#22 WORKSHOP III, Saturday, 3:15-4:15 PM Location: Fireside (Beside Hospitality) Instructor: Marlo Schalesky, Power for Living, Fiction Freelance Author
Getting Your Article Sold: Practical Strategies for Success This very practical workshop will look at strategies to get an article sold and resold as efficiently and effectively as possible. The Key is: To Sell what you write
To Sell it as much as possible
To Find the Right Home/Homes for each piece
Reasons to do this: Gain Credibility
Find Your Niche
Launch a Book Career
Build Your Bio
Types of Articles that Sell Well and Where to Send Them. Qualities of Good Articles
The Query vs. the Article
Word Counts
How-To’s
Personal Experience
Vignettes
Profiles
Topical
Sidebars
The Art of Multiple Submissions What are Non-Competing Markets
When Should I Do a Multiple Submission
The Details
The No-No’s of Multiple Subs
One-Time and Reprint Rights
Record-keeping
Reaching Your Target Publications on the Cheap Email Etiquette
Snail Mail
The Professional Package
Non-paying Markets
Questions and Answers