This example of a query letter for unpublished writers (writers who don’t have magazine clips yet) will help writers land their first magazine assignment – I hope! I’m posting this because a reader asked for an example of a beginner’s query letter on my Tips for Improving Your Query Letters article.
Before the query letter example, [...]

In this interview, Wendy Burt-Thomas, author of The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters, shares her tips for writers groups, writer’s block, and what it takes to be a successful freelancer. Her perspective will help you become a better writer - whether you’re a seasoned pro or a newbie…
Before her tips, here’s one of her favorite writing quips:
“I [...]

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 [...]

These writing tips will help you recover if you’ve written an article without an editorial contract.
Here’s the question a fellow writer emailed me:
“Months after I sent a query, the magazine editor wrote me back and said, “Oh! We’d love your article. Go forth, have at it, and send it to us.” Which I did. I submitted [...]