Use a letter of introduction to subtly entice an editor to work with you or buy your story, not bang them over the head with how great you are.
Freelancers, do not write for content aggregators
Today is Guest Post Day in the 2nd annual WordCount Blogathon, so give a big WordCount welcome to Tim Beyers, a Colorado freelancer and Motley Fool writer who’s filling in for me here. You’ll find me over on Tim’s blog, The Social Writer, talking about my favorite online hangouts for writers. By Tim Beyers Content […]
Best of WordCount – Make editors fight over you
While I’m on vacation this week, I’ll be rerunning some of the best WordCount posts of the year. Look for new posts, including my predictions for the top digital media personalities to watch in 2009, starting January 5. Happy New Year! Today’s reruns: Make yourself so irresistible editors will fight over you. What editors want […]