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WRITERS GUIDELINES
Poetry | Book Excerpts | Healing Projects
Poetry Submissions
We're looking for poems that reflect very specific emotions, especially ones that deal with the five stages of grief. We do not overlap
poetry themes so please check out the poetry we've already accepted before submitting your poem.
We pay $5 per published poem.
We buy one-month online exclusivity and indefinite non-exclusive online archival rights.
Poet may sell reprints to offline publishers immediately after publication and online publications one month after publication.
Make sure you use the same format listed below so we know you understand our terms.
- Subject: Poem on GoodMourningLord.com
- Your full name:
- Your email address:
- Your complete street address:
- Do you own the copyrights to the poem you've submitted?
- Do you own the copyrights to submission and can you legally distribute it for publication?
- Do you agree to allow us to print this poem for a one-time fee of $5?
- Do you agree to allows us to archive this poem indefinitely and without further monetary compensation?
- Do you understand that we are asking for non-exclusive, online archival rights?
- Paste Submission (no attachments) in the format below:
Poem Title,
Body of Poem,
Your Byline:
Send your email to: subs @ thedabblingmum.com
All attachments will be DELETED without being read unless we specifically requested them from you.
Book Excerpts & Adaptations
We're looking specifically for submissions that deal with all aspects of grief. Submissions that help others walk through their
grief, prepare their wills, or arrange funeral or memorial services.
Book excerpts or adaptations are a welcome treat because they allow our readers the ability to see what's inside your book―making
it easier for them to make an informed decision on whether they should buy your book or not. However, if your publisher only allows one
year archival rights, we cannot use your excerpts or adaptations. We don't have a system to automatically remove your submission nor the
manpower to keep up-to-date on such contracts.
If you cannot provide an excerpt or an adaptation with indefinite archival rights, consider donating an article or essay on the theme of
your book. That way, you don't break your contract and you still help promote your book.
Submissions should be between 500 and 1,500 words. Submissions should be self-contained. In other words, submissions should be able to
be read without feeling as though you've just walked into the middle of a conversation or as though you've been left with a cliff-hanger.
See examples:
- An actual book excerpt that stands alone: Click Here
- An adaptation. The author picked a few journaling excerpts from her book, then added a beginning and end so the piece could be
read as a stand-alone article. Click Here
We do not publish prefaces, book synopsises, or entire chapters. We also do not publish book reviews. We are looking for stand-alone
excerpts, adaptations with excerpts from your book, or articles written on the premise of your book. We want to provide content that
gives our readers―your audience―a favorable impression of the book and/or you, the author.
We do not pay at this time, but we will link to your book or video using our Amazon affiliate id and include it in our bookstore. That
means that every sell we make earns this publication a few cents to cover hosting fees and maintenance while it increases both your
royalty checks and your numbers with the publishers.
If your book is self-published and not in Amazon's database, we won't be able to include it in our bookstore, but we can still include
a link back to your sale page--via your byline.
We will also include a 3-4 sentence byline at the end of your contribution which will include information about you, the author. Your
name, your expertise, your book's title (complete with link to Amazon), and a clickable link back to your website.
If you've never shared an article with a publication or website for the sole purpose of marketing your product before, check
out Tid-Bits For Marketing Your Business With Articles today!
Please answer all bullets in the body of an email.
Make sure you use the same format listed below so we know you understand our terms.
- Subject: Grief Submission on GoodMourningLord.com
- Your full name::
- Your email address:
- Do you own the copyrights to submission and can you legally distribute it for publication?
- Do you agree to allow us to reprint this article online and without monetary compensation?
- Do you agree to allow us to archive this article indefinitely and without further compensation?
- Do you understand that we are asking for non-exclusive, online archival rights?
- Paste Submission (no attachments) in the format below:
(1) Name of your book:
(2) Article title:
(3) Body of article/essay:
(4) Byline: Your name, 2-3 sentence description with mention of your published book & website.
Send your email to: subs @ thedabblingmum.com
All attachments will be DELETED without being read unless we specifically requested them from you.
Please note: We will hold onto your donated article until we can find space to use it―if we like it.
By allowing your article(s) to be posted on this website through this form, you are giving Good Mourning Lord
permission to use your material free of charge. You still own the rights to your work and may submit it elsewhere.
Healing Projects Submissions
We're looking specifically for projects that deal with healing after a loss. Your how-to piece should include an introduction
on how the project will help readers deal with their grief. In other words, how is it therapeutic? It should offer a safe outlet to
express feelings and when done, feel better about the emotions that were released through the activity. It should not contain any
type of religious affiliation unless it relates to God, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Bible.
We do not overlap healing projects so please check out the projects we've already accepted before submitting yours. We're looking to
build a library of projects that will help those who've lost a loved one work through their grief so that they can move on with their
lives. If you're not sure that a project you have in mind is already in the works, query first with your idea.
We pay $35 per healing project.
We buy one-month online exclusivity and indefinite non-exclusive online archival rights.
Submitters may sell reprints to offline publishers immediately after publication and online publications one month after publication.
Please answer all bullets in the body of an email.
Make sure you use the same format listed below so we know you understand our terms.
- Subject: Healing Project on GoodMourningLord.com
- Your full name:
- Your email address:
- Your complete street address:
- Do you own the copyrights to article and can you legally distribute it for publication?
- Do you own the copyrights to the images and can you legally distribute them for publication?
- Do you agree to allow us to print this article with accompanying photos for a one-time fee of $35?
- Do you agree to allow us to archive this article and corresponding photos on our website indefinitely and without further monetary compensation?
- Do you understand that we are asking for non-exclusive, online archival rights?
- Paste Submission (no attachments) in the format below:
(1) Name of your book:
(2) Article title:
(3) Body of article/essay:
(4) Byline: Your name, 2-3 sentence description with mention of your published book & website.
(5) Images: In a separate email include a minimum of 5 photos to help readers understand the steps you've mentioned
and 1 photo of the completed project.
Send your email to: subs @ thedabblingmum.com
Photos should be 300 to 400 width, 300 resolution, jpeg extension. Photos should be close up. There should be no
distracting background noise. Photos need to be in focus and objects in photo should be easily identifiable.
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