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Nov 2	Claire Zulkey Taught Us How To Pitch Magazine Articles Jason Boog November 2, 2007 Know More: How To Pitch Stories 2.0, How To Pitch Stories Sometimes we all feel like we are floating in space, and that no editor will ever pay attention to us again. Times like that, you have to buck up and re-think your pitching strategy. But don't take my word for it...... Posted at 6:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Sep13	How To Pitch Magazine Articles Jason Boog September 13, 2007 You want to know the big, fat secret to pitching stories to magazines? Embrace rejection.Seriously, before embarking on a series of magazine pitches, prepare for the worst. For every story you manage to sell, another twenty editors will send you... Continue Reading Posted at 7:23 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Oct23	How To Interpret Different Kinds of Rejection Jason Boog October 23, 2006 The worst part about this job is how to interpret rejection. Editors send everything from cryptic emails to form letters, confusing us and lowering our already low self-esteem. Every few weeks I like to steer my readers over to Miss... Continue Reading Posted at 8:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug30	"Hi, I look like Brad Pitt, only more handsome" Jason Boog August 30, 2006 Via Miss Snark, we have a hilarious post from Kit Whitfield reminding us that pitching a book is tricky as asking somebody for a date. Nevertheless, we still write the stupidest things when we date or pitch.To avoid this problem,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jul19	"Make up sources! Make up quotes!" Jason Boog July 19, 2006 Just when we get done shaping up our prospective story pitches for magazines, Media Bistro tips us off to a webby contest that's looking for crazy magazine queries!Check it out:"The Renegade Writers have a new contest: Write the query... Continue Reading Posted at 7:29 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	How To Write Query Letters: A Conversation Jason Boog June 20, 2006 I hate to break it to you, but magazines don't call freelance writers out of the blue and offer them stories. Authors write story query letters (or pitch letters) to editors, and every once in a great while, and... Continue Reading Posted at 2:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
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