I offer to answer freelance writers’ burning questions on the blog. (By the way, if you have a question you’d like me to answer, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.) Have a lot of questions? I’m offering a 10% discount off my phone mentoring services through August 20. Here’s Shaundra’s question: “Is it worth...
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I offer to answer freelance writers’ burning questions on the blog. (By the way, if you have a question you’d like me to answer, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.) Have a lot of questions? I’m offering a 10% discount off my phone mentoring services through August 20. Here’s Mark’s question: Here’s what happened....
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Jennifer asks: My question has to do with an expert who I spoke to on the phone. She basically said, “Read my book and it will tell you everything you need to know.” Do you know if a magazine like “Parenting” would be okay with me using quotes from the book and citing the...
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Last week, I offered to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. I received several excuses that are holding writers back, and I’ll be busting them over the next several weeks. Here’s Deonne’s excuse: I come up with lame article ideas, not fresh, newsworthy...
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Debbie asks: A while ago I read a post about trying to sell an article that had been killed by the original magazine. I find myself in this boat sometimes and plan to make a better effort at finding a new home for these pieces. Here’s my question: when you pitch it, do you...
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Angie asks: In your e-course, you recommend that we come up with an elevator speech about our idea in case an editor picks up the phone when we call the magazine to ask for contact information. Can you tell me more about this? I’ve had students call a magazine’s editorial department to ask for...
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Desiree asks: I have written several pieces that were well received by editors, but seem to be on perpetual hold to be printed. These have not been officially killed, and I was paid in full for each piece. In one case, I was told that the magazine will not be printing a 500 word...
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Sarah asks: “If I only have one clip — and it’s print — how do I handle this when sending email queries to editors?” You can scan the article and create a PDF file, ask the editor to send you a PDF if they have one (sometimes they do!), or simply send the text...
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Julia asks: “I’m attending a conference where I’ll be doing one-on-one pitch sessions with magazine editors. Can you give me any advice?” I have done these one-on-one pitches before. I recommend reading through the magazines and coming up with a few short pitches for each. But at the conference, attend the editors’ workshops/panels, because...
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I just finished my first free teleclass for writers, and it was a blast. I was nervous at first and I got kicked off the line once, but all in all I think it was a success. I’ll try to post the recording here in the next few days. I got some great questions...
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