The definitive choice in how-to get published books, A Writer's Guide to Getting Published in Magazines covers the topics every aspiring magazine writer must know in order to achieve success, including: Deciding your target audience and what magazines you want to approach; How to do your article research; Writing query letters and what to include in the query package; Writing an article proposal; How to decide what articles to write; A description of article types often open to freelancers; Finding an expert to interview; Sidebars, photos and clips; Protocol for working with editors; Manuscript formats and writing the actual article; Contracts, rights and the business side or writing for magazines.

Written by an experienced freelancer whose byline appeared in most of the leading consumers' magazines for over a decade, A Writer's Guide to Getting Published in Magazines is a basic tool every aspiring magazine writer needs at the beginning of his or her career.