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Here’s Good Query-Writing Help
If you hate writing query letters, or if you have questions about submitting a query, you might want to pay a visit to The Urban Muse, Susan Johnston’s site. Her post, “10 Tips on Querying Magazines...
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So You Want to Be a Travel Writer?
Seems like half of the people I meet want to be travel writers. The other half want to write the story of their lives — they seem to believe their lives have been so fascinating that publishers will...
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Some Tips about Profile Writing
Finally, I’m able to post an article about profile writing. My computer’s hard drive died two weeks ago and ever since I’ve been anxiously awaiting the computer’s return from the shop so I could get...
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Guest Post: 19 Editorial Tips From a Senior Editor
We have a special treat today, a guest post by a prolific freelancer who knows a lot about getting along with editors. We are pleased that she agreed to share valuable tips on this blog. Laurie...
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A Gem of a Website
A website that I would classify as a Gem is one that is friendly, easy to read, and offers good, practical help to others. Susan Johnston’s website, The Urban Muse, definitely fits that category. Every...
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A Roundup of Proofreading Tips
Sorry about the lack of recent posts here. A back injury kept me away from the computer for too long, but it had one unexpected, and welcome, outcome: lots of time to think about posts to write,...
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How to Write and Sell ‘How-to’ Articles — Part 1
Years ago, I read an article about writing ‘how-tos’ for magazines and the author stressed this point: the main requirement for selling a ‘how-to’ is first-hand experience. Equipped as I am with two...
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How to Write and Sell How-to Articles—Part 2
In her article, “Ten Types of Magazine Articles,” Shirley Biagi wrote this about How-tos: “The recipe is an easily recognizable how-to. However recipes for solar water heaters are just as much how-tos...
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About Mistakes That Make You Look Bad
Today I ran across another post that can help me improve my writing. Mistakes That Make You Look Bad was on the WritingThoughts site and I think it is going to be a valuable addition to what I do here....
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Five Blogs That Can Help Your Writing
It’s Sunday and I’ve been spending the afternoon reading blogs that other people write. A great way to spend Sunday afternoon. Some were already my favorites that I’ve read for years. Others are new to...
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