Overview
Do you like to write? Have you long thought about seeing your words and pictures published in your favorite niche-market magazine? Can you imagine an editor sending you a check for your story? You can make this happen. It takes effort, but it's not magic and it's not beyond you. In this book Michael Robertson shares his knowledge and lessons learned from selling dozens of stories to boating magazines in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Whether you aim to sell your writing to boating magazines or knitting magazines or yoga magazines, the information and anecdotes presented in this book will help you to see a clear path to realizing your own publishing ambitions.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Robertson (Director of the Mayo Wesley Centre for Mental Health Taree New South Wales Australia)
Publisher: Force Four Publications
Imprint: Force Four Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.172kg
ISBN: 9780997135800
ISBN 10: 0997135808
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 01 February 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
From now on when I get queries from sailors wanting to know how to get started as writers for the sailing press, I'll recommend this book. It's not just the book editors have been waiting for. It's the book long awaited by every sailor who hopes to make a buck while pursuing his sailing dream. -Karen Larson, Publisher of Good Old Boat Concise, useful and encouraging for any aspiring magazine writer, not just those in the sailing field. -Lin Pardey, author of more than 400 magazine articles Michael Robertson has done a great job composing a primer of practicalities for freelance writers. His clear advice is reinforced by having been widely published himself, allowing him to cite numerous useful examples from his own efforts. -Tim Queeney, Editor of Ocean Navigator Should be required reading for anyone looking to break into freelance journalism. -Jen Brett, Senior Editor of Cruising World If you've ever thought about sharing your passion by writing about what you love, you need this book. Michael Robertson has put together the ultimate toolkit for launching your freelancing dream. -Beth A. Leonard, freelancer, speaker, and author who supported herself for two decades writing from her boat
Author Information
Michael Robertson lives aboard a sailboat with his wife and two daughters. They are constantly on the move (by choice) and currently (2016) in the Kingdom of Tonga. He has sold dozens of stories to sailing magazines in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. and won awards for some of them (BWI 2012, 2013, 2014). He is co-author of Voyaging With Kids: A guide to family life afloat (2015, L&L Pardey Publications). He likes bitter ales.
