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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Finding Something Friday Meets Demands

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After months of waffling back and forth, I finally hooked up with Demand Studios, a web content provider that pays a little cash for a little knowledge and speedy writing. And I’m constantly amazed at the articles I find on their assignment board. This week, I got paid to write “How to Write a Check for Cash.”

Now, besides being easy money, the whole check-cashing article was HI-larious to the beneficent Mr. Hall. See, I refuse to do banking business. It’s not that I can’t do banking business. Just that I don’t like to do the banking business. But I wrote that little “how to” and took that little check payable to Cathy C. Hall straight to the bank. (It was Paypal, actually, but that doesn’t work as well with that particular bon mot, does it?)

So, if you have knowledge about specific topics, like knives, or wood lathes, or um, banking, and you can write simple “How to” articles fast and furiously, then it pays to check out Demand Studios.

Time Running Out for New Voices Award

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You only have till October 31st to get your submission in for this annual award established by children’s publisher Lee & Low to recognize new talent. But before you mail that manuscript, there’s a few minor details:

1. The New Voices Award is for picture book authors of color. The competition is looking for writers who address the multicultural needs of their readers. I don’t think they’re including the color white.

2. Entries must be appropriate for children ages 5 to 12, and less than 1500 words. And your manuscript can be either fiction or nonfiction. But submissions of folklore or animal stories will not be accepted.

3. No entry fee. Wheeee! Also, no previously published book author need apply. Booooo! I can’t say whether they’re including self-pubbed here. Guess you could always try.

4. Why try? Because you could win a publishing contract and big bucks. Even honorable mention wins big bucks.

So quit reading. No, wait! Check out all the details at Lee & Low’s website. Then quit reading and get to work on that manuscript. (Now color yourself tickled pink.)