Queries and Submissions (Elements of Article Writing) - Hardcover

Clark, Tom

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898796601 ISBN 13: 9780898796605

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, 2000

Synopsis

Let Thomas Clark, editor of Writer's Digest magazine, show you how to command attention, land a sale, comport yourself as a professional writer. Read Queries & Submissions and discover how to format professional-looking query letters, cover letters and manuscripts; how to fulfill every editor's demand: Know Your Target Magazine!; tips on crafting dynamic, compelling opening paragraphs that will grab an editor's attention; real-life examples - query letters that sold articles; how to use photocopies of your published articles to help your chances - and how to avoid having this backfire; how to get an editor to trust your experience - even if you've never sold an article before; easy techniques for brainstorming article ideas; when you don't need to send a query letter first; when you can break the "No Phone Queries!" rule; how to send out multiple ideas on the same topic - without making simultaneous submissions; tips for deciding how much detail to put into your letter; and how to sell your articles again and again.

About this title

From the Author

I read a lot of letters to write this book.
I've been reading query letters to "Writer's Digest" for more than a decade, and if I've learned nothing else, I've learned that the ability to write a winning query letter is the most important sales tool an article writer can acquire. That's not hyperbole, it's fact. If you can't write a successful query, you'll likely never get to demonstrate your article-writing skills.

In this book, I explore what goes into a query--from deciphering what sort of articles an editor wants to see, to providing specific tips on how to open and close a letter. I've used my own experience as both writer and editor, and collected samples from talented colleagues. I feel certain that once you see how query letters work and learn how to write effective letters of your own, you too will come to appreciate them as the most important sales tool you possess.

Edition details

• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898796601
• ISBN 13: 9780898796605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176