non-fiction
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Last week I gave you the ‘ABC‘, so this week it’s the turn of article ideas for ‘DEF‘: D is for dogs. They say dogs are a man’s best friend so it’s only right that there are several magazines devoted to them. Some of them only accept articles from canine behaviourists, vets etc but others…
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Only a few days to go so I’m sure you’re like me – looking forward to the time off but a mountain to climb before you get there! My market to add to the ‘Markets For Freelancers’ page is Chapman, a literary magazine, which is held in high regard: For ‘Chapman’, it’s all about the…
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Recently, I’ve devoted more time to short stories than articles. So over the next few weeks, I plan to redress the balance by going through the letters of the alphabet and sharing some article ideas with you. Don’t ask me what I’m going to come up with for ‘x’ – I’ll get the mind working…
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Someone pointed out that it’s two weeks to Christmas today! I wasn’t too pleased as for some bizarre reason I thought I had a little longer to meet my deadlines. So it’s go, go, go. I hope you’re a little more organised than me! My market for you this week is one anyone can have…
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Homophone Headache! Yesterday in my writing exercise for you, I asked you to spot ten deliberate mistakes in a page of text. One of the mistakes was a homophone (aloud/allowed) where the words sound the same but have a different meaning. It’s so easy to type the wrong word but always look at the context…
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Crafty Commas! A lot of new writers are unsure where commas should be placed when writing dialogue. Here’s a guide to help you: If you lead into a passage of speech with ownership, a comma should be placed before the words of speech e.g.: Sarah said, “Would you like a cup of tea?” Alternatively, if…
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The women’s weeklies are jam packed with jaw-dropping and dramatic stories. Surely they aren’t something to be considered by a real writer? These magazines do pay extremely well, sometimes offering £100 for a star letter of only a hundred words or so. True-life tales pay bigger money with some earning the story-teller a whopping £1000.…
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Well, things were going quite smoothly this week until my cheekiest rescue cat decided to jump behind the TV and got stuck. After much aggravation, on both parts, he managed to break free, pulling a load of wires with him! So that put paid to internet connection for a while. Thankfully, I’m now connected and…
Esther Chilton 