Besides building up clips and experience, a good way to break into the glossies is with fillers. Woman's Day, Woman's World and Family Fun are three magazines that accept fillers. The following are additional publications that need fillers - I'm going to do some research on their exact needs/style, etc., and will be posting that information as I come across it:
Adventure Journal, The Adventure Travel Magazine: Travel Publishing Group, Inc.
50 Oak Street Suite 30
San Francisco, California 94102
Needs: anecdotes, facts, newsbreaks, short humor, 50-150 words.Pays $50-150.
Angels On Earth: Guideposts, Inc.
16 E. 34th Street
New York, New York 10016
Needs: short angel incidents, attributed quotes about angels. Sample copy and writer's guidelines for 6*x9* SAE with $1.01 postage.
Catholic Digest
P.O. Box 64090
St. Paul, MN 55164
(612)962-6739
fax: (612)962-6755
EMail: cdigest@stthomas.edu
Needs: Jokes, short anecdotes, quizzes, and informational paragraphs.Pays: $2.00 per published line.
Family Circle
Bright Ideas (post cards, only)
P.O. Box 5028
Grand Central Station
New York, New York 10017
Pays $50 if they print your tip. Call 1-888-216-7219 for examples.
The Family Handyman
"Great Goofs"
2915 Commers Drive, Suite 700
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
Needs: funny goof up stories about your handyman follies and escapades.Buys all rights. Pays $100
Get It In Writing!
P.O. Box 20336
Carson City, Nevada 89721-0336
Needs: Anything related to writers and/or writing. Short quotes, advice, tips, comedy and more.
Mademoiselle
Reader Mail
4 Times Square
17th Floor New York, New York 10036
E-mail: milliemag@aol.com
Needs: opinions, thoughts, tips, how to pluck your eyebrows without the pain... you get the picture. Pays: $50 if they print your writing.
Radiance Magazine On-line
Radiance: The Magazine for Large Women
P.O. Box 30246Oakland, CA 94604
Phone: 510-482-0680
Fax: 510-482-1576
E-mail: info@radiancemagazine.com
Needs: Short stories, poetry, kid's projects, book reviews and tips.Pays: Book Reviews: $35 to $75, Profiles: $50 to $100, Short Stories $35 to $50, Poetry: $10 tocom $15.
Strange Horizons Magazine
E-mail: poetry@strangehorizons.com and type "POETRY SUB: Your poem title" in the subject line. Plain text in the body of the email. No attachments please.
Needs: Poetry Submissions: under 100 words, no simultaneous submissions. Pays: $10 to $20.
Working Mother Editorial Department
Working Mother Magazine
135 West 50th Street
New York, NY 10020.
Needs: Articles and tips dealing with time, home and money management, family relationships, and job-related (work/family) issues. 700 to 1500 words.
Writer's Digest
1507 Dana Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45207
Needs: anecdotes and (short) humor for or about writers, writing, and the writing life, 50-250 words.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Journey of a Thousand Miles...
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Although I feel somewhat guilty about hanging Lao Tzu's words opposite the toilet seat, what better place is there to hang a quote you want to read every day?
Today I submitted another article to the Christian Science Monitor, and am trying to figure out what "step" to take next. While I like Skirt Magazine's online content and am going to continue submitting to them, I was recently able to snag a copy of the physical magazine, and decided I might be better off spending more of my time targeting my work toward a different publication. Byline, the CSM...I feel as if the next publication goal should be less open to beginners - something between a regional publication and a glossy.
I'm going to try doing some research in the next week to figure out what publication to target next. I think that writing a filler for Family Circle or another glossy would be realistic, and possibly get my foot (or name) in the door for future acceptances.
Although I feel somewhat guilty about hanging Lao Tzu's words opposite the toilet seat, what better place is there to hang a quote you want to read every day?
Today I submitted another article to the Christian Science Monitor, and am trying to figure out what "step" to take next. While I like Skirt Magazine's online content and am going to continue submitting to them, I was recently able to snag a copy of the physical magazine, and decided I might be better off spending more of my time targeting my work toward a different publication. Byline, the CSM...I feel as if the next publication goal should be less open to beginners - something between a regional publication and a glossy.
I'm going to try doing some research in the next week to figure out what publication to target next. I think that writing a filler for Family Circle or another glossy would be realistic, and possibly get my foot (or name) in the door for future acceptances.
Monday, July 7, 2008
When in Doubt, K.I.S.S.
What do you do when you've got a business plan to follow, a list of articles that need to get researched, written and submitted - and four measly free hours this week to dedicate to all of it?
1. Complain. Lament about how your temp job, your insurance writing gig, your volunteer work is all creeping into your planned writing time. Complain until your husband suggests you've taken on too much and need drop at least one of them. Recognize he's right. Ignore him anyways.
2. Acknowledge: there's no way on God's green earth that you can do all of it this week.
3. Spend an hour talking on the phone during rush-hour traffic (you don't want to waste one of your free hours, after all) trying to figure out the best solution. Talk with the only person who'd humor your obsessive rambling for an hour straight - your mom.
4. Wonder: What happened to my nice, simple plan?
5. Remember that phrase your lovely big sister used to relish back in grammar school: Keep It Simple, Stupid.
6. Realize you're overthinking this waaay too much to be productive. Decide to forget about the articles, the research, the submissions this week. Instead, do something fun. Go to Staples and buy a pack of looseleaf, envelopes, and shiny gold letter seals that cost more than your looseleaf and envelopes combined. Imagine the author of your most recent "favorite book" smiling at your thoughtful seal. Buy the seals anyways.
7. Write the first of the letters you're going to write this week to seven of your favorite authors. Decide you'll also finally take up author Carolyn See on her second suggestion of writing 1,000 words per day.
8. K.I.S.S!
1. Complain. Lament about how your temp job, your insurance writing gig, your volunteer work is all creeping into your planned writing time. Complain until your husband suggests you've taken on too much and need drop at least one of them. Recognize he's right. Ignore him anyways.
2. Acknowledge: there's no way on God's green earth that you can do all of it this week.
3. Spend an hour talking on the phone during rush-hour traffic (you don't want to waste one of your free hours, after all) trying to figure out the best solution. Talk with the only person who'd humor your obsessive rambling for an hour straight - your mom.
4. Wonder: What happened to my nice, simple plan?
5. Remember that phrase your lovely big sister used to relish back in grammar school: Keep It Simple, Stupid.
6. Realize you're overthinking this waaay too much to be productive. Decide to forget about the articles, the research, the submissions this week. Instead, do something fun. Go to Staples and buy a pack of looseleaf, envelopes, and shiny gold letter seals that cost more than your looseleaf and envelopes combined. Imagine the author of your most recent "favorite book" smiling at your thoughtful seal. Buy the seals anyways.
7. Write the first of the letters you're going to write this week to seven of your favorite authors. Decide you'll also finally take up author Carolyn See on her second suggestion of writing 1,000 words per day.
8. K.I.S.S!
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