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Here are my picks for Fab Five Friday this week:

First, let me start out with a link from a link. Joan Stewart, the Publicity Hound, posted a link to The Daily ‘Dog article about how to submit material to the editors at The Family Circle magazine. Great insight and information. The one I really enjoyed was sticking to one form of communication. For instance, if you choose to email a query, don’t then call the editor asking if they have received your email. If you want to follow up, you follow up by email.

Next, I found a new organization online for writers and editors called the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors. You can join and receive some benefits such as:
You can receive your own NAIWE based website to showcase your work.
Get listed in the “find a writer/find an editor” database.
Receive legal information and responses on a individual basis for industry specific questions.
Discount on technical support services for one of your most valuable assets, your computer.
Opportunity to network with fellow NAIWE members.

And there are more benefits for only $149 per year to join.

Another interesting post came from Twitter from ASBPE (American Socity of Business Publication Editors) where Matt Bolch wrote an article titled, “Levering your Freelance Stuff”. I enjoyed this article because it started off by discussing the importance of establishing relationships between editors and freelancers. He gives some advice on how to get more out of a freelancer (not about money, but more concise work) and how to encourage a freelancer.

Then I would like to introduce you to a fellow twitterer I am now following, @10 Minute Writer (aka Katharine Grubb) who wrote a post called Canoeing Down the Illinois River: A Tribute. Katharine talks about how canoeing allowed her to enjoy a childhood memory and write about it (her passion). This then inspired me to write about how her story reminded me of a childhood memory and thus I wrote about it too.

I would like to end by sharing with you some work from one of my online friends, Sheila Finkelstein. Sheila is a wonderful person who is a gifted writer, photographer and artist.

Thank you for visiting my blog and sharing with me these websites and blogs. I hope you have a great weekend!