Hint #7 Report responsibly

MAGAZINE HEALTH WRITING BASIC 12 part – 7 You’ve landed a plum writing assignment on a great health, fitness, nutrition or environmental health topic: Woo hoo! Now what? Let me take a moment to refer back to Hint #1 Start where you are. You have, haven’t you? That’s #1 not only to help you pitch [...]

Hint #6 Land your first gig

MAGAZINE HEALTH WRITING BASIC 12 part – 6 So you’ve found your starting point, networked with other writers to get the lay of the land, identified possible markets, developed article ideas, crafted killer queries, and emailed them to specific editors. When you didn’t hear back, you followed up. And when you still didn’t hear back, [...]

Hint #5 Don’t lose heart

MAGAZINE HEALTH WRITING BASIC 12 part – 5 Hear the phone not ringing? Hear your email not pinging? You hear nothing but crickets, you say?  Don’t lose heart; those are just the friendly freelance fairies whispering in your ear to try a little harder. This is a competitive business. Health, fitness, and nutrition editors at [...]

Hint #4 Write a killer query

MAGAZINE HEALTH WRITING BASIC 12 part – 4 Some people think they should just write their articles and send them out to publications who will say, “thank you very much,” and send a big check. That isn’t the way it usually works. First, you send a query letter, also known as a pitch letter, the [...]

Hint #3 Master your markets

MAGAZINE HEALTH WRITING BASIC 12  – part 3 Editors want to work with writers who get them and know why their publication is unique. If you think they’re all the same, look again. Whether you’re pitching an article idea or writing an article on assignment, you’ll stay on track by understanding the publication’s particular focus [...]

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