News & Magazine Writing, Writing - General & Miscellaneous, Getting Published, Marketing Products
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Overview
Let Thomas Clark, editor of Writer's Digest magazine, show you how to command attention, land a sale, comport yourself as a professional writer. Read Queries & Submissions and discover how to format professional-looking query letters, cover letters and manuscripts; how to fulfill every editor's demand: Know Your Target Magazine!; tips on crafting dynamic, compelling opening paragraphs that will grab an editor's attention; real-life examples - query letters that sold articles; how to use photocopies of your published articles to help your chances - and how to avoid having this backfire; how to get an editor to trust your experience - even if you've never sold an article before; easy techniques for brainstorming article ideas; when you don't need to send a query letter first; when you can break the "No Phone Queries!" rule; how to send out multiple ideas on the same topic - without making simultaneous submissions; tips for deciding how much detail to put into your letter; and how to sell your articles again and again.Editorials
School Library Journal
YA-A nuts-and-bolts guide to aspiring writers of nonfiction magazine articles. The book concentrates on writing winning query letters (the most effective sales tools in snaring an editor's interest), and then discusses the articles that can follow successful queries. Clark, an editor, includes helpful information presented from that viewpoint. Well organized, entertaining, and easy-to-read, the book has only one flaw-a poor index. The table of contents fulfills that need. Aspiring writers will find everything they need to succeed with this book and a copy of Writer's Market (Writer's Digest).Book Details
Published
January 11, 1996
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Pages
176
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780898796605