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How to Apply for a Writer Residency

The good news: One proposal in three is typically funded! Late Winter and early spring are good times to apply for Writer Grants, which includes fellowships, workshops, residencies, travel expenses, sometimes even meals or small allowances … and not only in North America but worldwide. Here are some examples:

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EstNordEst at St Lawrence River Near Quebec City, Canada
Three residencies are offered per year, in the spring, summer, and fall. Up to four artists and a curator or a writer may part...

Why Writing for Airline Magazines?

Almost every passenger reads during the flight through the magazine that is tucked into the seat in front of them. Many even take them home. Which means, with more than 250 in-flight magazines, there are lots of possibilities for professional writers to freelance for airline magazines. Airline magazines have always been good patrons for freelance writers.

When the travel industry is succeeding, there are even more opportunities in the sector. Benefits of writing for airlines include:

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New Years Resolutions: How They Work – or Not

January 1 meansa new beginning. You might be surprised that 75% of everyNew Years Resolutionwill be continued through the entire first week, but not even 50% continue through until summer. And according to statistics only 8% of people achieve them throughout the year. Now with the year ending, it’s your chance to sit down and prepare a list of important lifestyle changes you want to make.

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Set Clear Goals – and a Reason to Stick to Them
When resolutions are too ambitious, we struggle to cha...

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Writing While You Travel?

Here are some tips to hang out in marvelous coffee places, and write on your next novel or upload your photos. Sure you can stay in your hotel room or go to a Starbucks in every city of the old or new world. But if you want to get some local flair – and maybe ideas for your next book – try these places:
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Berlin, Germany
St. Oberholz, Rosenthaler Platz and Helmholtz Platz, in Berlin are not only a coffee shops, but even a publishing house which gives niche topics a space to flourish, to cr...

How New York Times Book Reviewers Work

Ever wondered how the editors of the NY Times Review are choosing the list of their editors’ picks for the 10 Best Books of the Year?But that’s not all, just before Thanksgiving, The New York Times Book Review published also its list of the 100 Notable Books of 2016. Pamela Paul, the editor of The New York Times Book Review shed somelight on how things work at the Book Review and explains to authors and readers:

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Book Reviews and End of the Year List
“It is often the case that books we like...