Getting Paid to Write

How to Earn More and Work Less by Managing the Rights to Your Articles and Considering the World Your Market

Posted by on November 5, 2009 at 2:00 am

My writing roots are grounded in magazine journalism, and I still spend a good bit of my time each year writing articles for a variety of publications. I have a monthly gig writing an article for a trade magazine, and I try to write a variety of articles related to my interests and to the [...]

How to Land a Nonfiction Magazine Assignment… And Get Asked to Write a Second Article When You’re Done

Posted by on November 3, 2009 at 2:00 am

During this month, we will explore a variety of nonfiction forms. For the next few days, however, we will take a closer look at journalistic endeavors. Many nonfiction writers have aspirations of writing for newspapers or magazines. Plus, many authors of nonfiction books find it necessary at times to write journalistic pieces to establish themselves [...]

The Book Proposal:8 Hooks to Make Agents and Editors Eager to Read Your Proposal

Posted by on November 4, 2008 at 4:24 pm

If you are writing a book proposal during Write Nonfiction in November, I’m posting this blog for you. For the nonfiction writer wanting to find an agent and have their book published by a traditional publisher, this document represents a necessary evil. While fiction writers can simply write their book, and turn in a synopsis, [...]