July 21, 2016Email queries are the latest avenue for sending unsolicited submissions to a magazine office. As long as their writer's guidelines…
July 21, 2016Negative or non-responses to query letters are why some writers give up and self-publish. Self-publishing is an entirely different process…- July 21, 2016A query letter is a sales pitch: your goal is to convince the editor that your article idea is of…
- July 21, 2016Without enough planning, a report can seem unclear and uninformed, and it shows little understanding of the client's needs.
- July 21, 2016He wrote the book on how to write killer query letters. In this interview, author John Wood shares his knowledge…
- July 21, 2016Before you ever send a query letter to an editor, you need to first READ the magazine. If you're writing…
- July 21, 2016If you plan on submitting an article for publication, the query letter is your new best friend. Written more frequently…
- July 21, 2016Even if you do write the article first, however, that doesn't mean that you should ignore the query process. Think…
- July 21, 2016As editors become increasingly swamped with inappropriate manuscripts, more and more publications are closing their doors to unsolicited submissions.
- July 21, 2016Writing for holiday issues of magazines can be a little tricky. At least for me. I only think of ideas…
- July 21, 2016Just because you're working in a freelance creative profession instead of a corporate field, it doesn't mean your e-mails should…
- July 21, 2016Submitting your article ideas to an editor might feel like an overwhelming task. I like to simplify it by thinking…
July 21, 2016In reality, anyone with writing skills can make it as a freelance writer, but it does take some time to…- July 21, 2016You can start your freelance work by registering with Freelance job providing websites such as Elance, Odesk, GetaFreelancer etc. Sign…
- July 21, 2016When I first began submitting my short stories for publication, I had no idea that cover letters existed until I'd…
- July 21, 2016A query is a business letter asking permission to send the project described. It is either sent without an accompanying…
- July 21, 2016Virtually everything ever written about freelance writing and getting published says that you need to write query letters. It's a…
- July 21, 2016The recipe for creating the perfect cover/query letter is simple: give editors and agents what they want, no more and…
- July 21, 2016If you want to be a busy working freelance writer, you can't continually miss the mark with your queries. Here…
July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Parenting/lifestyle magazine and website AUDIENCE: Parents, women TYPE OF PITCH: Full…- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Music Website selling classic music CDs AUDIENCE: Classic music enthusiasts TYPE…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: Print query (mailed) PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Boxing magazine and its companion website AUDIENCE: Boxing enthusiasts TYPE…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Food/Lifestyle magazine AUDIENCE: General audience TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,200+…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: Print query (mailed) PITCHED TO: Editor AUDIENCE: Bridal/Wedding Magazine TYPE OF PITCH: Freelance Jobs COMPENSATION OF SOLD ARTICLE:…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Parenting magazine AUDIENCE: Parents TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,800+ words…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Health/lifestyle website AUDIENCE: General public TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,200+…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Academic Journal (print) AUDIENCE: College Professors TYPE OF PITCH: Full article,…
- July 20, 2016QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Parenting / Pregnancy magazine AUDIENCE: Parents TYPE OF PITCH: Full article,…
