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Join the Family
By C. Hope Clark
I search high and low for magazine guidelines, going to the actual magazine web
sites and researching for the elusive
rules and desires of editors. I adore it when I hit upon a family.
Publishing companies often publish entire families of magazines. Usually the pay
rate is similar if not exact from one periodical to the next. For the freelance
writer, this is a goldmine.
Moose River Media focuses on readers who make a living at using their
green thumb. They publish trade publications like:
Turf
SportsField Management
Landscape Construction
Tree Services
Forest Products Equipment
Farming
Growing
What is so marvelous about families is that they are tight, they talk amongst
one another, and they pass writers back and forth. If you write for one, you can
ask that particular editor to speak on your behalf and get your foot in the door
of another. I wrote several pieces for Turf Magazine then had the opportunity to
cover a piece on fountains. The editor referred me to Landscape Construction
where I completed that fountain story. This family pays around $300 per article
and prefers you include pictures.
Ogden Publications specializes in self-sufficiency, rural lifestyles and
memorabilia. What I love about Ogden is that all the writers' guidelines are
posted on one page. In this family's case, each publication pays differently,
from $25 to $300.
Mother Earth News
Natural Home
Herbs for Health
The Herb Companion
Grit
Capper's
Motorcycle Classics
Farm Collector
Gas Engine Magazine
Steam Traction
Talcott Publishing features trade magazines for professionals in retail, food
service, and food preparation industries. It's easy to see how being able to
write for one can qualify you to write for all. Payment runs around $350 for
features. The magazines include:
Baby and Kids
Chef Magazine
Chef Educator Today
Fancy Food and Culinary Products
Giftware News
Home Fashion and Furniture Trends
Pizza and Italian Cuisine
Let's jump into the top shelf category of magazines. The Meredith Corporation
might not mean anything to you, but these magazine names should. Payment
varies with some paying up to $1/word. Many have front or back page essays, too.
Better Homes & Gardens
More
Ladies Home Journal
Parents
Country Home
Midwest Living
Successful Farming
Family Circle
Fitness
Traditional Home
Quilting
Baby
Scrapbooks
So the next time you look at writers' guidelines, scroll all the way down to the
bottom, in the tiny font. See if you can tell who publishes that magazine.
Sometimes that link can open a wealth of potential into other publications.
Marry one family member and you'll be amazed at how the rest of the family will
take you in.
Links:
http://www.mooserivermedia.com/
http://www.ogdenpubs.com/writers
http://www.talcott.com/about.htm
http://www.meredith.com/media_portfolio/magazines.html
BIO
C. Hope Clark writes for trade publications, common family clusters of
magazines. They are usually good about sending
free copies, too.
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