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Finding
The Bacon Greetings, avid
freelancers, and may the luck of the Irish be with you this week—especially in
your writing endeavors. Since green is the
color of money, I have chosen some economics publications for this week’s
bacon. Combine economics with ambitions—and maybe entrepreneurs, and the
result may in fact be green. I think I hear them sizzling in the pan already! ************************************************** Dollars and
Sense is an
economics magazine that deals with both the anatomy of our economy and what
determines whether or not it changes. Dollars and Sense E-Mail Queries: Yes Dollars and
Sense
informs and educates economists, community activists, students, labor leaders,
and environmentalists on subjects like inflation, unemployment, union reform,
community organizing, welfare, government regulation, and the environment.
Currently seeks features (1500-3000 words) and short features (500-1000 words)
of topics related to the aforementioned subjects. Also buys shorter pieces for
two columns—“Economy in Numbers” (500-1000 words)—a look at economic
trends, and “Active Culture” (250-400 words)—snippets on activism. Needs: Expose and
articles on political economics. Guidelines online:
Yes Pays: Upon
publication. Up to $200 per article. ************************************************** A newspaper
covering the economy of the Sacramento, California region publishes news for
business owners, investors, and community leaders. Sacramento Business
Journal is a weekly publication, and the pay isn’t bad for a weekly. Sacramento Business Journal E-Mail Queries:
Yes. In fact they prefer them. Sacramento
Business Journal’s
managing editor Bill Buchanan expects “well-researched, sophisticated news.”
The paper buys local business news and trends, opinion pieces,
interviews/profiles of prominent business figures—national and local, and new
product information. Looks for articles between 500 and 1500 words in length.
Has no interest in PR stories simply promoting industries or companies. Query
with published clips. Hint: A column
called “Small Biz” is a good way to break into this publication. Articles up
to 750 words explaining successes and failures, including the hows and whys.
Query associate editor Joe Vanacore for this column. Guidelines online:
No Pays:On
publication. $125-$200 for articles. $100-$175 for columns. ************************************************** The Lane Report
strives to incorporate perspective from Kentucky’s business and industry, and
tie in with national news when appropriate. The Lane Report E-Mail Queries: Yes,
editorial@lanereport.com The Lane Report
welcomes queries from freelancers for the following columns pertaining to the
state of Kentucky: technology and business, advertising, exploring Kentucky,
business perspective, and Spotlight on the Arts. Does not accept fiction. Needs essays, new
product profiles, and photo features. Send queries with published clips to
Claude Hammond via e-mail, standard mail or fax. Columns are less than 1000
words. Accepts articles
for online content as well. Query online editor Karen Baird with published
clips. Publishes features between 500 and 2000 words. Guidelines Online:
No Pays: On
publication. Pays $100-$375. ************************************************** How can one begin
contemplation of finance within the business world without fully comprehending
his or her personal finances? Your Money is a bimonthly magazine covering
spending, saving, investing, and earning. Your Money E-Mail Queries: Yes If you have real
connections within the investment community, then Your Money assistant
editor Brooke Hessel wants to hear from you. They are not interested in
first-person success stories, but want reader-friendly information on
retirement, financial planning, stocks, funding education, and debt management.
A barrage of queries has lengthened the current response time to three months.
Send published clips via standard mail, e-mail, or fax. Guidelines Online:
No Pays: On
acceptance. 60 cents per word. ************************************************** Don’t
automatically assume the word “tabloid” to mean expose and lies concerning
celebrities and their foibles. Rochester Business Journal is a far cry
for that kind of tabloid! Rochester Business Journal E-Mail Queries: Yes Although this is a
publication about and for business people of the Rochester, New York region, do
not assume that this omits all non-Rochester writers from submitting their work.
In fact, one of the types of articles they need involves trend stories citing
local examples. Ask any savvy freelance writer how a little research paves the
way for these articles. Query associate editor Reid Ackley with published clips
via standard mail, e-mail, or fax. Response to queries may be as soon as one
week. Wants articles 1000-2000 words long.
Hint: Look for lots
of local examples when querying. Guidelines Online:
No Pays: On
publication. Average payment $150. ************************************************** Kimberly Ripley is a freelance writer and published author from Portsmouth, NH. A wife and mother of five, her family's antics have led her to write books like ''Breathe Deeply, This Too Shall Pass',' a collection of thirty tales of the trials and tribulations of parenting teens. She is the owner/publisher of Writerip Publishing, and editor of a newsletter and web site called ''Freelancing Later in Life,'' based on her book by the same name. Visit her site at http://www.freelancing1.homestead.com.
Promoting
Your Prose Developing
Your Own Press Releases An
excellent way of obtaining free publicity is through press releases. I used to
think it very presumptuous of a writer to put together and send out her own
press releases. However, I discovered that newspaper editors didn’t look
aghast at press releases. To
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