Comments on: Going Offline – Breaking Into Magazines http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/ freelance writing by a freelance writer that works in the freelance writing field Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What Do You Think Of Spotters Fees? | The Writers Manifesto Blog http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-6031 What Do You Think Of Spotters Fees? | The Writers Manifesto Blog Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:18:26 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-6031 [...] must have heard the bells tingle after I wrote a post on Going Offline - Breaking Into Magazines only a couple of weeks [...] [...] must have heard the bells tingle after I wrote a post on Going Offline – Breaking Into Magazines only a couple of weeks [...]

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5606 Monika Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:47:38 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5606 @ Cath: I think you got some great dry runs already. At least it helped you to get familiar with the whole process. I'm sure you didn't send this second article in because it wasn't the right time in your life either. Often we do things without ever realizing why we do them. In time, when you are ready you will go for it again, won't you? @ Cath: I think you got some great dry runs already. At least it helped you to get familiar with the whole process. I’m sure you didn’t send this second article in because it wasn’t the right time in your life either.

Often we do things without ever realizing why we do them. In time, when you are ready you will go for it again, won’t you?

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5605 Monika Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:27:24 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5605 @ Brett: No worries, you are welcome. I know you have a lot on your mind right now. I can be very challenging to try getting everything done. @ Brett: No worries, you are welcome. I know you have a lot on your mind right now. I can be very challenging to try getting everything done.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5604 Monika Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:25:50 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5604 @ Zania: thank you for the insight into magazine writing. It's good to see it from a person like you too who has been there before. I'm not stressing about it and I think it will make things easier for me. The idea is to have several streams of income to make up for the downfalls that naturally occur in any freelance writer's business. @ Zania: thank you for the insight into magazine writing. It’s good to see it from a person like you too who has been there before. I’m not stressing about it and I think it will make things easier for me.

The idea is to have several streams of income to make up for the downfalls that naturally occur in any freelance writer’s business.

]]> By: Cath Lawson http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 Cath Lawson Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:32:28 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5598 Hi Monika - I've had a small amount of success with magazines in the past - but mostly with filler type stuff. And like you, I'm thinking about giving it another shot. I really cocked it up when it came to the bigger things. One popular magazine told me to go ahead with the full article based on a query I sent in. When I'd written the article, I felt as though one point I'd included wasn't suitable for that publication. But like an idiot, I left it in and of course it was rejected. After that I emailed a query to a popular glossy magazine and once again, they told me to write the full article. But I was so afraid of cocking things up again that I couldn't bring myself to send it in. Hi Monika – I’ve had a small amount of success with magazines in the past – but mostly with filler type stuff. And like you, I’m thinking about giving it another shot.

I really cocked it up when it came to the bigger things. One popular magazine told me to go ahead with the full article based on a query I sent in. When I’d written the article, I felt as though one point I’d included wasn’t suitable for that publication. But like an idiot, I left it in and of course it was rejected.

After that I emailed a query to a popular glossy magazine and once again, they told me to write the full article. But I was so afraid of cocking things up again that I couldn’t bring myself to send it in.

]]> By: freelance writer http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5586 freelance writer Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5586 Great Post Thanks for getting aware us about the steps to be followed in article query writing for magazines. This post is very helpful to us. I think you may have provided me with a little shove in the right direction. Great Post
Thanks for getting aware us about the steps to be followed in article query writing for magazines. This post is very helpful to us. I think you may have provided me with a little shove in the right direction.

]]> By: Brett Legree http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5573 Brett Legree Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:28:47 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5573 Monika, This is a very helpful post - thank you. I have considered doing this (and have chatted with some other folks about it previously) - I think you may have provided me with a little shove in the right direction. -Brett Monika,

This is a very helpful post – thank you. I have considered doing this (and have chatted with some other folks about it previously) – I think you may have provided me with a little shove in the right direction.

-Brett

]]> By: zania http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5483 zania Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5483 I actually began freelance writing by writing for magazines in the UK. I wrote mainly short stories (and even readers letters) under various pseudonyms and quite a few were published, but I did get a couple of articles published as well. The turnaround time was anything from one month to a year. Your recomendation to stake out the magazines is very important. Time consuming, but worth it. I developed a whole spreadsheet system plus had a filing cabinet full of notes, guidelines and copy articles. Looking back, it was as much hard work as link building for a website! For me it paid the bills at a time when I was made temporarily redundant from my job, but it does pay if you do your research and pitch correctly. I've thought of going back to doing this again some time soon, but for the moment, I have this website to update! I actually began freelance writing by writing for magazines in the UK. I wrote mainly short stories (and even readers letters) under various pseudonyms and quite a few were published, but I did get a couple of articles published as well.
The turnaround time was anything from one month to a year.

Your recomendation to stake out the magazines is very important. Time consuming, but worth it. I developed a whole spreadsheet system plus had a filing cabinet full of notes, guidelines and copy articles.

Looking back, it was as much hard work as link building for a website!

For me it paid the bills at a time when I was made temporarily redundant from my job, but it does pay if you do your research and pitch correctly. I’ve thought of going back to doing this again some time soon, but for the moment, I have this website to update!

]]> By: Andrew Randazzo http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5480 Andrew Randazzo Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:09:03 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5480 Thanks for letting me know about my site. It's under going a face lift and there's a few technical difficulties in the process. :) That's great if the travel writing job works out for you on your holiday. Even sweeter if it pays for the trip. Thanks for letting me know about my site. It’s under going a face lift and there’s a few technical difficulties in the process. :)

That’s great if the travel writing job works out for you on your holiday. Even sweeter if it pays for the trip.

]]> By: Monika http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 Monika Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:41:02 +0000 http://www.thewritersmanifesto.com/blog/2008/08/06/article-query-writing-for-magazines/#comment-5478 @ Andrew: It looks like you have it all in control. :-) By the way, your blog in your signature leads to the Hostgator help page. Not sure whether you are aware of this. I have a huge holiday coming up and that is what I hope to pitch to magazines for. Knowing that they need 6-12 months lead time, it would be ideal to have an assignment for that too. It might even pay for parts of my trip. :-) @ Andrew: It looks like you have it all in control. :-) By the way, your blog in your signature leads to the Hostgator help page. Not sure whether you are aware of this.

I have a huge holiday coming up and that is what I hope to pitch to magazines for. Knowing that they need 6-12 months lead time, it would be ideal to have an assignment for that too.

It might even pay for parts of my trip. :-)

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