Among the best ways to get editors to respond to you faster is a killer story pitch, one “that’s so perfectly honed to the editor’s needs it’s irresistible.”
WordCount Blogathon 2010 Poll: How can we make it better?
The 3rd annual WordCount Blogathon will see freelance writers blog every day in May. Help decide what new features should be added by taking this short poll.
The editor you write for today may be the writer you edit tomorrow
How do you act when the editor you write for today may be the writer you editor tomorrow?
Goodbye to all that: the 2009 freelance year in review
Content aggregators, hyperlocal news and my other picks for last year’s top media industry trends and what they mean for freelance writers in 2010.
25 reasons editors don’t get back to writers faster
Why editors don’t respond faster to queries or even finished manuscripts rarely has to do with the writer. The real reason: they’re busy.
AOL’s news initiative: freelance friend or foe?
It remains to be seen whether AOL’s online news endeavor will turn out to be a legitimate market for freelance work, or give new meaning to the term bad seed.