An editor’s take on why queries fail, and how to get them right
It’s been 18 months since I started working as a freelance editor of InsideEdge, a startup online finance website created by American Express and Federated Media. So far, I’ve edited close to 120 features and have a couple dozen more in some state of being assigned, reviewed or packaged for publication. The process has put [...]
WordCount Q&A: Making new money from old queries
Three freelance parenting writers figured out how to make new money from old queries by collaborating on an e-book of 16 queries that had landed them assignments with magazines such as Real Simple and Redbook.
How to write queries that sell
The need to market my writing business just got more urgent – a relatively new client that I’ve loved working with just announced drastic cuts that will effectively doom the relationship. As a result, I’ve got a couple works in progress that now need new homes and openings on my calendar that I need to [...]
