Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Top 10 "Ego" Blogs: Get Inspired, Write Better

Read these big names in the blogosphere to learn the ways they write and include their personalities.These blogs are completely different, in various fields of expertise. But they are all strong personalities.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

7 Principles of Pitching Articles

You've thought of an interesting angle on a political or social issue you don't see discussed anywhere else. You have access to an expert who you believe would be a good subject for a timely interview, or you know an up-and-coming entrepreneur you think people will pay attention to.

You know what you want to write, and you're ready to do it — and you could simply post it on your own blog, but, hey, why not get paid for it and be guaranteed a sizable audience? It's time to prepare a pitch.

A pitch, known in book publishing as a query letter, is an overture to a print or online publication about an article, essay, or review you'd like it to publish. An effective pitch gets considered; an ineffective one doesn't. Fortunately, there are some proven strategies for making sure your pitch is of the former variety:

1. Pitch to the.....

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