. 

• Weekend Adventures Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction.  Subjects: Vacation destinations Western Maryland, Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, Laurel Highlands of PA. 

• Writer's Journal - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, fiction, fillers.  Subjects: Writing, all phases for the professional communicators, self/independent publishers, freelancers. 

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