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| CONTENTS THIS ISSUE: |
| From The Editor's Desk |
| Fresh Ink and Market Information |
| Ask The Screenwriter |
| 10-1/2 Hot Tips For Small-Town Op-Ed Writers |
| Writers' Classifieds |
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There will be no Dec. 24 issue of Inklings. Instead, I will be
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Children's Writers Marketplace
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Inkspot market info column by Margaret Shauers. The December
column online at:
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Media Finder
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Searchable database of magazines, catalogs, newsletters,
newspapers, and mailing lists.
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Authorlink!
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How to Publicize your E-zine
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MARKET INFORMATION
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Please note: Inklings does its best to print only accurate market
info. However, it cannot be held responsible for lost postage,
time, etc. that you may incur due to inaccuracies. Do not send
submissions by email before inquiring first. You should get
current, detailed guidelines before submitting. Include SASE for
snailmail replies. More market info at:
http://www.inkspot.com/market/.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING MARKET SOURCES:
SCAVENGER'S NEWSLETTER
Monthly market info letter for sf/f/h/m writers & artists.
More info at: http://users.aol.com/Lemarchand/scavenger.html
THE GILA QUEEN'S GUIDE TO MARKETS
POB 97, Newton, NJ 07860-0097 Email:GilaQueen@aol.com
http://www.pacifier.com/~alecwest/gila/index.html
THE WRITE MARKETS REPORT
Free issue by e-mail to: ForWriters@hotmail.com.
http://members.tripod.com/~deepsouth/index-writemkt.html
CHILDREN'S WRITERS MARKET LIST (magazines only)
http://www.inkspot.com/feature/shauers/
For free sample, send an email to childmkt@inkspot.com
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"FNASR" = First North American Serial Rights, "SASE" =
self-addressed, stamped envelope, "simsubs" = simultaneous
submissions, "mss" = manuscript, "RT" = response time, "GL" =
guidelines, "wds" = words, "cc" = contributor's copy.
MARKET EDITORS: TK = Tina Kennedy.
***If you are a *paying* market and would like your guidelines
included in a future issue of Inklings, please fill out the form
at: http://www.inkspot.com/market/mktpayform.html
HISTORIC TRAVELER - seeks articles, reviews
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Historic Traveler, 6405 Flank Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17112. Tom
Huntington, Editor (all sections, except for Superior Stays,
which should go to Judy Sopronyi). 80-90% freelance. "Historic
Traveler, 'The Guide to Great Historic Destinations,' is the
magazine for people who want to stand in history's footsteps.
Through an entertaining and informative mix of history and
travel, the magazine guides its readers around historic
destinations in the United States and Canada as well as select
international sites. The magazine's strong writing, striking
photography, informative maps and up-to-date travel information
make the history in its pages come alive. Even armchair travelers
can appreciate Historic Traveler's accounts of the places where
history happened." Welcomes new writers. Circ.125K. Bimonthly.
Pays on acceptance. Time between acceptance and publication
varies. Buys varying rights. No reprints. Responds 8 weeks.
Sample $5. Subscription $11.97; $16.95 Canada; $35.97 other.
Guidelines by mail with SASE. NEEDS: Good story ideas with strong
history and travel aspects. Pays flat fee of $250 for Superior
Stays; $300 for other departments, $50 for Reviews, Side Trips,
and Landmarks; features start at $500 for 1,500-3,000 words plus
a sidebar of service information called the Trip Planner. Submit
query with clips by mail with SASE. PHOTOS/ART: Yes. HINTS: "Make
sure you're not proposing a history article. We need a strong
travel angle for our stories." (Source: The Write Markets Report,
Dec/97)
URL: http://www.thehistorynet.com
PRIME HEALTH AND FITNESS - seeks articles, departments
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Prime Health & Fitness, 21100 Erwin St., Woodland Hills, CA
91367. P(818)595-0442. F(818)595-0463. Bill Bush, Executive
Editor. 70-80% freelance. "We are a magazine for the active man
over the age of 35. The Prime reader is educated and
accomplished. We provide candid, practical advice on nutrition,
fitness training, traditional & alternative health & medicine,
sports, travel, anti-aging, relationships, sex and much more.
It's a healthy lifestyle guide for the baby boomer generation."
Welcomes new writers "with good clips that relate to our
readership." Circ. 175K. Quarterly; going bimonthly in mid-1998.
Pays 30 days after acceptance. Publishes mss 2-3 months after
acceptance. Buys all rights. Rarely accepts reprints. Responds
4-5 weeks. Sample available by sending address to Bill Bush,
Executive Editor. Subscription $14.97 (9 issues). Guidelines by
mail with SASE. NEEDS: Male over 40 health issues, relationships,
nutrition, exercise, sports, sex (service-oriented, guy talk).
Pays flat fee of $0.70-0.80/word for departments of 700-900 words
and features of 1,200-1,800 words. "I like new writers to send
clips & resume first, then I'll look at their complete
manuscript. Queries okay after we've worked together
successfully." PHOTOS/ART: Depends on article. Art Director is
Karen Hawley. HINTS: "Common mistakes: 1. Have never read through
a couple of our magazines; 2. Suggest topic that we just did an
article on; 3. typos, grammar, sloppy. Direct ideas for articles
at Prime readers and make ideas (angle) different (unique) so
article doesn't look like one of the other men's mags - service
oriented approach that puts the Prime reader IN the article - I'm
impressed by a unique good hook in the lead graphs - GOOD WRITING
IS KEY." (Source: The Write Markets Report, Dec/97)
URL: http://www.primehealth-fitness.com
Email: primefit1@aol.com
ODYSSEY MAGAZINE - seeks sf and fantasy fiction
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Liz Holliday, Editor Odyssey Magazine, 31 Shottsford, Wessex
Gardens, London W2 5LG, UK. FICTION: "We want excellent sf and
fantasy of all kinds. It's that simple. So how do we define
'excellent'? Stories that engage the reader's mind and heart and
soul; stories that have a point, without confusing that point
with a message better written about in an essay; stories that
have characters (humans, aliens, demi-humans) that readers can
empathise with, or love, or love to hate; stories with plots that
hold together without being predictable; writing that uses the
depth and richness of the English language to good effect;
stories that take us to worlds - of the universe, of mythology or
of the human heart - that we've never visited before. "DON'T
WANT: psychological horror, excessive gore, stories set in
someone else's universe, mood pieces. WORD LENGTHS: 1500-12,000
wds; query for longer. Also one short short per issue around 750
words. NON-FICTION: "No unsolicited non-fiction, please. All
columns are assigned in house. Please inquire about interviews
and reviews." FORMAT: Double spaced, one side of white paper with
1 inch margins all round. Supply an approximate word count.
Include your name and page number on each sheet. No simultaneous
submissions. No multiple submissions. Include an SASE for our
reply, or an unstamped addressed envelope and at least 2 IRCs or
an e-mail address - we can't reply without at least one of these.
RIGHTS AND PAYMENT: "We buy first English Language serial rights
plus an option on reprints. We ask for permission to include a
brief extract on our web page. We expect to be paying around 40
pounds per thousand words (on publication), but in any event will
not be paying less than 20 pounds per thousand. Payment can be
made in British or US funds." (Source: TK)
URL: http://www.jeapes.ndirect.co.uk/odyssey/
MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY'S FANTASY MAGAZINE - seeks fantasy fiction
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Mrs. Marion Z. Bradley - Editor, Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY
Magazine, PO Box 249, Berkeley, CA 94701, USA. No email
submissions. Full guidelines at website. "Marion Zimmer Bradley's
FANTASY Magazine buys well-plotted short stories, up to 5,500
words (yes, this is a firm limit). We prefer 3,500 to 4,000
words, but we also buy short-shorts (under 1000 words). Stories
longer than 5,500 words are bought by commission only. We buy
original fantasy (not sex fantasies) with no particular objection
to modern settings, but we do want action and adventure. The
primary purpose of your story should be to entertain the reader;
and although any good story has a central point behind the plot,
the reader should be able to deduce it rather than having it
thrust upon him. Fantasy content should start on the first page
and must appear within the first three pages. We prefer strong
female characters, and we will reject stories in which we find
objectionable sexism. We also reject stories with bad grammar or
spelling. We do not favor strong language because, although we
are not a magazine aimed at children or young adults, we do have
many young readers. Non-fiction should be queried; it is done on
commission only. Please read a few issues before submitting so
that you can see the kind of thing we do buy. For a sample copy,
send $4.00 and a 9" x 12" self-addressed envelope." DO NOT WANT:
Poetry, serials, novel excerpts, childrens' stories, shared world
stories, science fiction, hard technology, occult, horror,
re-written fairy tales, radical feminism, romances (in which
love, romance, and marriage are the main motivations), surrealism
or avant-garde stories, stories written in the present tense, or
stories about God, the Devil, or "hearth-witches". No simsubs or
reprints. Buys first magazine rights. Pays on acceptance. Rates
vary. (Source: TK)
http://www.mzbfm.com/
DOGWOOD TALES MAGAZINE - seeks fiction
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Dogwood Tales Magazine, For The fiction Lover In All Of Us. POB
172068, Memphis, TN 38187. Editor: Linda Ditty; Fiction Editor:
Peggy Carman. Bimonthly. "Only fiction done in good taste is
accepted. We choose good clean stories suited for the general
public. We will consider any genre at this time except religious,
pornography, x-rated, nf and stories written for small children.
Strong offensive language or subject matter will be an automatic
rejection. Each issue will include a special feature story with a
southern theme, person or place from any genre. Seasonal material
should be submitted at least 6 months in advance." 4500 wds max.,
3000 wds or less preferred; pays 1/4-1/2c, on acceptance for
first time rights and reprint rights. Simsubs okay, electronic
submissions okay. RT: 1-4 wks. (Source: The Gila Queen's Guide To
Markets #89)
Email: Write2Me@aol.com
URL: http://www.sftwarestuff.com/dogwood/index.html
Excerpt from CHILDREN'S WRITERS MARKETPLACE by Margaret Shauers:
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For full column, please see:
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NEW & CHANGES:
GLOSSY, 632 Broadway, Suite 603, New York NY 10012: Sarah
Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief. This publication was launched online
for teens (12-20). Now there will be a print version with longer
articles, as well. Query by mail, but there is a website:
http://www.glossy.com.
TOPSPIN, 888 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 600, Troy MI 48084:
Vince Aversano, Editorial Director. This new tennis quarterly is
for 8-16 year olds. Tennis knowledge is a plus, but not the first
priority for writers. They want writers experience at writing for
this age group. Stories will cover major stars and top junior
players throughout the country.
The same editor wants submissions for NHL POWERPLAY, which covers
the youth world of hockey.
WRITERS' INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR YOUNG AUTHORS, Box 516,
Tracyton, WA 98393-0516: Sandra E. Haven, Editor. This magazine
wants submissions from writers 16 and under--essays and fiction
with traditional plots. These are used in "Feature Manuscript,"
and are printed along with a professional critique. Pays $30 and
one copy.
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Judith Bowen (ROMANCE WRITER) jbowen@max-net.com
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Mark Fowler (LAWYER) askthelawyer@inkspot.com
Susan Graham (AGENT) slgraham@mindspring.com
Carol Henson (BOOK DOCTOR) bookdoc@Prodigy.net
Ken Jenks (ELECTRONIC PUBLISHER) MindsEye@tale.com
David Leit (LAWYER) askthelawyer@inkspot.com
Bob Sablatura (JOURNALIST) bob.sablatura@reporters.net
Michelle Sagara (SF/FANTASY WRITER) Michelle.Sagara@sff.net
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Marcia Yudkin (FREELANCE WRITER) send to yudkin@inkspot.com
Columnists may be unable to reply privately to every message,
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ASK THE SCREENWRITER
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by Charles Deemer cdeemer@teleport.com>
What is/isn't screenwriting?
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Q: "I am interested in the entire specifics of screenwriting.
What goes first, last, center? What must you know before
screenwriting?"
A: This is an excellent question because my students often are
surprised to learn what screenwriting is and is not. Those
considering the screenplay form can save themselves much
potential grief by learning something about screenwriting first.
To begin, you must understand that screenwriting is not a
"writer's" best form. Put another way, language-skill is not as
important as it is for the poet or the novelist, who must build
worlds with language. Screenwriters do NOT build worlds with
language.
What screenwriters do is put down the structural foundation of a
story, which must have strong visual elements, thereby inviting
creative collaboration with producers, directors, actors and even
other writers. In this sense, a screenwriter is a bit like an
architect.
For a screenwriter, a certain kind of story-telling skill is much
more important than language-skill, and filmic story-telling is
defined by its strong visual elements, strong dramatic structure,
and economic rhetoric. A good ear for dialogue also is important,
but in screenwriting dialogue is used much more sparingly, and
differently, than in writing for the stage. Silence on stage is
a very difficult thing to handle but silence in film, when the
story is being told visually, is essential.
Screenwriters must be good collaborators and realize that they
have little creative power over their scripts -- unless they also
are the filmmaker. They also must realize that there are great
disadvantages to living anywhere but Los Angeles.
And last but not least, anyone thinking about writing a
screenplay must realize that screenwriting is the most
competitive form of writing in the marketplace today. On the
brighter side, I suppose, is the common complaint among producers
that ninety percent of the scripts they read are poorly crafted.
Since craft can be learned, anyone taking the trouble to learn
how to write a screenplay enters an elite ten percent. That may
make the odds of selling a screenplay somewhat better than
winning the lottery.
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Charles Deemer is the webmaster of The Screenwriters &
Playwrights Home Page. His electronic book SCREENWRIGHT: THE
CRAFT OF SCREENWRITING was released last summer and there is
a preview at http://www.teleport.com/~cdeemer/book/index.html
Copyright (c) 1997 Charles Deemer.
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10-1/2 HOT TIPS FOR SMALL-TOWN OP-ED WRITERS
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by Richard B. Harper <rbharper@together.net>
Why is it called op-ed? In many newspapers, the page opposite
the editorial page is devoted to personal comment, rebuttals, and
similar opinion-laden feature articles. Here's how to see your
words there in the local, regional, or even national papers.
1. Make people think.
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Have you agonized over a new dilemma around town? Do you have a
fresh insight into a familiar problem? Illustrate your concern.
2. Keep to exactly one (1), uno, single point.
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Multiple arguments in an op-ed confuse the reader, the editor,
and, probably the writer.
It was too much when I detailed a proposed NYNEX (now Bell
Atlantic) rate increase, complained about their disdain for the
local power company, then hammered "Measured Service," all in a
single column published in 1995.
That article would have improved with a strict focus on measured
service. I could have cited how my elderly neighbor's phone bill
doubled, described the message unit ban in other states, shown an
operator's technique to reduce her phone bill (she "doesn't make
any calls") and quit.
3. Avoid hot topics in the national or international news.
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Seven national columnists are finishing a piece from a breaking
CNN story right now. Since major newspaper syndicates provide
the material for a few bucks per column, a cost-conscious editor
is unlikely to buy yours.
Remember the ebonics furor in Oakland? The national columnists
wrote about it. Bill Cosby addressed it in the Wall Street
Journal. I forgot this advice and wrote a timely piece. Mine
didn't sell.
Even major metro dailies like to be the community newspaper and
want commentary about local, state or regional issues. Skip the
breaking story and discuss a boy's right to peep from a tree v. a
neighbor's right to sunbathing privacy. Hammer the ACLU's local
suit filed on behalf of a dog. Laud the local library that
receives less than one percent of tax revenue and is used by
more than two-thirds of the population. If you are submitting
from far away, include quotes or information from a local
opinion leader or celebrity.
4. Use a personal anecdote.
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Write about how your son was touched by John LeClair's near miss
in the Stanley Cup playoffs or the effect of the barn fire in Mud
Town on a nearby 4H club. Then take the reader to a universal
truth about building on experience.
5. Write fast to capture the passion.
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I write an opinion column because the issues excite me. I was
appalled when vandals stole the road signs that guide ambulances
to an emergency; I was gladdened when 400 volunteers cleaned up a
small town ravaged by a flood. Both stories can make dynamic
editorials.
6. Rewrite once to capture the format (and to make your deadline).
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Balance. It is easy to express umbrage. The best editorial
rations ideas, fact, and passion. The article is about the
issue, not about you or your reaction to it.
Layout. Remember what a newspaper looks like. Keep paragraphs
short. Hook the reader, answer "Who, What, Where, When, and How,"
then explain Why to set the hook.
Research. Every fact requires two independent sources; the
editor may not have time to authenticate your original research.
Make sure your facts are right.
Length. Check your own editorial page. Most op-eds are
750-1,000 words; some papers limit articles to 500 words.
7. Pick your local editorial platform.
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Op-eds come in four varieties: the "open forum," the "voice of
the community," the "guest editorial," and the "professional
pundit."
An open forum usually features commonplace or marginally humorous
stories that are longer and written with more verve than a letter
to the editor.
Vermont's Gannett paper publishes an unpaid community voice
series called "Postmark." It features one of six writers every
week, each writing a personal commentary. Newsday calls their
similar offering "500 Words or Less" and pays $100 for it.
Featured or guest editorials are one-time reactions to pressing
local issues. Editors often ask local pundits or writers from
the community voice stable to write these.
Many professional pundits started as investigative reporters or
as well-known national experts. Local pundits gain stature by
chairing a solid waste committee, working for a think tank, or
managing a business. Break rule 10; call your editor, propose a
topic, and deliver a well-researched, well-reasoned piece.
8. Spell everyone's name right.
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9. Avoid op-ed backfire.
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Humor is hard to project in an opinion piece. Satire can bite
the writer.
P.J. Gladnick wrote a tongue-in-cheek satire about harmful
cartoons for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner. He showed Snow
White exploiting short people, Scrooge McDuck engaging in the
capitalistic duck-slave trade, the Three Little Pigs abusing the
Big Bad Wolf, and more.
That article made him the hero of the National Coalition on
Television Violence, who used it to justify censoring Saturday
morning TV.
10. Sell it (typical newspaper op-ed policies).
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Do not query for an editorial. Write it, mail it, and wait. If
the editor wants it, he will call you, usually within a week.
Include a snail mail address, a daytime phone number, and your
Social Security number.
If the newspaper has printed you recently, they generally won't
run your new piece for several weeks. Send your next article, a
list of your credits, and a S.A.S.E. to a different paper.
10-1/2. Sell it, redux.
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A reader approaches you in the grocery store. "I loved your
editorial about the woodchuck carrying your milk cans across the
dooryard," she gushes.
This is a wonderful selling opportunity. Ask the reader to call
or write your editor. Editors need to sell newspapers. Editors
who know you are popular with their readers will buy your work
because it helps them sell newspapers.
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An engineer, Richard B. Harper manages a small Vermont business,
teaches college courses, and chairs an arts council. He writes
Random Access, an op-ed column, and other features.
Copyright (c) 1997 Richard B. Harper.
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