The New York Times ran an interesting article about the evolution of reading and how, not surprisingly, youths today read more online than in print. But therein the question lies: is reading a blog the same as reading a magazine article? Does reading comments on your Facebook profile really count? And what about novels? Remember those?

For more laments about the future of literacy (kidding…sort of) check out the article HERE.

Do you have a book you’d like to see being read (in print or online, let’s not split hairs) by children everywhere? Why not send a query and writing sample to Chronicle Books? They publish an eclectic mixture of traditional and innovative children’s books. Wait a minute: eccectic…innovative…hey, that’s just like you! Go to WordHustler and start shaping young minds today!

Sorry for the radio silence, fellow Hustlers! We’ve been revamping and refining the site a wee bit, and have also launched our special, fun, good-times 99 Cent Query extravaganza! That’s right. For only $0.99 you can send out query letters, poetry submissions, or any other masterpiece up to four pages. This price includes the shipping costs AND a SASE!

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Go to www.WordHustler.com today and get started! Be sure to check out our other new prices, which have also been lowered so you, our fellow writers, can maximize your exposure without minimizing your wallets. At these low of prices, you can’t afford NOT to send your brilliance out to the world! Hustle on!

by Eli Kooris

There are a number of things you need to be successful as a freelancer — and by successful I mean regularly published, not able to make a living by ONLY freelance writing. There are very few freelance writers I know who can do that unless they have a couple novels under their belt, an MFA in something that allows them to write a non-fiction book, or just happen to be as well-connected as Dominick Dunne. These hooked up people can bounce from publication to publication with ease, writing a mortgage-covering article a week. Maybe this comes with experience and more time in the industry. I’m reasonably young for the business (at twenty-five) and have been freelancing part-time for the last ten years. Let me tell you: it’s still tricky and unpredictable.

There are five major things you need to make it as a freelancer. I’m going to give them to you quick, dirty, and most importantly, truthfully.

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