My favorite articles to write – for both magazine freelancing and my Quips and Tips blogs – contain evergreen content. Here’s a definition of evergreen articles, several categories of evergreen content, and specific examples of my most popular evergreen blog posts. This will help you find ideas to pitch to editors and blog about!
Before the tips, [...]

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 [...]

While there’s no “winning formula” to writing excellent query letters, it is good to see how published freelance writers pitch their ideas! So, here’s a query letter I sent to MSN Health, which the editors accepted a couple days later.
“The most effective query letters get into the specifics from the very first line,” write the experts [...]

Do you want to write feature articles — and nudge your way to the front cover of the magazine? Here are 11 types of feature articles to write for magazines, from round-ups to profiles.
But first, a writing quip from Natalie Goldberg about writing discipline – because having the discipline to write is more important than learning about [...]