By Mridu Khullar Relph
The world is flat, asserts Thomas L. Friedman, the New York Times’ Foreign Affairs columnist and the author of the bestselling book by the same name. Never before in the history of the world have opportunities been distributed so evenly between people of colors, countries and gender. This is certainly true in …… Click here to keep reading…
By Daisha Cassel
Imagine a “niche writer,” and you might think of someone who is limited. Boxed in. Pigeonholed.
Or maybe you actually envy niche writers because they obviously have years of deep experience in a particular field which they can now apply to their writing. And you don’t.
I haven’t been writing for decades, …… Click here to keep reading…
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Johanna asks: I am a green living writer, but have never written for magazines. How do I find enough magazines that are …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 5, 2012 Advice, Ideas, Magazines, You Ask, We Answer
This week one of my former students let me know that a story idea she’d generated and worked on in my story idea workshop this fall ran in last Sunday’s New York Times and was generating a ton of reader response. (Woo-hoo! She’s the third student of mine to land an assignment with the Times. …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 2, 2012 Advice, Classes, Editors, Ideas, Magazines, Marketing, Networking, Speaking engagements
I’m a big proponent of writing for trade magazines: They’re typically a joy to write for, especially compared to many newsstand magazines. You can earn a high per-hour rate (mine is around $250/hour). They’re a good source of steady work. And you don’t always have to pitch them; I’ve broken into many with a letter …… Click here to keep reading…