Thanks to everyone who entered the contest to create the best “opposite” idea. I must say, I got a lot of great entries and it was hard to choose the best one. I was especially impressed with the writers who took on multiple titles (or even all of them!).
But this is the one that …… Click here to keep reading…
In my 8-week Write for Magazines e-course (next one starts January 9!), one problem I see with many of my students’ article ideas is that, while they’re solid ideas, they’re basic evergreen ideas without a twist.
An evergreen is an idea that magazines run frequently in some fashion: How to save money, how to lose …… Click here to keep reading…
On Monday I posted How to Make Money Writing About Your “Unmarketable” Passion. One commenter wrote that she’s a teacher, and she wanted to know what magazines she could write for other than education and teaching publications.
As writers, we often mistake our medium with our message. This is kind of like believing that a physical …… Click here to keep reading…
A lot of my e-course students and mentoring clients have a passion that they want to write about, but that doesn’t lend itself to many paying markets. For example, they may be interested in writing about raising ferrets, designing tree houses, or refurbishing old mandolins for wandering minstrels. Not much of a market for those …… Click here to keep reading…
Greetings from North Carolina! We’re finally done with our big move and are settling in nicely here in the Raleigh-Durham area. Thanks for bearing with me as I posted oldie-but-goodies the last couple of weeks. Now that things are settling down, I’m ready to start writing new posts again. I hope you enjoy this one!
Jun 29, 2011 Advice, Ideas, Query letters
