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REVIEW By Pat Wade
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WRITING AND SELLING MAGAZINE ARTICLES
By Peggy Fielding and Dan Case
ISBN: 0-9707507-0-6
AWOC.COM Publishing
Do you have a shelf full of books about writing magazine
articles? You can replace them all with The Complete Guide to Writing and
Selling Magazine Articles. It gives you
everything you need in clear, concise, and fun-to-read prose, and it's available
in hard copy or electronic format. Caution: You can read it in a day, but
you will keep it for a lifetime.
The Complete Guide gives you not only instructions but also inspiration. Best
of all, if you follow the instructions and "�can write a complete sentence in
English," you'll be a published writer.
Skeptical? Consider what The Complete Guide to Writing and Selling Magazine Articles
reveals:
- how to generate ideas for articles
- how to write articles
- how to market articles
- how to conduct your article writing business
Is this information a secret? No, but Fielding did the
research for you, and she organized it with insight and humor. To make certain
you're amused, Dan Case added original Chicken Writer cartoons. They're
sure to keep you smiling.
You'll learn the top five article topics that sell and a method to mine your
own experience. If you don't consider yourself an expert, you will when you've
finished the first chapter. Fielding's step-by-step technique for uncovering
your areas of expertise is easy and effective.
Part of the success of this book is the fact that Fielding uses good writing
techniques to entice you from one chapter to the next. Who doesn't appreciate a
good "page turner," and how many times are you compelled to read each new
chapter in a reference book? You'll have that impulse here.
While Fielding admits to being "technically challenged," Case has helped her
join the 20th Century and is working to "�bring
her into the 21st Century." She
has included a number of internet Learning references along with time honored
reference book titles, "background" reading materials, and tips for making the
best use of them.
Have you ever wondered how editors make buying decisions? Undoubtedly you've
read books or articles and thought, "I could do a better job." Fielding outlines
the practices that assure your manuscript will find it's way to an editor's desk
and be read.
While Fielding shares her knowledge and experience about writing, submitting,
and running a writing business, Case provides information on how to make the
best use of electronic writing tools for both your articles and queries. He has
excellent advice for novice and experienced computer users. You'll learn why the
experienced person is more likely to make mistakes on e-submissions.
His e-tools chapter contains solid advice and references. In addition to the
technical information, Case includes an extensive Appendix of magazines with
succinct comments on their content, payment structure, and the URLs for
guidelines. With this resource, you can get a magazine's latest guidelines any
time you need them.
The list includes well-known titles like Field & Stream, but
many of the names will be unfamiliar. That's encouraging. It adds the
reassurance that there are far more possibilities for getting published than you
realized.
This is just a sample of the valuable information in this book. The longer
you own The Complete Guide to Writing and Selling Magazine Articles,
the more you'll understand why it's the only book on the subject that you need,
whether it's on your bookshelf or on your hard drive.
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