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About this blog:
In a past issue of Press Pass we had a feature on magazines that will take your article and pay well. In each upcoming issue, we will continue to provide, as we always have, new possibilities for your stories. For this BLOG, we would like to focus on tips or difficulties you have with placing your material. We hope other members, including associates will reply to your comments.

Our goal is to open communication so we can all spend more time traveling, eating, enjoying wine, writing to tell the story, and getting paid. Your comments are encouraged.

Patricia Anis
Executive Director
International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association

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What should this blog cover?
What topics do you want to see covered in this blog? I jump to get a post up with each blog topic (we've only had two so far), but so far, we've not had a huge response. In fact, just a few, but, much appreciated.

As members, and guests, what topics would you like to see us cover in this blog? Unless we have something of interest going for most of you, it doesn't make sense. All of your comments matter.

So, please reply to this question with your suggestions.

Maralyn D. Hill
http://noralyn.com

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posted by Maralyn  Saturday, December 29, 2007

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Queries or Articles?
Finding new outlets??? I know IFWTWA has been great about suggesting new, profitable outlets. I was spoiled with having co-authored two books and being picked up by Time Warner Cable.

However, now that I've relocated, I'm starting from scratch. I've found two local publishers who have agreed to take a couple of articles a month and an occasional feature, but, I want to find more.

Brenda and I have just sent a query (per guidelines) to a national magazine, and playing the waiting game.

My question is do you get better results with queries or with magazines that will look at the actual article? I hope some of our writing members and associate members will comment.

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posted by Maralyn  Tuesday, December 11, 2007

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  1. Hello:

    If I do not know the editor, I send a query and followup with a call about a week or two later. Once a relationship has been created, then I usually e mail a brief summary of what I am pitching. Most editors of magazines do not want a completed article because they have a template or theme you need to accomodate.
    By Blogger Cupcake, December 14, 2007 7:11 AM  

  2. Hi Cupcake,

    I appreciate your comment. I will give it a try on what I sent. They would not give me the name of the editor involved, so, I was sending to the wide open spaces. I'll call and see if they will tell me to whom they gave the query.

    Maralyn
    http:noralyn.com
    By Blogger Maralyn, December 15, 2007 9:22 AM  

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