Top Tips For Writers
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By Post or E-mail? Even though we live in an electronic age where more and more publications are accepting work by e-mail, some still prefer postal submissions, especially from someone writing for them for the first time. So make sure you research this carefully. If a magazine only accepts work by post, don’t think you
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Check, check and re-check! In my interview for ‘The Write Place’ (http://www.writersbureau.com/editorimages/Issue%207a.pdf) I was asked to give a tip for copywriting students. I advised on making sure that they read the brief from the client very carefully. A similar point can be applied to writing competitions, whether they’re poetry, short story or article writing competitions.
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Yesterday I advised on the opportunity writing readers’ letters can bring. Here’s a tip to optimise your chances of having a letter accepted: A lot of readers’ letters published on the letters pages are about articles previously featured in the magazines. If you send your letter off as soon as you can, you enhance your
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Top Tip Of The Week.
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Humour always stands out. If you see or hear anything funny, write it down in a notebook. Cut out anything that amuses you in the paper or in a magazine, from typos to comical ads to funny stories. These can make great fillers or letters. They can also spark off amusing ideas or lead to
Esther Chilton 