Just a few minutes at a time. That's all you need to write the one-pagers, miniprofiles, reviews, op-eds and other articles that today's editors are buying. With the "game plans" for more than a dozen kinds of pieces, you'll learn how to convert your throwaway time into copy that sells.
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Connie Emerson has sold more than 700 articles to major magazines and newspapers throughout the United States and abroad. Her eleven books include the critically acclaimed Write On Target and seven travel guides. A member of The Society of American Travel Writers and the Authors Guild, she has taught writing classes and conducted writers workshops for more than two decades.
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I'm a freelance journalist who's been writing for 10 years. I borrowed this book from the library when I'd hit a bit of a slump. I ended up reading the book cover to cover, but in multiple short sittings (it's hard to stay still and read when you suddenly have all these ideas for articles!). I re-borrowed the book several times over the next six months (just to see if I'd get bored with it as I often do with how-to books).I finally bought a copy. I flip through it in the mornings with my coffee to get the juices flowing. Emerson's tone is conversational and loaded with practical advice. She doesn't fill her copy with grand promises and dollar signs. What you sell depends on what you write. But if you enjoy writing, even as a recreational exercise (scrapbooks, websites), this book will help you push limits you didn't realise you'd set yourself. Business is up like you wouldn't believe. 'Nuff said.
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Hopelessly outdated!,
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I was hoping that this writer had produced an updated version of her original 1993 book. No such luck.
The book does some have interesting ideas for article writers, but beware. She advises that you have plenty of stamps and envelopes (!), do research in the library, and produce neat copies of all your submissions. If you can mentally update for yourself, this dinosaur might spark a few good writing ideas. But the world that existed when Emerson's advice was first written is long, long gone!
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Writer's Market, The Competitive Edge, Critic's Choice, Sounding Off, Positively Inspirational, Laughing Matter, Woman's Day, The Not-So-Well-Developed Personality, Kid Stuff, Getting Personal, Family Circle, Hot Tips, Reader's Digest, New York Times, Bon Appetit, Country Woman, Itty-Bitty Stories, Minute Writer, Bon Vivant, Writer's Digest Books, Family Network, Woman's World, Bryn Mawr, Marge Knorr, Antonya Nelson Browse Sample Pages:
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- Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing by Bruce Ballenger in Back Matter
- Writing from Personal Experience: How to Turn Your Life Into Salable Prose by Nancy Davidoff Kelton in Back Matter
- The Writer's Essential Desk Reference: A Companion to Writer's Market by Writer's Digest in Back Matter
- The Complete Guide to Writing and Selling the Christian Novel by Penelope J. Stokes in Back Matter
- Travel Writing by Louisa Peat O'Neil in Back Matter
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