Email queries are the latest avenue for sending unsolicited submissions to a magazine office. As long as their writer’s guidelines allow it, most editors are willing to receive your email query letter into their inbox.
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Writing the Query Letter
Negative or non-responses to query letters are why some writers give up and self-publish. Self-publishing is an entirely different process that is not without its own pitfalls, and is costly and the subject of another article
Writing the Knockout Query Letter: How to Catch a Book Editor’s Attention
A query letter is one or two pages written in the format of a formal business letter. It should be brief, and it should pique the interest of any publishing executive who reads it.
Queries vs. Articles: Which is best?
Even if you do write the article first, however, that doesn’t mean that you should ignore the query process. Think of the article as your product — and a query letter as the marketing tool
Magazine Writing – How to Write Winning Query Letters
While there are many online writing gigs to be found, magazine writing still offers the most lucrative pay for journalists and other nonfiction writers.
How to Write a Successful Query
As editors become increasingly swamped with inappropriate manuscripts, more and more publications are closing their doors to unsolicited submissions.
Writing for the Holidays: When to Write and Pitch Your Seasonal Articles to Magazines
Writing for holiday issues of magazines can be a little tricky. At least for me. I only think of ideas for articles and stories during the actual holiday. The problem with that is it’s way too late, or way too early, to then send it into the magazine.
Writing E-mails to Editors: How to Pitch, Correspond, and Present Yourself Professionally
Just because you’re working in a freelance creative profession instead of a corporate field, it doesn’t mean your e-mails should be sloppy or casual. E-mail messages should display your professionalism and build relationships with editors who will publish your work.
How to Write the Perfect Article Pitch
Submitting your article ideas to an editor might feel like an overwhelming task. I like to simplify it by thinking that writing is similar to selling a product. You’ve just got to know how to market it! If that feels overwhelming, don’t worry. Here are some tips on how to write article summaries
7 Reasons Why Editors Reject Excellent Articles
Sometimes the acceptance of a manuscript or an article seems a question of editorial accident and not a circumstance of clever salesmanship. Let’s suppose you’ve written an excellent story and sent it to an editor. The odds of acceptance are threatened by a variety of factors.
Surviving the First Six Months of Freelance Writing
In reality, anyone with writing skills can make it as a freelance writer, but it does take some time to learn the nature of the industry. Ultimately, being a freelance writer means the writer is in charge of his or her own career, and that means having to find steady employment.
My Experience in Querying Nitpicking Editors
Should you query first or write an entire article first? My experience in querying editors before writing an entire 2,000-3,000 word technical article has led me to believe that many freelance writers can save valuable time and reduce unnecessary work…
How to Sell Your Non-fiction Article by Writing a Winning Query Letter
Be very familiar with the magazine before sending a query.Scrutinize at least two issues of the magazine to see what other writers have published. How long are the titles? Are articles written in first person, third person or some other point of view? Are there quotations, statistics, or references sited to specific web sites or other sources?
Freelance Writing – Effective Tips For Writing a Bid Proposal
You can start your freelance work by registering with Freelance job providing websites such as Elance, Odesk, GetaFreelancer etc. Sign up, make your profile and there you are, ready to bid
Freelance Writers: Compose a Query Email That Actually Gets a Response in Five Straightforward Steps
Not all emails will generate a response. The majority, in fact, will be politely ignored. Your job is to appeal to the companies who may be interested in what you’ve got to offer before they get bored and trash your email.
Children’s Book Publishers – How to Wow Them With a Perfect Query Letter
A query is a business letter asking permission to send the project described. It is either sent without an accompanying manuscript, or with two or three sample chapters (the publisher’s guidelines will state which form the query should take)
How to Write a Perfect Cover/Query Letter
The recipe for creating the perfect cover/query letter is simple: give editors and agents what they want, no more and no less. Read how inside.
Parenting / Lifestyle Magazine Sample Query Letter
QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Parenting/lifestyle magazine and website AUDIENCE: Parents, women TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,500+ words COMPENSATION OF SOLD ARTICLE: $575 (US); $20/photo (estimated price) 1. Parenting / Lifestyle Magazine Sample Query Letter JoAnne Campbell, freelance writer P.O. Box 2222 New York, NY 10012 Phone: 212-000-0000 E-mail: [email protected] August… Read more →
Sample Query Letter: Music Magazine
QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Music Website selling classic music CDs AUDIENCE: Classic music enthusiasts TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 750 words COMPENSATION OF SOLD ARTICLE: $115.00 (US) 1. Music Magazine Sample Query Letter —–Original Message—– From: Jack Campbell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 20XX 4:54 PM To: ‘[email protected]’ Subject: To Nancy… Read more →
Sample Query Letter: Parenting Magazine
QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Parenting magazine AUDIENCE: Parents TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,800+ words COMPENSATION OF SOLD ARTICLE: $2,000+ (US) (estimated price) 1. Parenting Magazine Sample Query Letter From: Rosemary Campbell, writer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 01, 20XX 3:54 PM To: ‘[email protected]’ Subject: To Nancy Williams, Editor : Exclusive interview… Read more →
Inflight Magazine Query Letter Sample
QUERY TYPE: E-mail query PITCHED TO: Editor SOLD TO: Inflight magazine AUDIENCE: General public/travelers TYPE OF PITCH: Full article, 1,500+ words COMPENSATION OF SOLD ARTICLE: $1,200 (US) The following italicized text is a full query letter sample, followed by a step-by-step explanation of the email’s various parts. 1. Inflight Magazine Query Letter –Original Message– From: Your Full… Read more →