I love receiving questions from readers. They arrive via Messenger, email, Facebook, even the occasional text. Sometimes by snail mail. All too often, however, the questions come to me prematurely, meaning the cart gets positioned well ahead of the horse. For instance: 1) “I have this story idea that’s so remarkable. How do I sell it […]
Three Tips for Submitting for Grants at Arts Commissions
/ 2020-02-14When artists of all types seek grants, I direct them first to their state arts commissions. Canada has province and city arts commissions, and the UK and Australia have their own national and local commission. (Our knowledge does not branch into Africa, Middle East, or Far East, sorry.) While those are pretty easy to locate, […]
On Grants, a Primer
/ 2019-10-09Someone searches “grants for writers” and up pops FundsforWriters in the search. Right there upfront. All you have to do is email someone, say you are a writer and ask for a check to publish your book. Right? Sigh. . . if only it were that easy. Following is a generalization of what we tell writers […]
Chasing The Grant
/ 2019-03-29Most major cities offer artist grants for those of us involved in the arts. In my town there’s an annual drive for locals to apply, and back in 2014, I gave it a go. According to the rules, anyone in the arts field, including literary arts, was eligible. “Hot dog, I’m going for it!” I […]
How I Funded My Mission, Wrote My Book and Made Bulk Book Sales with Grants
/ 2018-02-03I started with a heart centered mission and a newly published book, How to Raise Respectful Parents: Better Communication with Teens and Parents. Like all new authors, I was proud of it, but I soon learned writing and publishing a book are only half the journey. I had to market, and I wanted to market […]
Are There Grants with No Strings?
/ 2017-07-28One of the most common questions that FundsforWriters receives is where can someone find a grant to self-publish a book, ninety percent of the time their first book. No mention of genre, where the author lives, the purpose of the book, or why anyone would want to fund such a book, much less read it. […]
I Need a Grant
/ 2016-07-05By C. Hope Clark – I forget that new writers enter the profession daily, and I’m most reminded when a slew of them write me after seeing FundsforWriters.com for the first time. The first thing they see is GRANTS, and that throws their fledgling minds into overdrive, wondering how they can find some generous grant […]