by Steven | Apr 18, 2011 | Blogs
The hardest thing I’ve had to do so far is to assemble a market list. A market list contains the magazines you want to query with your article idea. Going through the Writer’s Market, I reviewed many publications that at first glance seemed like they would work. ...
by Steven | Apr 9, 2011 | Blogs
In order to (legally and successfully) deduct your expenses when you travel, you must demonstrate that you are actively engaged in efforts to sell your writing. The IRS will believe you if you do the right things to prove your intentions. The query letter is your...
by Steven | Apr 1, 2011 | Blogs
It’s Halloween tonight, and children are starting to appear at the door with parents, friends and brothers and sisters to chaperone them. I’m working on my website and thinking about a time in the not-too-distant future when all I will need to do is write. Right now...
by Steven | Mar 28, 2011 | Blogs
By now, I fully understand the importance of writing a good query letter. If the letter doesn’t speak loudly and clearly to the editor you send it to, it will most likely be rejected. So getting the first few lines right is critical. I went over my first query with...
by Steven | Mar 16, 2011 | Blogs
Writing my first query letter has been a real experience! Besides enjoying the process, I’ve learned a lot about the approach needed to capture an editor’s attention and get enough interest to get the go-ahead. After all, if the editor says no, there is zero chance...
by Steven | Mar 8, 2011 | Blogs
So here I am – armed with all the knowledge I need to get started. It has been a long road just to get to this point. But I discovered a long time ago that the way to accomplish something is to stick with it and work through the difficult parts until you are in...
by Steven | Mar 6, 2011 | Blogs
If you’ve read the previous posts, you know that I had reserved a seat in a 4-hour class on how to write and sell travel articles. Unfortunately, that class was canceled last year. The good news is that the class was held again yesterday at Santa Rosa Junior...
by Steven | Mar 4, 2011 | Blogs
Reviewing “The Travel Writer’s Guide” by Gordon Burgett has jogged my memory about how I will proceed in my quest to settle into a life of writing travel articles. On Saturday, I’ll be spending the afternoon listening and learning how to make a go at the travel...
