Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1: Setting the Stage; 2: Generating Ideas; 3: Finding the Markets; 4: Study Your Market; 6: Fobs and Bobs and Wells, Oh My!; 6: Pitching Like a Pro Versus Pitching Like a Schmoe; 7: Style and Chutzpah; 8: Queries in the Wild; 9: Reprints and Spin-Offs; 10: And They're Off!; 11: Sold!; 12: Views on Interviews; 13: On Becoming a Favorite F reelancer; 14: Play Nice with Your Editor; 15: Bring Out the Bucks; 16: Delving Deeper; 17: The Life of a Writer-for- Hire; Appendix A; Appendix B.
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Step-by-step instructions on how writers can earn top dollar writing for magazines are provided in this book. Secrets are revealed about what the high-paying magazines really want, how to build relationships with editors, how to ascertain which sections of a magazine are open to freelancers, what kinds of stories are in demand, what to do if a deadbeat publisher doesn't pay up, how to market reprints, and how to become an expert in one's chosen writing field. Basic terms like "query.