W R I T E R S • O N • T H E • R I S E
Inspiration, Insight and Ideas For Emerging Freelance Writers
Volume Two, Issue Eleven/Twelve -- November/December 2005 (View Our Masthead & Bios)

Writers on the Rise is intended to revive your world-weary inner writer. Published and edited by Christina Katz, WOTR is a free monthly online newsletter for up-and-coming writers of all experience levels. Each issue is designed to provide plenty of positive energy to spark your creativity, authenticity and sense of satisfaction. Our goal is to be the best read for writers about writers by writers on the Web. How are we doing? You can respond at the bottom of this newsletter.

Quote of the Month:
Life is unpredictable. So give up control. Create many paths. And play hard.

From O, The Oprah Magazine in a profile about Stephen Shapiro

Author, Goal-Free Living (Wiley, 2005)

November 1, 2005

Dear Fellow Writers,

A tsunami. A run on hurricanes. An earthquake. What’s next?

The natural disasters in the world that have occurred over the past year give us pause to think about all we have to be grateful for. They also help us wake up in our lives to little things we may take for granted like drinkable water, electricity and public schools. They help us notice that even though the fuel to heat our homes and run our cars is expensive, we still have it. As far as devastation to our homes and families goes, that’s always difficult to imagine.

Even so, when I got the newsletter from the local city council with a full-spread article about how to create an emergency supply kit in case of natural disaster, I was taken aback. Did I need to stock up, Y2K-style on all the necessities my family would need to eat, drink and survive for three days in case of an emergency?

Which prompted the question that has been on my mind since then: How can we address long-term sustainable solutions in communities devastated by natural disasters AND in communities that already experience overwhelming need on an ongoing basis? Is there an organization that will help people living in poverty in our country as well as beyond our borders? And if so, how can we support them so they can directly impact more people in a time of overwhelming need?

The answer landed in my mailbox in the form of a brochure from Heifer International, a non-profit organization that creates sustainable solutions to the problem of world hunger. Our “Writers With A Cause” columnist, Kristin Bair has done a great job giving a bird's eye view of the organization in this month’s issue.

Obviously, there are a lot of really good nonprofit organizations out there, and I’m not suggesting that you withhold your support from them. But I thought I would share my enthusiasm for Heifer International and invite readers of Writers On The Rise to join me in supporting them this holiday season.

The intention of Writers On The Rise is to support rising writers, and that includes all of the potential writers we will never hear from if they can’t meet their basic human needs. Heifer International addresses the enourmous need in the world right now and their response is pure, sustainable poetry. I hope you will join me in supporting their efforts.

I wish you a joyous, safe and abundant holiday season.

In the writing spirit,

Christina Katz

P.S. And about this month's issue...we have lots of exciting news:

Kelly Huffman is a new contributor to Writers On The Rise, serving up The Dish On Publishing. Don't miss her first column in this issue.

Christina Katz signed her contract with Writer's Digest for Writer Mama (2007).

Kelly James-Enger has two new instructional CDs out for freelancers, just in time for the holiday season. She is also selling her terrific book, Ready, Aim, Specialize, recently out of print. To order visit: http://www.becomebodywise.com/ordermerchandise.htm

Wondering why this month's issue is November/December when last month was September? Because I finally decided to get in synch with the rest of the serial world and send the issue out in advance of the publication date, not at the tale-end of the month. Look for each month's issue before the beginning of the month from here on out.

This issue will be posted for both November and December because, unlike Santa, Christina doesn't have magical elves helping her juggle all she does. We'll see ya again in January!

Looking for writer-friendly holiday gifts? Check out this issue, it's full of ideas.

P.P.S. You can now read my blog, "Busy Writer Mama" at www.christinakatz.com.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Writers with a Cause: Heifer International Offers a Unique Opportunity to Give by Kristin Bair

Fiction Appreciation Break: On Your Mark, Get Set, Write! Write! Write! at Nanowrimo.org

Ask Wendy Column: Answers to Your Freelance Writing Questions by Wendy Burt

Cheers and Applause: Announce Your Writing Successes Here

Fit to Write: Start Your Day Off Write by Kelly James-Enger

The Write Reminder from Linda Formichelli

The 'View: Interview Excerpts with Heather Sharfeddin by Christina Katz

Publishing Dish by Kelly Huffman

Recommended Book of the Month: A Writer's Paris by Eric Maisel

From Christina's Kitchen, Recipes for Busy Creatives: Turkey Tetrazzini

Blissings and Thanks: The Last Thing We Do Every Month

Writers On The Rise Celebrates Two Years

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Writers with a Cause: Heifer International Offers a Unique Way to Give

By Kristin Bair

Heifer International (HI) is a charitable organization that provides sustainable sources of food and income to hungry people around the world. Instead of giving money or food as short-term relief, HI provides goats, heifers, chickens, and other animals that will continue to produce food and income over time and also help families and communities establish self-reliance.

According to its website, HI began when Dan West, a farmer from the Midwest, was rationing milk to hungry children during the Spanish Civil War. “These children don’t need a cup, they need a cow,” he realized. Once he returned home, West formed Heifers for Relief, an organization dedicated to ending hunger permanently by providing families with livestock and training. The first shipment of seventeen heifers left York, Pennsylvania, for Puerto Rico, in 1944.

During the last sixty years, HI has provided help to people in 115 countries around the world.

Perhaps the real joy of giving through HI is knowing that every family that receives the gift of an animal agrees to share the offspring of that animal with another family in need. It’s called “Passing on the Gift,” and following is one of the “Passing on the Gift” stories from HI’s website:

In Rwanda, Christine Makahumure showed the true meaning of passing on the gift.

In 1994 genocidal war that raked Rwanda destroyed everything Christine had. She saw her son and husband shot to death when they were caught in a crossfire. When the fighting ended, Christine was barely able to feed her daughter and parents.

But then she received a Heifer cow. The milk supplemented the family’s meager diet, and she was able to buy a small home with income from selling milk.

Christine gave her first calf to a neighbor – but she didn’t stop there. She provided money so her neighbors could build and apply for their own Heifer cow. And she adopted four war orphans and became a living example of passing on the gift.

If you’re interested in learning more about how you can buy chicks, a basket of rabbits, or a goat for a needy family, visit the Writers On The Rise donation page.

Kristin Bair is a writer, editor, and teacher of writing in Newburyport, Massachusetts. In recent years, she has taught at Columbia College Chicago, Boston College, University of New Hampshire, Endicott College and Montserrat College of Art. Her work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, The Larcom Review, Permafrost and Hair Trigger. She is a regular contributor to The ELL Outlook and PortFolio magazine. For more about Kristin, visit http://www.kristinbaircreative.com.

NANOWRIMO.ORG APPRECIATION BREAK: ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, WRITE, WRITE, WRITE!

At Nanowrimo.org you can forget all about the holiday hustle and bustle and pour your imagination out on the page—for 30 days straight! Not a bad idea, if you ask me. Check it out at: http://www.nanowrimo.org/

Ask Wendy: Answers to Your Freelance Writing Questions
By Wendy Burt

Dear Wendy:

Halloween is here. Can you tell us about the scariest moment in your freelance writing career and how you handled it?

By far, the scariest moment was when I quit my 9-to-5 job as an editor to be a full-time freelancer. I’ll admit, I was fortunate enough to have my husband’s income to fall back on. (And he went to Iraq the same week I quit so he couldn’t badger me to get a “real” job!)

Because he was gone, I was able to focus 100 percent of my attention on writing – when I wasn’t consumed with fear watching the news – because I didn’t have any kids yet. I sent out tons of queries and feelers to everyone I knew, and before long, I had enough regular gigs to not only pay my bills, but to impress my husband when he returned home.

It was the best move I ever made, and I’m not only happier, but making more money than I ever made at a 9-to-5 gig.

Dear Wendy:

I understand you are back to writing and editing fulltime while staying home to care for your infant daughter, Gracie. How’s that going? Do you have any tips for us writing moms?

Ha! It’s tough. The best advice I ever got was to sleep when my baby sleeps. This worked when I took my maternity leave, but now I have to WORK when she sleeps.

I’ve learned to schedule my time around her naps, to work when my husband watches her at night, and to let my clients know that I’ve got an infant. My advice is to do as much by email as possible and to make all your phone calls when your kids are asleep. You can always write from your interview notes after the kids go to bed. I might make five calls while she’s asleep, and then actually write the articles at 10 p.m. after she goes to bed for the night.

Wendy Burt is a full-time freelance writer and editor in Colorado Springs, Colo. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Writer, Writer’s Digest, Byline and Family Circle. Autographed copies of her two books, “Oh, Solo Mia! The Hip Chick’s Guide to Fun for One” (April 2001, McGraw-Hill) and “Work It, Girl! 101 Tips for the Hip Working Chick” (June 2003, McGraw-Hill) are available through http://BurtCreations.com.

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Cheers and Applause

Announce Your Success Stories Here

LAUREN FRITZEN published "Chocolate Necessities & Gelato Opens In Public Market" in the November issue of Entertainment News Northwest.

KELLY HUFFMAN published a short essay, "Shanti: Mapping the Territory of the Heart," in In the Works, the quarterly newsletter of Multifaith Works, a social service organization for which she volunteers in Seattle.

JOANNA NESBIT published “NW Handspun Yarn to Relocate and Open Full Time” in the October issue of Entertainment News Northwest.

CATHY BELBEN'S "Recycle Yourself: (After) Life at the Body Farm" appears in the 10/27-11/2 issue of the Bellingham Weekly. Her article "I Make Stuff Up" about life in Hollywood will appear in the Bellingham Weekly in November (don't know which week). And "A School Reads Fast Food Nation" will be in VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) a professional journal for librarians and educators who work with teens, in December.

LAURAL RINGLER published "Of Murders and Witches in Fairhaven," in the October issue of Entertainment News Northwest.

LORI RUSSELL recently won Ruralite Magazine's "Writer of the Year Award." Four of her articles have won the "Story of the Month Award" thispast year. Her current article, "What a Guy: Cyclist Proves Life Does Get Better With Age" about 74 year-old Guy Moser, who completed Cycle Oregon 2005, appears in the November edition. Lori's articles "Healthy Choices Abound This Winter in the Columbia Gorge" and "Developments Under the 6th Street Bridge" will appear in the winter edition of Columbia Gorge Magazine.

Success happens in clusters, writers! Keep the stories coming and keep inspiring each other. Corrections, Omissions, News? Keep us posted.

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Fit to Write : Start your Day off Write

By Kelly James-Enger

Like to write first thing in the morning? That’s great, but make sure you fuel your tank beforehand. Your mom was right about eating breakfast—not only does it help you maintain a healthy weight, it also improves your abilities to concentrate and remember, two important skills when you’re putting words on the page. Not surprisingly, regular breakfast eaters also report they feel better mood-wise and perform better on the job than breakfast-skippers.

It’s great if you have time to actually sit down and eat a hearty breakfast, but if you’re pressed for time, forgo the typical hot breakfast for fruit and yogurt or peanut butter on a whole-wheat bagel. In a pinch, an energy bar and a big glass of water is much better than nothing. Some protein, fat, and complex carbs will give you the energy your body and brain need first thing in the morning.

Author, speaker and consultant Kelly James-Enger is a certified personal trainer and the author of books including Small Changes, Big Results: A 12-Week Action Plan to a Better Life (with Ellie Krieger, R.D.) and Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money. Visit http://www.becomebodywise.com for free articles about freelancing and more information about her.

WRITER REMINDER OF THE DAY

Rejection: Don't Take It Personally by Linda Formichelli

Many writers don't send out queries because they fear rejection. Let me tell you this: I've been writing full-time since 1997 -- I've written for more than 120 magazines -- and about two-thirds of my ideas are rejected. If I had let rejection stop me, I'd be working at a coffee house or in somebody else's office right now.

Remember, rejections are usually not personal. The editors are rejecting your idea -- they're not rejecting you. And they may not even be rejecting your idea; they may have that idea already under development by another writer, which happens more often than you'd think.

There are two kinds of rejections: The impersonal slip of paper that says your idea is "not right for us," and the personal rejection that has your name on it and invites you to send more ideas. When you get the second kind of rejection, turn around and send another idea to that editor right away. Chances are, you can turn that rejection into an acceptance.

Check out Linda's upcoming class on her new Web site: http://www.lindaformichelli.com/course

When good things happen that remind you of basic principles to share with your fellow writers, send your story in and we'll select and publish one each month. Our e-mail address appears at the bottom of the page.

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The 'View: An Interview with Heather Sharfeddin

Blackbelly: Story of a not-so-first Novel

by Christina Katz

Heather Sharfeddin recently signed a contract for novel number two with Bridge Works Publishing, the company that has done an excellent job with her first book, Blackbelly. I interviewed Heather at her home in Sherwood for the Oregonian's "Living"section and it landed on the front page. Here are excerpts from our interview:

Heather, you are a published novelist at the age of 39? How’d you get here?

It was a slow, meandering line. I have been writing fiction as a hobby for ten years. I’ve always been a writer but I didn’t really decide to write a novel until about ten years ago. At the time I was a technical writer, which is a good background for creative writing because it teaches you to get to the point and cut out the fluff.

I started writing fiction and didn’t write a lot of short stories. I decided I’m going  to go for the gold, I’m going to write a novel. My son was young at the time and it was extremely difficult to write and that caused me to not write as consistently as I can now that he is older.

Blackbelly was actually my fifth novel that I completed but it was probably the first one that was actually publishing quality. I didn’t know it at the time, but I’d say the other ones were practice novels. I still have them in my closet. I sent them out and I tried to solicit agents early on. I got pretty good feedback and some real honest feedback and along the way—two novels before Blackbelly—I picked up a professional editor. That really moved my writing forward, so by the time I came out with Blackbelly I had a lot of novel writing experience.

Were all four of your previous novels rejected?

I didn’t market all four, I marketed two of them and they were rejected.

And are you the kind of writer who keeps all of her rejection letters?

Oh yeah, I have them all. I had about 36 rejections from agents before I got a yes.

How and when did you start Blackbelly?

I started Blackbelly in the fall of 2002 and I completed it in the spring of 2003. I’m a prolific writer and so I write a lot and I write consistently. I’ve written four novels in the last four years. The last two I took a little bit more time because the process of getting published is long. I don’t need to have one a year, so I’ve slowed down a little bit.

As far as your writing process goes, how do you like to write?

I don’t have a ritual because it really depends on what I can do in a couple of hours. What I have found is that when I can write consistently enough and when I’m involved in my story that I can grab an hour here or an hour there and just submerse myself in the story. I can even write for an hour and be pretty productive. So it really depends, sometimes it’s first thing in the morning, sometimes it’s a couple hours in the evening, sometimes it’s from one to three in the morning because I have insomnia. So I’ll get up and write and then I’ll go back to sleep.

Do you often have insomnia?

Not as much as I used to. I actually wrote a couple of my first novels primarily in the middle of the night. I don’t have that as much anymore, but sometimes I still get up and write in the middle of the night.

How did you get your agent?

It was with Blackbelly. I pitched it to four agents at Willamette Writers in 2003 and Robert Brown was the first agent that I pitched to. He was the first agent I'd ever met in-person. He was very stony-faced. He didn’t give anything away. He seemed interested in the book because he asked for the first four chapters. He says he asked for the whole thing, but I’m sure he didn’t. I think we just don’t remember right. He read it right away and asked for an exclusive.

He read Blackbelly really quickly and offered me a contract. I did some research. I didn’t just assume that because he was there he was legitimate. I made sure he had some sales and actually was the person I wanted to represent me. A lot of writers, when they are trying to get an agent, think anybody will do. And you just have to be careful. He’s in Indiana and I worried about that a little bit at first, but once I signed the contract he had my book in major publishing houses right away. So he was doing what I expected any agent to do. It took him about a year to sell Blackbelly.

Tell me about Bridgeworks.

Bridgeworks is small. They only do thirteen books a year, but they’ve been in business about twelve years and they have an excellent track record. They are known for producing high-quality literary fiction and mainstream fiction. So I was really excited about getting picked up by Bridgeworks. There a lot of advantages to going with a small press for your first book because they take you through the whole process. You learn everything as you go. You’re dealing with the principals of the company. And you get a lot more hands-on editing from someone who has a lot of experience in the industry. I think that is really important because you know you only have one chance to get out there with your first book and if it’s not great you are starting over again on your second.

What advice do you have for aspiring novelists?

My advice for aspiring novelists is that it takes practice. You don’t sit down and write a book, just like you don’t sit down and do brain surgery. If you were going to change careers, you wouldn’t just walk in the doors and start making money. You would go back to school. You would learn. You would do an apprenticeship. And writing is no different than that. Just because you know English and you can sit down and write does not mean that you can tell a compelling story. So it’s a learning process. Learn how to write a good story and then it will get published.

Christina Katz is a author, speaker and workshop facilitator from Wilsonville, Oregon. She is currently working on Writer Mama (Writer's Digest, 2007) to help moms launch a successful and productive writing career while taking care of the kids. She has published over 100 articles in national, regional and online publications. To subscribe to her free, online newsletter "Writers on the Rise," visit http://www.writersontherise.com. If you are interested in being interviewed by Christina for The 'View, please visit our Guidelines. For more about Christina, please visit: http://christinakatz.com.

PUBLISHING DISH by Kelly "Scoop" Huffman

Novelist Anne Rice Born Again

The prolific chronicler of vampires and pseudonymous soft-core S&M, novelist Anne Rice tells Newsweek that, “I promised that from now on I would write only for the Lord.”  After publishing 25 novels in 25 years, Rice has been absent from the publishing world since her tenth vampire novel Blood Chronicle came out in 2003. Following a string of personal struggles including serious illness and the death of her husband in 2002, Rice returned to the Roman Catholic Church, which she’d left at 18.  Her new novel is Christ the Lord:  Out of Egypt.  It tells the story of Christ’s life, with narration by the 7-year-old Christ himself.  Columnist David Gates gives it a mixed review, but praises Rice’s ability “to imbue Gothic chills with moral complexity and heartfelt sorrow.”  At least two sequels are in the works.

Newsweek

Make ’em Laugh

Janet Evanovich, author of the successful Stephanie Plum mystery series, says that, early on, her few male readers were drawn to the books because their wives were laughing in bed. Now she claims 30-40% of her readership is male, corresponding roughly to the overall percentage of book buyers.  Evanovich raises the stakes in the novels by playing the male protagonists, Ranger and Joe Morelli, against each other. “One book ended with Stephanie in a little dress. A man came to the door and said, ‘That's a nice dress, take it off.’ Nobody knew for a year which guy it was. The next book was the first time I went to No. 1 on the best-seller list.”  Evanovich’s most recent offering in the series, Eleven on Top, won a first annual Quill Award in New York last month.  The Quill Awards are a kind of People’s Choice award of the book publishing industry, backed by Publishers Weekly, the ABA, and NBC, among others. 

Newsweek, Publishers Weekly, Amazon.com                                                                   

James Frey:  Room to Move

After Oprah announced James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces as her 54th Book Club pick last month, sales of the hard-hitting memoir of drug addiction and recovery zoomed from 600,000 to 1.7 million.  Frey says, "People read my books and think because they flow very easily and very simply that it must just come out that way.  It doesn't. I work very hard and I'm very, very deliberate and methodical in how I work."   Nice to know it doesn’t come easy, even to the bestselling authors.  Must-haves in his workspace:  coffee, Marlboros, music (loud punk for angry scenes, mellower stuff for sad scenes), and plenty of room for pacing and jumping around.  Frey has finished the screenplay for the movie version of his memoir.  His top picks for actors to play himself:  Jake Gyllenhaal, Charlie Hunnan, Ryan Gosling, and Josh Hartnett. Will Hollywood agree?  Next up for Frey:  a novel about life in contemporary Los Angeles. 
Publishers Weekly, BookPage, and IMDB

Margaret Atwood On Stage

Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, probably best known for The Handmaid’s Tale, makes her stage debut in London this month.  She is collaborating on a staged reading of her latest book, The Penelopiad, a reinterpretation of the Odyssey as told by Odysseus's wife Penelope and her 12 maids.  Atwood will play the part of Penelope “…because I’m cheap – in fact, I’m free.” 

The Guardian Unlimited

Kelly Huffman is a freelance writer based in Seattle, Washington. A devoted theater-goer, she contributes regulary to the website Theatermania.com and has written and directed plays for community and university productions.

Cathy Belben's Next "Veronica Mars" Episode

Co-written with John Enbom airs

Wednesday, November 23rd, at 9 p.m. on UPN

Recommended Book Of The Month My editor from Writer's Digest, Jane Friedman, recommneded this book to me and I was totally charmed by it from the very first time I flipped through the pages. Who doesn't fantasize of taking a trip to Paris to write our hearts out? I know I do. And now I can go there, without leaving my daughter, my husband, my Emac or even the house! And when we do finally go (we've been talking about it for five years now) we'll know exactly where to hang out thanks to the "Where to Write or Read" directory in the back of the book. Click on the photo of the book to order. Maisel has built a career out of helping artists and writers. More about him at: http://www.ericmaisel.com/index.html

Easy Dishes for Busy Creatives: Turkey Tetrazzini

From Christina's Kitchen

This is one of those recipes I scribbled on a scap of paper over a decade ago and pull out at least once a year, usually after Thanksgiving, as a way to use up those turkey leftovers. I am always impressed that a recipe so simple can taste so good. If you like, use low-fat ingredients and no one will even notice. Happy Holidays!

Ingredients:

1/4 c. real butter

1/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper (fresh-cracked, if you've got it)

1 can chicken broth

1 c. heavy cream

2 Tblsp. dry Sherry

7 oz. cooked spaghetti

2 c. cooked, cubed turkey

8 oz. canned mushrooms, drained

1/4 c. Parmesan

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

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Blissings and Thanks

To my husband, Jason Katz, who is directing a high school production of Hamlet right now. Does it get any more challenging that that? Uh, nope!

And to my not-so-scary little witch, Samantha, who will go Trick-or-Treating in the rain tonight.

Big thanks to the awesome and prolific writers who contribute to WOTR: Wendy Burt, Kelly James-Enger, Kristin Bair and Kelly Huffman. Also thanks to Linda Formichelli, Eric Maisel and Heather Sharfeddin.

Heartfelt gratitude to all of our readers who forward this month's issue to a friend.

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And thanks to You, dear readers, for coming back every month and helping to spread the word!

Copyright 2005 by Christina Katz

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