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Finding The Bacon Here in the U.S.
we’ve just celebrated Memorial Day, which unofficially means the start of
summer, which in turn brings to mind vacations and travel.
Maybe that’s why we have another batch of local and regional magazines. These are fun
magazines to write for, even though they may not be well-paying.
But for new writers they can provide a steady stream of jobs where you
can get a few checks and, more important, put together a portfolio of
“published clips,” without which you can’t get into the larger magazines. Just don’t
assume that all local and regional magazines are the same.
Look at ONTARIO OUT OF DOORS, for example.
Its title may indicate a larger sphere of interest but if you read the
carefully, you’ll see that it covers only fishing and hunting, not any other
outdoor activities. So, how do you
find out what the magazines want? Since
they’re...well, regional, they may not be available for study everywhere.
But, most of the time they will have a website, so check the Internet
before you query. Read the articles
and the “About Us” page. Even
click on the subscription page and read the blurb describing the magazine. But don’t stop
there. Click on “Advertising”
and read everything you can find. You’ll
be surprised at how much you can learn about the magazine’s purpose and its
readers. The information, of course, is intended for prospective
advertisers but it’s highly useful for writers as well. ********************************************** OKLAHOMA
TODAY Phone: (405)
521-2496 Website: http://www.oklahomatoday.com
E-queries: No,
mail a query letter. Contact : Louisa
McCune Writers guidelines
online: http://www.oklahomatoday.com/writerphotographer_guidelines.htm
Pays: $0.05 per
word to $0.15 per word. Photos: $50 - $100
full page; $300-$600 for a major feature Rights: All Rights
Description:
Oklahoma Today is the official magazine of the state of Oklahoma.
Its mission is to present the people, places, history and culture of
Oklahoma in a way designed to inform and educate the public and encourage travel
and tourism. Circulation:
41,000 Notes: The readers
are 45% male, 65% female and their average age is 57 years. ********************************************** ONTARIO
OUT OF DOORS Phone: (416)
596-59058 Website: http://www.fishontario.com
E-queries: Mail a
query letter or the complete manuscript Contact: John Kerr Writers guidelines
online: No Pays: $0.05 per
word to $0.25 per word Photos: No
additional payment unless used for the cover. Rights: First
Rights Description:
Ontario Out of Doors is an outdoor magazine covering fishing and hunting in the
province. Circulation:
90,000 Notes : The
readership is 98% male and 2 % female. ********************************************** OUR
STATE DOWN HOME IN NORTH CAROLINA Phone: (336)
286-0600 Website: http://www.ourstate.com
E-queries: Mail a
query letter Contact: Mary Best
Ellis Writers guidelines
online: No Pays: $0.02 per
word to $0.20 per word. Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description: Our
State: Down Home in North Carolina is a general interest magazine for residents
of and visitors to the state of North Carolina. Circulation:
75.000 Notes : The
readers are 43% male, 57% female. ********************************************** PHOENIX
MAGAZINE Phone: (602)
234-0840 Contact: Kathy
Khoury Pays: $0.10 per
word to $0.20 per word Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description:
Phoenix Magazine is a regional general interest publication, covering all
aspects of life in and around the Valley of the Sun. Circulation:
58.000 Notes: Send queries and writing samples along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope (no telephone queries). “Your query should include a short summary, a list of sources and, here's the biggie, an explanation of why you think your idea is right for our magazine and why you're qualified to write it.” ********************************************** 5280
Phone: (303)
832-5280 Website: http://www.5280.com
E-queries: No,
mail a query letter Contact: Amanda
Faison Writers guidelines
online: No Pays: $0.08 per
word to $0.13 per word Rights: First
North American Serial Rights Description: 5280
is a general interest magazine for the Denver, CO area.
(Denver is located 5,280 feet above sea level.) Circulation:
30,000 Notes: For a copy, send $5.50 plus $1.90 shipping and handling to the editorial address. ********************************************** These markets are brought to you by Wooden Horse Publishing - a news and resource site for article writers at http://www.woodenhorsepub.com.
Check Raising Royalties SLICING UP MORE PROFITS (BY
CUTTING UP YOUR E-BOOK!) The Author of BEYOND
THE BOOKSTORE Reveals How to Sell Your eBook—by Chopping it Up! While
promoting your eBook may seem like a daunting task, the following marketing tip
is one option that was put into place the moment you finished writing the book! BE
A LUMBERJACK! Let's
say you've writing an eBook on gardening. Let's say you named your eBook
"Gardening for Goofballs!" Let's say your eBook, Gardening for Goofballs, is 50,000 instructive words designed
specifically to draw out the green thumb in all of us. How do you promote it?
Sure, you can throw up a Website, pay for advertising in a hundred different
gardening newsletters, or put up a billboard on I-95! Or, you could simply
revisit your manuscript and begin--chopping it up! First things first. Take out that contract you signed with your ePublisher and read it carefully. Somewhere buried within the percentage of royalties you'll receive on CD sales and the length of the contract, you will find a stipulation allowing you to post up to a certain amount of the book on the Web for promotional purposes. I've worked with several ePublishers by now, and this is pretty standard fare. My current contract says I can post up to 30% of the manuscript for promotional purposes. To read the rest of this column, visit
here.
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