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 one or two pages written in the format of a formal business letter. It should be…
- 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, 2016While there are many online writing gigs to be found, magazine writing still offers the most lucrative pay for journalists…
- 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, 2016Sometimes the acceptance of a manuscript or an article seems a question of editorial accident and not a circumstance of…
July 21, 2016In reality, anyone with writing skills can make it as a freelance writer, but it does take some time to…- July 21, 2016Should you query first or write an entire article first? My experience in querying editors before writing an entire 2,000-3,000…
- July 21, 2016Be very familiar with the magazine before sending a query.Scrutinize at least two issues of the magazine to see what…
- July 21, 2016You can start your freelance work by registering with Freelance job providing websites such as Elance, Odesk, GetaFreelancer etc. Sign…
- July 21, 2016Not all emails will generate a response. The majority, in fact, will be politely ignored. Your job is to appeal…
- July 21, 2016A query is a business letter asking permission to send the project described. It is either sent without an accompanying…
- July 21, 2016The recipe for creating the perfect cover/query letter is simple: give editors and agents what they want, no more and…
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: 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: Inflight magazine AUDIENCE: General public/travelers TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,500+…
