These tips for establishing a successful magazine writing careeer are from published authors, freelance writers, script writers, bloggers, and editors. Even if you’ve been selling articles to magazines for years, I can almost guarantee you’ll learn something new here!
Before the tips, a quip:
“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame [...]

These tips for writing for trade magazines are directly from a panel of print trade publishers and editors. The good news? Not all trade print magazines are shutting down! I was part of a writer’s craft fair recently; the panel of trade magazine editors and publishers said their readers don’t read online e-zines or use Google to find information. They [...]

These writing and editorial tips are from a senior editor I write for regularly – and they include some of the most frequent errors she sees in article submissions. Pay attention, fellow scribes, because even when you think you’ve got writing down to a fine art, there’s always more to learn!
“It is perfectly okay to [...]

Some of these magazine article writing tips and hints for pitching to editors come directly from editors (thanks Reader’s Digest!)…and others are from my own experience as a full-time freelance writer.
Before the tips, a quip from bestselling author Sidney Sheldon:
“Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep,” says Sheldon. [...]

It’s rare for writers to get an inside peek into the editor-in-chief’s job, so when I received this email from Terry-Lynn Stone, the big kahuna at British Columbia-based alive magazine, I jumped on the chance to share her writing tips with my fellow scribes! These tips are based on a writer who sent an email to the wrong person.
Before we [...]

Before you query an editor, make sure you can find expert sources for the magazine articles you want to write! Leading your article or query letter with a “real” story is a great way to hook readers (and editors). People love reading about other people – which means editors love articles that include compelling anecdotes.
Before the tips, a quip:
“I [...]

If you want to be a successful freelance writer, you need to know how to write query letters for magazine articles. The following tips are from a great “Query Letter Clinic” from Writer’s Market 2009; I’ve also included a sample of a strong nonfiction magazine query letter.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Write while the heat is in you. [...]

These tips for getting your book published are from a panel of writers, agents, and editors at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. If you dream of being a successful writer, these answers to oft-asked questions about getting published are a must-read!
First, a quip from a famous writer:
“If the doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, [...]

These 17 reasons book manuscripts are rejected are from a panel of editors, literary agents, and publishers at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia, Canada. I’ve also pulled out some great writing tips and quips about the book publishing business from this discussion…
But first, a quip from an agent about getting published:
“You don’t have to have [...]

Making your writing edgy and quirky will make your manuscript, sample chapters, or articles come alive! Writing in an edgy and quirky manner will help bring your manuscript, book proposal, or article pitch to the top of editors’ and publishers’ slush piles.
Before the tips, a quip:
“During the decades that I served as an editor and publisher, what drew my attention [...]