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. …
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 …
I’m in the process of moving from New Hampshire to North Carolina, and things will be crazy around here until we get settled in. I’ll be running some oldie-but-goodie posts on the blog until I’m back to work. Enjoy!
Since I teach an e-course that tells writers how to write queries that will hopefully land magazine …
This is a guest post by Becky Blanton. Thanks, Becky!
The number one complaint editors have about query letters is the lack of research writers put into them. No matter how clever or qualified the writer may be, many editors often shake their head, turn to a co-worker and ask, “Did they even read our magazine?” …
May 2, 2011 Advice, Magazines, Query letters
photo credit: mollypop
A couple weeks ago, one of my students — a talented writer with a couple national clips to her name — told me she’d taken a class where the writing instructor said beginning freelancers should write 15 articles for regional parenting magazines before pitching national parenting magazines.
I was flabbergasted when this dog …
Apr 18, 2011 Advice, Editors, Ideas, Magazines, Query letters, Rants, Rules, Writing
