How to Be A Freelance Writer
How to Be
A
Freelance
Writer
by Angela Hoy
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Table of Contents
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ...............................................................................................................................................4
PREFACE......................................................................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 1 WHERE TO BEGIN ...............................................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 THE QUERY LETTER...........................................................................................................................8
SAMPLE QUERY LETTER.....................................................................................................................................9
SAMPLE E-MAIL QUERY....................................................................................................................................10
CHAPTER 3 REJECTION..........................................................................................................................................11
SAMPLE REJECTION LETTER ...........................................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 4 THE ASSIGNMENT AND DEALING WITH AN EDITOR...............................................................12
CHAPTER 5 WRITING THE ARTICLE ...................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 6 103 PAYING MARKETS .....................................................................................................................15
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angela Hoy
Angela Hoy was a reporter for TV-10 in The Woodlands, Texas, an accountant and an office
manager before joining launching in 1997 as a hobby. She divorced her ex
(who had shunned her hobby as being a joke) in 1998 and married Richard Hoy in 1999. That
¡°hobby¡± evolved into the largest-circulation freelance writing ezine in the world. Richard quit his
Internet marketing job to work with Angela at home full-time. Angela and Richard also own
, Inc., an electronic and print on demand publisher paying the highest royalties
in the industry. To submit your book for consideration, see:
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Angela¡¯s five e-books include:
How to Be A Freelance Writer
How to Write, Publish and Sell E-books
Profitable Email Publishing: How to Publish A Profitable E-mag
How to Be A Syndicated Newspaper Columnist
Buzz Your Zine
How to Publish and Promote Online (St. Martins Press)
Angela and Richard reside in Bangor, ME with their children, Zach, Ali and Frank and Max.
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PREFACE
I have so many writing assignments that I hired two ghostwriters this year. Am I a great writer?
Well, that depends on the topic. Am I good at selling myself? You betcha! I can convince just
about any editor that I am the freelance writer for their magazine!
Keep reading! I¡¯ll show you how I do it!
How to Be A Freelance Writer is designed to give you the basics of approaching magazine
editors for assignments. It¡¯s a quick read, followed by paying markets that you can approach
with article assignments TODAY!
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