2019-02-19 00:00:00

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Cultivating Editor Relationships Bears Multi-Assignment Fruit

From: FundsforWriters

Last week I sent a two-sentence query to the travel editor at the San Jose Mercury News about visiting specific spots in Southern California—would she be interested in an article? Her answer: “Sure. Sounds fun!”


It can’t be that easy, right? Yes, it was—but only because I’d written many travel pieces for this editor over a number of years. Better yet, because my writing style and process clicked well with her needs, she’d actually created a loose category of articles (called “Trail Mix”) for me to conceive and write, of which the above was one. There will be many mixings of trails to come.


Keeping in this vein, I once wrote a magazine piece about my girlfriend buying an old Airstream trailer sight unseen on eBay. The editor of a new Airstream magazine read it and contacted me about writing an article for his magazine. Yesterday I turned in what might be my 40th (if not more) article for the magazine.


Don’t get me wrong: I’ve sent hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pitches that have died an un-replied death, and hundreds more that got me the one-sentence “not for us” reply. But occasionally, writers can connect with editors so that mutual trust, confidence, and suggested future work define the relationship.



And don’t forget another component: getting paid regularly.

Read more at FundsforWriters.

of Innsbruck in Austria

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of Innsbruck in Austria


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But these so-called “bad” photographs that break all the rules aren’t just trending; these “terrible” photographs are what’s going to save photography from AI. #photography #AI--- hmm, I don't think AI can be dismissed so easily; new skills can be taughthttps://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/terrible-images-are-going-to-save-photography-from-ai-and-this-is-why


City center.

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arihak

City center.


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Looks like #train #travel is trending in #Europe. Here is the roundup of latest news on the development of railways, routes, and ticketing systems.https://klaava.com/european-railway-news-summary-unified-train-systems-off-the-beaten-rail-tips-mr-bean-restaurant/


Wine, women, and song. #dance #festival

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arihak

Wine, women, and song.#dance#festival


Secure parking in shade

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Secure parking in shade


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The nicest tourist information office I have seen so far.

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arihak

The nicest tourist information office I have seen so far.


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Star trek? No, feet on the ground in Valencia#streetphotographyhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/arihak/54479762808/in/photostream/lightbox/


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Behavior rules are being documented as town-specific or national-level regulation in European countries, especially in the south where sun seeking tourists may forget that the town belongs to local people who simply want to live in their home town. #travel #Europehttps://klaava.com/nitpickers-travel-journal-behave-or-else-unwritten-cultural-rules-in-europe/


But there are three fortresses on the other side of border.

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Border town safety net.

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arihak

Border town safety net.


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The historic center of Krakow in Poland features castles, churches, palaces ... and tourists.

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The historic center of Krakow in Poland features castles, churches, palaces ... and tourists.


A man with his donkey.

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arihak

A man with his donkey.


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An eye-catching place for a painting.#streetphotographyhttps://wordpress.org/photos/photo/9536554ee4/