A pair of students in my last 8-week e-course on breaking into magazines, Wayne and Treba Thompson, wrote a killer query that was accepted by Blue Water Sailing magazine! Their query had a lot of style, with clever use of nautical terms, sharp language, and great quotes from impressive experts. Not to mention that their …

Jul 18, 2007 Classes, Query letters

You Ask, We Answer: How do I get a travel book published?

Kayleen asks: Hi! I’m an experienced non-fiction magazine article writer. I’ve published 1,500 articles, many of those in recent years focusing on travel. I’m ready to attempt to write a book and have thought I’d enjoy writing a travel book, perhaps on the Bed and Breakfast Inns in my state.

But I don’t know if that …

Jul 18, 2007 Advice, Book authoring, You Ask, We Answer