Shoot For The Moon...

And, even if you miss, you'll be among the stars. (~Brian Littrell)

Well, that's what I've been doing lately...shooting for the moon. I'm working on selling several completed articles and coming up with new ideas daily. Admittedly, I feel a little overwhelmed at times, but even that feels good. I'm certain that, if I maintain my momentum and my focus, God will bring it all together into something I can be proud of.

Hopefully, all of you are keeping up with your passion as well. I know it can be difficult at times, but I encourage all of you to keep the faith that your gifts and talents aren't without reward. When you express yourself in a way that is natural to you and helpful or entertaining to the world, you make the world, in general, a better place to live.

The Princeton Review has presented a very informative career profile for writers. If you're struggling to find your way and define where you fit in, this article may help you to better understand the opportunities available through a writing career and give you a general idea of different salaries within the field as well. Remember, however, that your level of success depends almost entirely on your effort, so your results can be drastically different (hopefully, this means greater). For all of the details, read the article first and then click on the sidebar areas which will offer more detail. Bear in mind that this is a college oriented site, therefore there is also a lot of information pertaining to college majors, etc. It's not necessary that you have a college degree for all fields of writing, so don't feel discouraged if you don't.

A few other tidbits for you this morning:

First, FundsForWriters.com is sponsoring their 5th annual essay contest. Full information can be found HERE, but here's a brief description of the topics and prizes taken directly from their website:

Theme Topics (Choose One):

1. Someone has a a $5,000 grant open to writers. Only one writer can be selected. Write a narrative explaining why your writing is worth funding.

2. Most grants for writers are small. If you won a $1,000 grant designed to further a writer's career, how would you use it and why?

3. Where will you be as a writer five years from now? How will you get there?

4. If you were a mentor to a new writer, describe the who, what, when, where, why and how lessons of becoming successful. 'Successful' is your own definition.

Prizes:

ENTRY FEE Category
First Place - $150
Second Place - Complete Set of FundsforWriters ebooks and TOTAL Subscription
Third Place - TOTAL FundsforWriters Subscription

NO ENTRY FEE Category
First Place - $50
Second Place - Choice of Five FundsforWriters ebooks
Third Place - TOTAL FundsforWriters Subscription

There are several other income and funding opportunities available at FundsForWriters, so be sure to spend time checking the rest of their site out too.

If you're interested in learning more about essay writing and markets that will pay for your essays, visit WritingToHeal.com and take a look around.

And, hopefully, you're still regularly checking the job sites I listed in my July 22nd post Gigs, Clips and Tips. I don't know how I forgot it on that previous post, but Deborah Ng's, WritersRow site really is one of the best job sites available. You may also want to bookmark About Freelance Writing and keep your eye on Absolute Write's Paying Markets forum for frequent updates.

As always, I hope that you find this information useful.

May you reach the moon...or at least the stars, very, very soon!

Blessing to all,

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