Freelance Writing: How to Track Magazine Query Letters (& Follow Ups)
For a freelance writer who doesn’t have a query tracking system—or has the organizational skills of a bowling ball, like me—here is a simple spreadsheet to help you keep track.
10 Questions Writers Must Ask Before Quitting Their Day Job
Ask yourself these 10 crucial questions before you quit your day job.
Freelance Your Way to a Better Platform
Long before you publish your book—and long after—you should be thinking about your writer platform. How do you build that core audience? How do you enhance your reputation as a great writer, as well as a knowledgeable one? How do you build name recognition? There are countless answers to these questions,...
Writer’s Digest Annual Competition
For 80 years, the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition has rewarded writers just like you for their finest work. We continue the tradition by giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes! Win a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference in New York City !
Get Paid to be a Word Nerd
Writers who leverage their skills as copy editors can earn bigger paychecks, diversify their portfolios and spend more time doing what they love. Learn how you could be one of them.
by Rebecca Smith Hurd
by Rebecca Smith Hurd
How to Reach Your Freelance Goals
Can a simple formula tell you exactly where you are in your freelance goals? The right equation can help you see your freelance goals more clearly—and quantify what you need to do to meet them.
by Perry P. Perkins
by Perry P. Perkins
The Secret to Paid Writing Gigs
Don't be afraid to get personal and use your connections to get writing assignments.
by Chad Gervich
by Chad Gervich
10 Synopsis Dos and Don’ts
Here are 10 keys to creating a successful synopsis.
10 Rules for Writing Opinion Pieces
Freelance on the fly by mastering the opinion piece.
by Susan Shapiro
The Death of Print Magazines and Other Fairy Tales
Insiders Bob Sacks and Samir Husni square off in the magazine industry’s hottest debate: Will print magazines survive—or even thrive—in the next century?
Don’t Be a Writing Diva
Nobody likes dealing with a high-maintenance author, especially agents and editors. Here are 18 tips that will endear you to those who can help you publish or perish.
by Mary E. Demuth
by Mary E. Demuth
What Editors Won’t Tell You (But We Will)
There are some things you‘ll never read about in a publisher‘s writers‘ guidelines. You have to either hang around the editor‘s office and eavesdrop or find a friend who‘s able to extract the editor‘s deep, dark secrets. Luckily, you have the latter. We asked editors what they‘d say to writers if...