June 21, 2005
A WOL Publication

Dear writers!

Searching new markets for JustMarkets Daily is not only a work for me but a great pleasure as well. Especially when you know that the work you do is useful for many people. It saves their time, lets writers better express themselves, helps them finding the proper freelance jobs and earn for their living.

Several weeks ago I got the following note from Brenda, one of our subscribers to JustMarkets Daily: "I have gotten two jobs today from yesterday's listings! Both are paying excellent rates". It was really really great to hear that.
Yesterday I got another message from her: "I just wanted to let you know that I got three jobs from the Just Markets list last week! If this keeps up, I'll have to hire a helper. Thanks for being here for all of us". Fantastic!!! I wish everybody had problems like that :)

So as you see we are working for you to improve your freelance career. If you are not yet in the list of our subscribers to receive the JustMarkets Daily each morning to your mailbox, join our community! You are always welcome in the list of JustMarkets subscribers.

And for this WOL biweekly newsletter here is a bunch of markets from JustMarkets listings and a great story written by Karen Schweitzer which could be helpful to your freelance writing career.

Good writing!!!

Kevin Rux
Publisher/JustMarkets

P.S. TELL A FRIEND! What a nice gift a year's subscription to Just Markets makes! Your writer friend could benefit from the fastest markets online, saving countless hours of searching and scrounging all over the internet for paying freelance markets for writers.

GUEST ARTICLE

Increasing Your Freelance Income

By Karen Schweitzer

As many writers have learned, making a good living from freelance writing is no easy task. However, there is a very simple concept which can boost your income virtually overnight. Reprints! Selling reprints of your articles and stories can double, triple, even quadruple your freelance income. By following the three rules of reprints shown below, you can begin earning multiple paychecks for every piece you write.

Rule One: Make sure you have the right

You MUST own reprint rights before you can sell them. If you have agreed to an all rights agreement or a work for hire agreement, you have given up your right to the work. You can not sell something that you no longer own. Be very careful when signing publisher contracts; read the fine print. Some publications only ask for first rights or one-time rights. Others may want rights for a limited time, perhaps demanding an exclusivity provision that bars you from reprinting the piece in any media for a specific amount of time. If you are new to the freelance world, getting published and building a portfolio should be your number one priority, but as you gain experience your priorities will shift. Invest in future income by remembering that the more rights you keep, the better.

Rule Two: Utilize your portfolio

You may be sitting on a gold mine already without knowing it. Review the articles/stories in your portfolio and pick out the pieces to which you currently own rights. Make a list of all available titles, their subject matter, and word count. Review and update your reprint list as often as possible.

Rule Three: Actively locate and contact markets

Begin looking for potential reprint possibilities by searching freelance market listings for possible leads. Magazines, newspapers, circulars, trade publications, and websites are often interested in reprints. Check their guidelines and send a query to the editor of the publication. Include a short, focused description of your article or include a copy of it for review. If you have not received a response in four to six weeks, follow-up with a polite query.

Finally, don’t overlook the possibility of your own book. If you specialize in a particular subject- health and fitness, pet care, parenting, etc, you may want to reorganize the material into book form. If you can’t or don’t want to sell it to a traditional publisher, other options like print on demand publishing and e-books are readily available avenues for every writer.

Karen Schweitzer is a freelance writer and copy editor from Michigan. She specializes in pet care, marketing, and entertainment articles, but enjoys writing for a very diverse set of clients. Her first fiction novel is under way and should be finished by the end of 2005.

Exclusive!!!

WriterOnLine, one of Reader's Digest's top 101 web sites for writers, seeks quality poetry, essays, and short stories. Poetry can be of any type. Will consider stories up to 2500 words, but especially interested in short, short stories. Essays should be up to 1000 words.

Compensation: 1 month subscription to JustMarkets Daily (10$ worth)
Please send submissions to: submissions@writer-on-line.com

MARKETS

May 31
FREELANCE WRITER

Business Publications Corp. is seeking applications for a freelance writer with an understanding of business and economic development issues to write for the Des Moines Business Record's specialty business-to-business publications. Send resume and at least 6 writing samples (that will not be returned) to: bpcp52@apply.nationjob.com

Compensation: negotiable
Reply to: bpcp52@apply.nationjob.com

June 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE TRIVIA QUESTION
WRITER(S) REQUIRED
FREELANCE OPPORTUNITY

International company requires writer (or small team) to write multiple-choice USA-specific questions for a Trivia game.

Subjects for questions include Sport, Pop Music, TV and Films. Would suit a writer who has some experience of writing this or similar content and who has an interest in modern popular culture.

Initially I will commission 1000 questions and, if these are of the required standard, a further 4000, with probably another 5000 subsequently.

A full briefing document will be provided. Commissioned writers will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement/Rights Of Ownership document.

Rate of pay is $2.50 per question payable on receipt of each batch of 1000 questions. I will provide a sum of $250 up front for the purchase of relevant, up-to-date source material.

Time scales will be agreed with the commissioned writer(s). This job requires attention and application as questions MUST be accurate and well written, as I said, this job would suit someone who has had some similar or relevant experience.

Please apply by email only to Andy Townsend.

Compensation: $2.50 per question payable on receipt of each batch of 1000 questions
Reply to: andy.townsend@games-media.com

June 2
LOOKING FOR FREELANCE ARTICLES
PERTAINING TO EXTENDED FAMILY

We're looking for articles of approximately 500 words for our news section pertaining to the extended family. Articles must have a positive spin and promote better relations with extended family. Concepts include sociological analysis of the extended family in layman terms, family activities, family relationships, etc. Articles should lean away from parenting and marriage.

Compensation: Published articles will pay $50.00.
Reply to: admin@familystation.org

June 3
FREELANCE TRAVEL WRITER

Community weekly seeks experienced travel writer to cover regional travel and vacation spots. Include your writing samples with all applications. Average 4 stories per month.

Compensation: $20/story
Reply to: timesnewsgroup@yahoo.com

June 4
REELANCE SPORTS WRITERS

Community weekly seeks experienced sports writer to cover summer little league and fall/spring scholastic sports. Include your writing samples with all applications. Average 2-3 stories per week.

Compensation: $20/per story
Reply to: timesnewsgroup@yahoo.com

June 6
SIMON TSE PRODUCTIONS SEEKING
FOR HORROR SCREENPLAYS

Seeking completed horror screenplays similar in feel to 'The Ring' or 'The Grudge'. Budget is open. WGA and Non-WGA writers welcomed. Our credits are: 'Gedo', 'The Yakuza Way', 'Final Vendetta' and 'Codename: Silencer'. Please email a logline and synopsis followed by a resume (if available) in the body of the email (NO email attachments. Those emails will be deleted without being read).

Compensation: negotiable
Reply to: anita@cinemagicent.com

June 7
BABY TALK SEEKING FOR ARTICLES

Baby Talk is a magazine for expectant women or those considering a pregnancy. It covers such topics as pregnancy, postpartum, babies, children, parenting, and mothers.

Compensation: up to $2000
Phone: 212-522-8989
Fax: 212-522-8699
E-Mail: letters@babytalk.com
Website: www.babytalk.com

June 8
FREELANCE WRITER / EDITOR

A breaking news/forum site, italknews.com, is seeking bright, talented writers to post original articles about current events on our site. This is a part-time position, and writers will be compensated. Responsibilities include:

- Writing articles regularly on a diverse range of topical issues (your choice).
- Responsible for editing your own work (although it will pass through our team of editors before publication)

Send your resume and your best writing samples to job@italknews.com Subject heading: [Boston] Part-time

Check us out at www.iTalkNews.com to familiarize yourself with the website before sending your resume.

Contact: job@italknews.com
Compensation: $0.02-0.07 per word

June 9
WRITERS AND EDITORS NEEDED
FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS

Publication Services has two projects that we are currently testing freelance service providers for:
1. General copyeditors to work on a variety of topics. Usually requires two-week deadline. Payment by the word. Amount dependent on level of edit requested.
2. Individuals comfortable with preparing brief abstracts from medical articles. Will need to summarize 4-12 page articles in 1/2 - 1 page. Usually entails two hours of work per summary. Flat fee.

To apply, send resume to Terri Gitler, Publication Services, at terrig@pubserv.com. Note if applying for either one or both positions.

Compensation: payment by the word
Reply to: terrig@pubserv.com

June 10
LOOKING FOR SCRIPTS

We are a newly founded production company based in London and have produced a number of short films and music videos. We are now moving towards our first feature length film and are asking anyone interested to email us a synopsis of their completed script.

This will be a low budget production, but pay is negotiable. We are looking for simple ideas that can be executed in an affective and thought provoking way.

We do ask, however, that no fantasy horror films be submitted on this occasion.

Please send a maximum of one page synopsis, as detailed as possible.

Compensation: negotiable
Email: julie.rogers@lycos.com

June 11
CALL FOR BASEBALL EXPERTS ARTICLES

Baseball America is a biweekly tabloid aimed at people inside the baseball industry and very knowledgeable fans. This is a magazine for baseball experts, not causal fans.

Submissions info:
This publication uses very little freelance material. Those who crack the market are baseball experts, often with professional baseball experience in some capacity. You should be very familiar with the publication and bring something new and interesting to the editors.

Comensation: $10-500 for assigned articles. $10-250 for unsolicited articles.
Email: willlingo@baseballamerica.com
Web: baseballamerica.com

June 13
AD COPY/ADVERTORIAL

Are you great at writing ad copy, promo copy, sales copy, marketing copy, advertorial copy for magazine, ads, website?

This is on going work for the right person.

Please send samples and your rate (per word? job?)

We are looking for a reasonable rate as we see if it is a match.

Compensation: negotiable
Reply to: writingmarketing@yahoo.com