Make a Living Writing

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Looking to get into the writing and editing industry, but not sure if you should become a copy editor? Proofreading and copy editing both fall under the umbrella of editing, and if you like to edit work you might end up doing both. However, copy editing requires its own set of skills and rules, which we will cover in this article.

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Elna Cain

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Pitch email guideline example of what not to pitch Atlas Obscura specifically lays out what they don’t want and things they will never publish for their magazine. I see on your magazine that…” 3. I suggest you go a step further and keep copies of your submissions. What can you do?

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ContentWriters

APRIL 5, 2023

The best website copy is powerful. Today, we’ll dive into six actionable tips to help you write great website copy. Today, we’ll dive into six actionable tips to help you write great website copy. Web Copywriting: The Basics What is website copy? It takes discipline as well as a keen understanding of your unique audience.

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Ashleyn Writes

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

If you’re interested in securing podcast interviews, guest posts, or maybe even landing something bigger like a magazine opportunity or digital media feature from different media publications that are out there, keep reading. The first copy I include when I write a media pitch (even before the hook). publication. Viral lyft iceland.

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Nick Ursborne

OCTOBER 16, 2021

And plenty of space for long-copy ads. There is no online equivalent of those big, full-page or half-page ads we see in newspapers and magazine. The ads became smaller, and the copy had to be shorter. Compare that screen size to a newspaper, magazine or desktop computer. Again, this means using shorter copy.

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Buffer

JULY 2, 2016

Social psychologist Ellen Langer tested the power of a single word in an experiment where she asked to cut in line at a copy machine. May I use the Xerox machine  because I have to make some copies?” Perhaps my favorite study is one shared by  Brian Clark of Copyblogger. May I use the Xerox machine?”

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Make a Living Writing

JULY 22, 2024

After all, you’re not going to get paid to write poetry for most magazines, trade pubs, businesses, or blogs. Rates : $5 per page (up to 5 pages) + plus two copies 5. Charge to submit : $3 Rates : $10 per printed page (minimum payment: $50), + one contributor copy + a one-year subscription. Charge to submit : $3.00

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Creative Little World

MAY 16, 2023

From 2015-2019 I had the absolute pleasure of being the Feature Editor for Southampton Airport Breeze Magazine. Feature Editor For Southampton Airport Breeze Magazine The complimentary magazine was available at the airport for travellers to pick up and enjoy on their flights across the UK, Europe, and beyond.

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Susan Greene

AUGUST 11, 2024

” The article will be featured in a magazine that will be distributed to the participants at the program. Just for fun, I copied Annette’s emails into Google and sure enough, another site with matching information came up in the search results. The article project is for an upcoming social sensitization program.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Quotation marks (“ ”) are mostly for showing speech or copying passages verbatim from other works, but sometimes they’re used for more than just punctuation. newspaper and magazine articles. newspaper and magazine articles. periodical names (magazines, newspapers, and news websites). journal articles. essay titles.

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Elna Cain

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Environmental article writers produce content for blogs, online magazines, and print magazines. For example, they may write website copy, Facebook ads, email campaigns , and blog posts that promote green products. Verge Magazine. Outside Magazine. Hakai Magazine. Copywriting. Ready to get started?

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 31, 2023

Photo by karina zhukovskaya Note from Jane: In the earliest days of my career, I served as managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, and one of the nicest parts of my job was calling up winners of our writing contests, including the National Self-Published Book Awards. Even if you’ve only sold one copy of your first book.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

From greeting cards to magazine submissions, poetry schools to personal blogs, we show you where to submit your work, make some cash, and keep doing the thing you love: writing. Submit Poetry to Literary Magazines & Journals We’ve left this for last because it’s the broadest of all the options. Times have changed.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 31, 2023

I’ve also developed my voice as an essayist with Instagram posts, one of which went on to be published in a “real” literary magazine. If your life today is, “I got rejected by the same magazine again,” write that. Write about how you made 100 copies of the rejection, folded paper airplanes, wrote “Never give up!”

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

Since 2010 she’s sold over a half-million units worldwide and has been featured in the Charlotte Observer, Woman’s World magazine, Rachel Ray Every Day magazine, The Montana Quarterly magazine, and Writer’s Digest Online. I did the same writing copy for Amazon ads. In other words, ChatGPT is a buddy.

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Elna Cain

JULY 16, 2023

The good job sites that do have copy jobs are Superpath, Contena and Ed1020. Start by using keywords like “copywriter,” “brand copywriter,” or “copy editor” in your search bar. From there, read the requirements and, if interested, apply to that gig. But what are the job boards?

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Make a Living Writing

MARCH 14, 2025

Many print magazines began posting copies of their articles online. Suddenly, magazine headlines needed to drive traffic, just like blog-post headlines, and headline styles evolved. Some magazines went online-only. This all sets you up to go after better-paying magazine markets too, if you have that goal this year.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2024

The other is popular media like the magazines, blogs, podcasts, and many other places where they are talking to the general public. If I am copy editing, I usually intervene or make a comment in a few situations. Scholars generally have two very different venues in which to publish their work, and hence two different audiences as well.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

All-purpose teaser copy You’re going to need this boilerplate far more often than you may realize. Soliciting advanced review copy (ARC) readers. Using in cover letters as part of a submittal package to a literary magazine to run an excerpt. Sharing book news informally with your personal network (family and friends).

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 13, 2024

Her writing has been published by Terror House Magazine, Horror Tree, Defenestration, and Amsterdam Quarterly. For books as long as mine, developmental edits range from $1,000–$5,000 and copy edits are between $2,000–$3,000. Slide a couple of copies through the return book slot? Knock on doors with books in hand?

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Write Freelance

AUGUST 12, 2020

They can work for magazines, publications, or websites. While some freelance writers majorly create thought pieces and creative essays for magazines, others ( like me ) take the marketing phase and become a freelance content writer. It’s very easy for people to detect copy/paste emails and it will only put them off.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The first sign they’re not effectively making the gear switch to content marketing is turning in what feels like lazy copy. The key mental gear-shift is to help former journalists understand that their job isn’t to write news in the traditional sense but to write excellent , engaging, and – importantly – truthful and accurate copy.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 2, 2024

They identified material fit for reproduction and offered favored printers the exclusive right to copy it— “copyright.” In 1623, the preface to the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays denounced the “surreptitious copies” that had “maimed” his work. Printers were appalled: Authors wrote, printers copied. Anyone could copy them.

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 1, 2023

Amongst its treasures was a signed, hard cover copy of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Lapvona , and soon, I was its proud owner. Later, for the sake of this article and my own sanity, I checked the library’s copy. First of all, this is an exciting way to discover literary magazines. Impossible. I flipped to the front and then back again.

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Melanie Saxton

MARCH 11, 2023

Because your website and blog are your most valuable marketing tools, and WordPress is your conduit to SEO plugins and optimized web copy. Consider, also, radio, newspaper, and magazine opportunities. WordPress has definite advantages. The links below expand on this notion. You never know who may want to interview a local author.

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Susan Greene

MAY 9, 2020

I’ve looked in trade journals, magazines, mining discussion groups, etc. From there I’m usually able to write whatever copy they need. Interviewing sales people, subject matter experts and customers should net you plenty of selling points to write your copy. Finding the pain points to solve. ” She just did it!

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The Write Life

JANUARY 9, 2024

Study the magazine or website to get a feel for the tone and content. All Creatures This national magazine features heartwarming stories about the animals who share our lives. Study the magazine for examples.) “Submission: Mysterious Horse Sighting Confirmed Mom Was Watching Over Us”). Payment: Varies.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2017

You need to upload them on giphy.com then copy the new URL and paste it in a new Facebook status. When CMI founder Joe Pulizzi said almost a year ago that the custom print magazine would be a trend in content marketing in 2017 , I confess I did not understand. If you create a print magazine, you can publish it on your blog.

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Susan Greene

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Write concise copy for each screen. Do you need help writing copy for your app? You’ve already begun development, but now you realize you need help with the copy. The copy is engaging and intuitive. You want copy that’s engaging, effective and will contribute to your app’s success. Determine a target audience.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Then, the rest of the ad copy is written in simple language to draw attention to the Black Friday ad. Make it easy to understand with simple ad copy like in the Clash of Clans image. This can be great for magazines, SEO services, and other text-focused businesses. Keep the ad copy clear. Make your offers clear.

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Susan Greene

JANUARY 8, 2013

But materials published in hard copy form or formats we typically associate with hard copy, such as brochures and catalogs, still have value. Unlike ads, press releases get published for free, and because they appear to the reader as editorial copy, not ads, they are more likely to be read and believed. Presentations.

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Freelance Magic

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

They can take on an individual writing assignment from companies, like the full copy for a website or a brochure, whitepaper, or ebook (a.k.a. Alternatively, they can work on what’s known as a “retainer basis” where they write several pieces of copy a month for companies. things that only need to be written once).

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In April 2018, a copy sold on eBay for $1,100.). A copy sold for $1,100. Until its merger with Chilean LAN Airlines in 2016, Brazil’s TAM Airlines published an in-flight magazine – TAM Nas Nuvens (In the Clouds). Sign up to receive your free subscription to our print magazine every quarter. kimota Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 10, 2018

This callout from the second issue of JLL’s Ambitions magazine comes from an interview with Alex Voss, who the magazine calls “the Anthony Bourdain of brand storytelling.” JLL’s Americas team had considered the idea of a magazine before the rebrand. The project took a digital platform and turned it into a physical magazine.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When you pay money to a third-party channel like a regional magazine to advertise your business, it’s called “paid media.”. Create Your Paid Ad Campaign Copy. No matter which platform you use and what your budget is, the results of your niche paid ad campaign come down to your ad copy. Get Very Specific With Targeting.

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Make a Living Writing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

How Copywriting Evolved Over Time Old copy hacks will tell you copywriting is the art and science of crafting writing that sells. How the copy helps make a sale may differ. Therefore, that info content is copy, too. I was being told that all blog posts are copy more than a decade ago. Your copy makes them money.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 31, 2018

The digital media could be the product itself – a music collection, streaming television series, video, electronic magazine, e-book or catalog – distributed in a variety of formats or forms. In most cases, you need to add textual information such as copy, descriptions, and product data as well. 4-7 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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