From Spark to Flame: Fanning Your Passion & Ideas into Moneymaking Magazine Articles that Make a Difference (Monetizing Your Purpose & Passion Series Book 1)

MAGAZINE OUTLINE Magazine ____________________ Editor ________________ Date__________ READER: M__ F__ B__, age range , Prof Bus ____ Fam ____ Special interests of readers _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Next look at the types of articles the magazine publishes. Using the outline form, count the number of different types of articles in the three back issues so you’ll know the types to suggest to the editors. Do they use how-to articles, profiles, Q & A interviews, essays, personal experience pieces, or travel articles?

Below the corkboard of my Writer’s Taffy Machine is a second corkboard divided roughly in half. On the left side is my corral, the fourteen or fifteen magazines I write for regularly. On the other side is my Heart List, currently with fifteen magazines. I keep these two lists on my wall to help me stay awake to this game of turning Heart List magaz

Which magazines are likely to be interested in the ideas from your growing list of possible articles? - Which magazines pay a decent rate for their articles? (We’ll discuss how to find out this information a little later.) • What are some top-notch national publications where you’d love to see your byline? • How about some mid-range publications th

Call to Action Assignment 1. Pick at least three of your hottest ideas, the ones you would really like to write about and that seem to have several likely markets. Write the basic idea on a sheet of paper or use the Article Development Form. 2. Develop these ideas thoroughly. See how many different slants or spins you can create with each idea.

I’ve found that most freelance writers who specialize in writing for magazines spend in the neighborhood of forty to sixty percent of their time in some form of marketing, whether it’s studying magazines, writing new idea proposals, or networking.

Writer’s Market, a publication of Writer’s Digest. Most freelance journalists consider Writer’s Market to be the Bible for publishing information, with thousands of magazine, book publisher and agent listings.

I’ve found as I go through the research phase of the writing process, there comes a point where I start hearing myself say, “How am I going to get all this great material into this one article?” And that’s a sure sign that I’m ready to write the rough draft.

Combine the types of articles written with the predominant subjects they like to run and you’ll be well on your way to hitting a home run with your queries.

One of the most important ways to be sure you always have more great ideas to write about than you’ll ever actually write is to have a simple way to capture the ideas when they cross your path. I’ve two favorite methods. I keep a small memo pad and pen with me at all times. As soon as I stumble upon something I can use for an article, I jot it down