Archive for July, 2006

How To Write A Query Letter

Blog/news: July 5th, 2006

Unless they’re incredibly lucky and have custom-made writing assignments land in their laps on a regular basis, most successful freelance writers need to learn how to write an effective query letter.
Here are some useful sources of information:
General query letter resources
Write Query Letters That Sell by Michelle Lee, who has worked as an editor at Mademoiselle, […]

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July 5th, 2006

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Blog/news: July 12th, 2006

Apologies in advance for this week’s column, which I admit has less practical use than my previous entries. But I couldn’t help myself; the winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest were announced yesterday!

The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has been hosted by the English Department at San Jose State University since 1982. The tongue-in-cheek literary competition challenges […]