In this Issue:

• "Welcome" - Dan Case, editor
  
  
• Feature "Barriers to a Profitable Writing Career"
  by Jennifer Brown Banks
  
  
• 12 Paying Markets - High, Medium, and Low
  

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Welcome

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Dan Case, editor
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Barriers to a Profitable Writing Career

If you study or read about the lives of many accomplished writers, inventors, or industry icons, you’ll find one thing in common. Before they became successful, they had to overcome doubts and adopt a positive mindset to prepare themselves to prosper and achieve great heights.

Consider the words of motivational great, Zig Ziglar, who tells us, “You can if you think you can!” Or the writings of bestselling author, Napoleon Hill, instructing us to “Think and Grow Rich.” Of course, hard work has its place. But without the proper principles to support your efforts, you may be unknowingly sabotaging your own success.

With this is mind, here are five negative mindsets that keep most writers from making money, and how to overcome them.

1. The Starving Artist mentality. Okay, let’s be honest. How many of us love to write, but have college degrees in everything but writing, because we bought into the belief that writing was not “a real job”? Sure, we all know of poets that died in poverty, back in the day. However, in today’s publishing world, it’s possible to generate a pretty penny by penning words. Whether it’s through fictional works like Harry Potter, or tell-all bios by athletes and actresses, there is money to be made. Why not by you?
   
   
2. If I charge more, I’ll get fewer clients. Not necessarily, unless you only get assignments through bidding sites. Writing is a service, much like a dentist, or a mechanic, or a counselor, or a chef.  It’s important for you to recognize your value before others will. And by discounting your fees, ultimately you’ll feel overworked and underappreciated. 
   
   
3. I’ll probably get rejected. Newsflash: it comes with the territory! As someone who has written hundreds of articles and earned thousands of dollars, I can assure you that rejection never ends. Never. I still get them. But, keep in mind that a rejection is not to be personalized, as it is not a death sentence for one’s career, nor should it define you. Learn from it, then become better, not bitter.
   
   
4. I can never seem to find the time to write. Time, like money, must be budgeted properly for the best results. Famous authors like John Grisham and Terry McMillan combined very demanding careers and the rigors of life, and managed to launch and maintain very profitable writing careers while moonlighting. And you can too. Keep in mind that prioritization and discipline are crucial. In fact, you might be surprised to discover how much more productivity you can out of your day with fewer hours devoted to TV, and a little less socializing on the Net.
   
   
5. I’m not as good as______ (fill in the blank). There you go again, with negative self-talk that compares your abilities with that of others. Truth is, there will always be competition, and we each have our unique talents, strengths, and gifts. Use yours to continue to hone your craft and to being the best you that you can be.

Pay attention to what you tell yourself as you pursue your creative career. Because your core beliefs today will shape tomorrow’s success. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

© 2011 by Jennifer Brown Banks

Jennifer Brown Banks is a veteran freelance writer, pro blogger, and Managing Editor of Coffee House for Writers. Additionally, Jennifer now writes for Technorati.com. Visit her blog at Penandprosper.blogspot.com

High - Over $500

• Girl's Life - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Of interest to girls 10-15. 

• Glimmer Train Stories - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Accepts simultaneous submissions.  Seeks fiction.  Subjects: Short stories. 

• IndustryWeek - Guidelines:  Pays on acceptance.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Executive profiles, management best practices. 

• US Airways Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: General interest, personal experience, travel, food, lifestyle, sports. 

Medium - $125 - $500

• Buffalo Spree - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: General interest on Buffalo, NY and the eight counties of Western New York. 

• Horse-Canada Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Horses; equine health, horse care, and rural living. 

• The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Organic farming, gardening advice, in-depth coverage on ecological, social and environmental issues. 

• This Land - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Explores the cultural landscape of Oklahoma: past, present, and future. 

Low - Less than $125

• Canticle Magazine - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, columns/departments, fillers, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Catholic femininity: intellectual, physical, spiritual, emotional, and vocational. 

• Grand Strand Boomers - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction, fillers, photos/artwork.  Subjects: Lifestyle online publication for baby boomers who work, live and play in Grand Strand region SC. 

• The Secret Place - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction.  Subjects: Devotional mediations, poetry. 

• Travelers' Tales - Guidelines:  Pays on publication.  Seeks nonfiction.  Subjects: Anthology, travel stories personal, nonfiction stories, anecdotes-funny, illuminating, adventurous. 

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