March 1, 2005
A JustMarkets Publication

Welcome, writers!

Today we've got another special treat – a guest article from author Art Montague who has a few words of cautionary wisdom regarding a situation most of us would never think of—unless of course, you were born with a name like Ronald McDonald or G.I. Jo or something…

As for today's issue of JustMarkets, from computing to dancing, from picturesque highway travel to off-road dirt biking, readers are out there waiting for you.

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GUEST ARTICLE

Art by Any Other Name

by Arthur Montague

Shakespeare posed the question: What's in a Name?  If I had known five years ago, when I resumed full-time writing, what I know now, I would have paid closer attention to the question. Now, it's too late for me, but maybe not for writers just starting out.  Let me explain.

I write and publish in many forms -- short fiction, feature articles, essays, a novella, a novel. I also write non-fiction histories for young adults. My short fiction is mostly crime/mystery, hardboiled at that, for which I felt a nickname would be better. 'Arthur' sounded stuffy. I used 'Art.'

I was hesitant to use a nom de plume when I was just starting out – I don’t even like the term. For crime and mystery, I am Art Montague pretty consistently.  So far, so good…though not to Google.  Search engines tend to confuse my links with those of an impressive Canadian Maritimes artworks site called Montague Art. I live with this confusion and I pray the company is as tolerant.

My researched feature articles in magazines such as Law and Order and the Old Farmer’s Almanac are ascribed to Arthur Montague, as was my essay, "Rainy Day Rainbows,” in Chicken Soup for the Grandparent’s Soul.  More dignified.  Yet – and  this was the first indication I might have a problem – my rakish, sometimes off-color, crime comedy novel, published in Britain, is also bylined Arthur Montague. It simply happened. Rakish though the novel is, Arthur is a solid British name.

My current work for Altitude Publishing's Amazing Stories series (Canadian history), geared mainly to young adult readers, is by Art Montague. The name is shorter and fits better on a cover. But anyone recognizing my name on a search engine may think the author should confine himself to crime, murder, and hijinks for the adult plus market.

I started out with good intentions but where do I go from here?  My bank and the taxman don't seem to care which name I call myself as long as my accounts are in good order.  Yet my readers may shake their heads, and this troubles me.  Will they become as eclectic as the writing, or will they say, "Nuts, this guy's all over the map?" Or, worse still, will a prospective publisher say, "I can't take this guy seriously."?  Fortunately, for my creditors, I'm too busy at the moment to sort it out.

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About the Author: Since returning to freelancing, Canadian author, Arthur (Art) Montague, has published about 95 articles, 20 short stories, a novella, and a novel, and has just completed four historical non-fiction books. http://www.artmontague.com

 

Weekend Adventures Magazine

Quarterly regional travel magazine--its focus is almost exclusively on vacation destinations in Western Maryland, the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia and the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.

Pays $50/article; approx 1,000 words, on pub for FNASR and first e-rights on any of their websites. Snail mail query SASE.

Guidelines: http://www.wamonline.com/writers.htm

 

Texas Highways

The official Texas travel magazine, 80% freelance.

Query by snail mail, SASE, responds in 8 wks; buys FNASR and e-rights.
Word count generally 1,200-2,000.
Pays 40-50 cents/word on acceptance (responds 3-4 wks).

PDF Guidelines: http://www.texashighways.com/
contactus/writersguide.pdf

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Online Magazine

the Voice of Computing on the Internet

Pays 30 days after pub for one time e-rights: $25-$100 for unsolicited subs; amounts for assigned articles negotiable.

Submit query and clips/sample to Steve Steinhardt at ssteinhardt [ at ] online-magazine.com. Type "Editorial" in the subject area of your E-Mail.  
 
Note: also accepting proposals and submissions for monthly ongoing columns. Payment for columns will be negotiated. An exception to the copyright agreement is that exclusive use of this material is retained.

Guidelines: http://www.online-magazine.com/freelance.htm

 

Make Magazine

New (first issue Feb 2005) do-it-yourself tech print quarterly.

Pays $25 to $100 for a review. Payment amounts for other types of content will be negotiated.

Guidelines: http://make.oreilly.com/submissions.csp

 

5678 Dance

Today's Social Dance Magazine

Quarterly print; pays on pub $35 to $100 for features; buys all rights.

Also buys photos.

Guidelines: http://www.5678magazine.com/writer.htm

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Women of Spirit

Christian bi-monthly print magazine.
Average word count runs from 150-500; longer articles and stories are usually assigned.
Pays on acceptance; rights and amounts not stated.

Guidelines: http://www.womenofspirit.com/index.php?mnu=11

 

Windows & .NET Magazine

The Windows & .NET Magazine family of publications accepts three types of articles: how-to articles, strategic articles, and reader-to-reader submissions. SQL Server Magazine core topics include database and application development, implementation and integration strategies, data access, administration, performance tuning, availability, scalability, interoperability, and security.

Word Counts:

Articles for Windows & .NET Magazine can be up to 3000 words; articles for newsletters (Exchange & Outlook Administrator, Security Administrator, and Windows Scripting Solutions) can be up to 2000 words. Reader-to-reader submissions for all publications can be up to 500 words.

Payment:

Windows & .NET Magazine pays for articles upon publication. "We pay $100 on publication for each reader-to-reader submission; we base payment rates for all other articles on an author's writing experience and the quality of the submitted article."

Guidelines:
http://www.windowsitpro.com/AboutUs/
Index.cfm?action=Guidelines

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Workforce magazine
and Workforce online

Monthly print publication and web content for human resources professionals.

Six week query response time (advise if simsub); 3 month lead.

Assigned freelance writers create story packages; pay rates commensurate with their background and experience and the story's complexity and length.
Generally, Workforce retains all rights for re-use of the manuscript.

Guidelines: http://www.workforce.com/section/07/feature/
22/16/04/223655.html

 

Dirt Rag Magazine

Non-glossy print issued seven times yearly written by and for real people who ride their bikes off road.

Submissions highly encouraged. We consider each and every submission received. Features run between 1,000-3,500 words; departments 100-500.

Pays 10 cents/word (no pay for online articles).
Query by email; response time varies; 6 week lead; reprints okay.

Guidelines: http://www.dirtragmag.com/office/contribute.php

 

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