by Joni M Fisher | Oct 5, 2015 | Craft of Writing
Let’s say you develop and market one story a week. Before long, you are juggling dozens of articles at various stages of development and sale. If you are not selling reprints of your published articles, then read my blog on Reprints & Rewrites. WHAT TO TRACK You...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 28, 2015 | Craft of Writing
Okay, so you’ve sold an article to a magazine or newspaper. Now what? When do the rights revert back to you? If you did all that research and writing for a one-time payment, then you are squandering your time. Whatever made your article newsworthy is newsworthy to...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 21, 2015 | Craft of Writing
Usually a magazine buys the right to publish the article for a specific period of time, after which the rights revert back to you. For example: ABC Magazine buys your article on fly-fishing techniques and publishes it in their March issue. In their contract they hold...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 14, 2015 | Craft of Writing
Writing fillers and sidebars can offer quick and plentiful spin-off sales from your research. At 500 words or less, they are concise. When submitting these to magazines or other publications offer bunches of them at a time for the editor to choose from because only...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 7, 2015 | Craft of Writing
Writing an article or blog for publication involves selecting a topic, narrowing the topic, gathering research, perhaps interviewing content experts, and then finally writing a draft. Think of each article, essay, or blog as exploring an idea. An idea is a topic or...