Pitch perfect: how to sell more stories
John Gierach is likely the only person who can send just about anything in and have it published.
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Paddling for a profit: How to turn one trip into multiple stories
It’s that time of year. If you haven’t already committed to attending OWAA’s annual conference, you are probably weighing the pros and expenses.
Get graphic in your storytelling
When an assigned word count limits the amount of information you can present in an article, most of us rely upon photos, the picture’s-worth-athousand-words, space-saving solution for presenting visual details that describing might consume too many column inches.
Edit yourself to success
I’ve sweated out late nights in front of the screen, laboring for the perfect words as a deadline approached.
The appeal of magazine apps
Our art director at Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine likes to put “Easter eggs” in the app version of our magazine as a way to amuse readers (and, truthfully, himself) with little surprises.
The business of the outdoor essay
Once upon a time, the personal essay was a staple of periodical literature, but even in just my lifetime that has changed.
Ten things I learned at Meet the Editors
As a newcomer to OWAA’s annual conference and to the freelancing world, I found the Meet the Editors panel, at the July conference was a treasure trove of advice on how to get published, and most importantly paid, for novices like me.
Crafting the Q & A
But sometimes people want to hear exactly what a subject has to say in his or her own words. That’s where the question-and-answer format comes in.
Magazines with a mission: Freelancing for NGO and agency publications
Although every magazine has a mission — for most it is making a profit — there is a segment of the market that puts purpose ahead of profit.