Editors expect freelance writers to speak their language.
Especially if you’re new to the world of writing for magazines, newspapers, and websites, you’ll find these terms useful:
Takeaway. Editors want to know what benefit someone will receive by reading an article or nonfiction book. Use this as a key element when you ask if they’d … Continue reading
Article reprints can hit the spot.
by Andy Scheer
After posting a blog last year, I thought it could fit as a seasonal article for a small magazine. Knowing the editor didn’t require a query, I attached it to a brief email.
Yesterday I got two author’s copies of the issue with … Continue reading
Help your writing earn a passing grade.
by Andy Scheer
Would you like to write an award-winning article — or a chapter fit for an award-winning book? Here are the criteria for a national contest I’m judging.
1) Idea (timeliness, appeal)
Will readers skimming the publication stop and take a look? Does it promise … Continue reading