Writers who want to use their creative talents to earn a living as a jobbing writer can often find magazines, periodicals and special interest magazines a potential source of income. But to make the most of the opportunities this market presents they need to be prepared. There are a few skills a writer can embrace to ensure they take every opportunity presented to them and maximise the living they can earn from their writing simply by being aware of upcoming relevant dates of significance. These could be an annual festival, Sabbat or holiday like Samhain or Christmas, a decade in memorial of an event or significant political or social moment – for example on 24th October it will be a decade since Concorde took its last commercial passenger flight. It could also be the Anniversary of a famous artist, scientist or authors birth or death. There are always events in the near, mid and far future that a writer can use as a creative source for submitting articles and magazine features. Dare I say it they may even inspire writers to write a poem, short story or novel and if they’re time smart they can arrange for their publication’s release to be in line with that significant date as one aspect of their marketing campaign. So how do you as a writer make the most of upcoming seasons, festivals and anniversaries? (article abridged for social media posting, for the full article please go to my blog by clicking on the hyperlink) vcwillow.wordpress/2013/09/20/samhain-halloween-is-coming-preparing-for-the-season/
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:35:01 +0000
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