• 10 TIPS ON HOW TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EDITORS by Elizabeth Kirwin - If you are an aspiring writer, or you simply want to augment your professional qualifications by publishing material related to your field of expertise, listen up. Here are a few tips that will help ingratiate you in the hearts and minds of editors. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 226 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• 12 POINT CHECKLIST FOR WRITING FEATURE ARTICLES by Jill Black - With many magazines and newspapers now accepting material online it is now possible in many instances to email your queries directly to the publication. Have you read the publishers guidelines carefully to make sure if this method is acceptable? ^pop (Added: 5-Nov-2006 Hits: 260 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• 3 LOW COST WAYS TO MEET AGENTS & EDITORS by Sophfronia Scott - These days it's common knowledge that it's hard to meet an agent or an editor through an unsolicited mailing. They are more likely to pay attention to a submission coming from someone they have met in person. To that end, writers flock to conferences so they can get some face time with real live agents and editors. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 136 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• HOW TO ANNOY AN EDITOR IN 10 EASY STEPS - OR LESS! by Kim-Marie Ward - Editors hope that writers sending in queries are at least aware of the basic protocol required. Sometimes, our hopes are dashed. The following ten guidelines are the ones most likely to increase your chances of never seeing your book in print. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 215 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• HOW TO BE AN EDITOR'S FIRST CHOICE by Mridu Khullar - There are writers who editors like, and those they’d bet their careers on. How can you be that writer who the editor will call on every time she needs an important assignment to be done? Are you a hot favorite or a pass-on-for-another-freelancer who keeps querying but receives no response? Here are the qualities that will endear you to an editor. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 204 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• HOW TO PITCH A STORY by Elizabeth Kirwin by Angela Booth - Naturally, everyone wants to hit a home run when they go to bat with an editor. Sometimes publicists and writers do have to walk to first base for the story assignment. Here are some helpful tips on how to pitch a story to an editor – and how to at least hit a single, double, or triple – if not a home run on occasion. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 175 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• MAKING IT AS A FREELANCE: FIVE TOP TIPS by Sharon Hurley Hall - Making it as a freelance is not easy, especially if you haven't been published before. However, with a bit of persistence you can be successful. Here are a few tips to get you started. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 159 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• MARKETING TO EDITORS by Terri Pilcher - How are you marketing your articles? As a writer prospecting potential clients, your query letter is your marketing tool. What does it tell the editor about you? ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 129 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• SUREFIRE WAYS TO GET YOUR MAGAZINE ARTICLE QUERIES ACCEPTED by Kathy Burns - One of my writing discussion groups recently had a topic thread going about the success rate of pitching magazine article ideas. It seems that the standard acceptance rate is about 30% - 40%. In my own experience though, I’ve had about a 90% acceptance rate and I mentioned that in the group. This inevitably led to a nuts and bolts discussion, and I thought I’d share these tips with you. ^pop (Added: 5-Nov-2006 Hits: 219 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• THE ONE BIG SECRET OF MARKETING YOUR WRITING by Angela Booth - There's a big secret to marketing your writing. It's a secret that many writers never learn. They don’t discover it on their own, and professional writers rarely bother to share it. ^pop (Added: 3-Nov-2006 Hits: 150 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

• WRITE FROM HOME: LESSONS FROM THE EDITORS by Stephanie Olsen - Writers talk about rejection all the time – just part of the job. But getting rejected by a no-pay publication really scrapes the barrel. I know: it's happened to me more than once and now that it's been years [of therapy] later, I can admit lessons learned. ^pop (Added: 5-Nov-2006 Hits: 137 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Go to page | Rate It

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