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The 15-Step Freelance Writers' Guide to Writing for Magazines - Tuts+ Business Article More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Bill Bisset | permalink
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Do you have this dream? You go down to your nearest big newsstand one day and check out all those big, glossy magazines. You flip one of your favorites open...and there's your byline.  You've cracked the competitive world of writing for national magazines.  The good news is, this is not a pipe dream. You can do this.  There are no real qualifications for writing for magazines. I know people who have broken into major national magazines with no journalism-school degree, no newspaper reporting experience, and no previously published articles.  Despite what you've heard about the impending death of print media, national magazines continue to thrive, and many pay well -- $1 a word and more.  And yet, the vast majority of writers who try to query or submit articles to magazines get nowhere.  How can you get your articles published in magazines? Here is my 15-step guide: | Tags: Writing, Freelance, Magazines, Planning, Pitching

For further reading: http://business.tutsplus.com/articles/the-15-step-freelance-writers-guide-to-writing-for-magazines--fsw-28445 ^[1]

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How to Get a Freelance Magazine Assignment | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Ellen Canfield | permalink
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Almost all magazines require freelance contributions to stay afloat. From the writer's perspective, freelance writing can supplement a career or be its own full-time job. The key to getting assignments is convincing editors that you understand the voice, tone and content of their publication and can replicate it.

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Marketing 101 for Freelance Writers #8: How to Find Clients Without Clips More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by eksortso | permalink
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Blog post at Make A Living Writing : Does freelance writing seem like a closed club, and you can't find the clubhouse door? One writer told me this week: The biggest pro[..]

For further reading: http://www.makealivingwriting.com/marketing-101-freelance-writers-8-clips-fast/ ^[3]

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Writing a Query Letter: How to Land Freelance Assignments More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by eurojet | permalink
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When writing a query letter to a magazine editor, how should you address it and what should your opening paragraph include? Here's what you need to know to improve your freelance query letter.
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For further reading: http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-start-a-query-letter ^[4]

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Make A REAL LIVING as a Freelance Writer: How To Win Top Writing Assignments: Jenna Glatzer: 9780972202657: Amazon.com: Books More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Deepak Khemlapure | permalink
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Make A REAL LIVING as a Freelance Writer: How To Win Top Writing Assignments [Jenna Glatzer] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. <div>Step-by-step instructions on how writers can earn top dollar writing for magazines are provided in this book. Secrets are revealed about what the high-paying magazines really want
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For further reading: http://www.amazon.com/Make-REAL-LIVING-Freelance-Writer/dp/097220265X ^[5]

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1. http://business.tutsplus.com/articles/the-15-step-freelance-writers-guide-to-writing-for-magazines--fsw-28445

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_2100726_freelance-magazine-assignment.html

3. http://www.makealivingwriting.com/marketing-101-freelance-writers-8-clips-fast/

4. http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-to-start-a-query-letter

5. http://www.amazon.com/Make-REAL-LIVING-Freelance-Writer/dp/097220265X