Category Archives: Magazine article
Original Photographs and the Impossibility of Everything Connected to Them
After your article proposal has been accepted your next challenge will be providing photographs to accompany the text. I hope you can take them yourself. The world of Nat Geo doesn’t exist anymore for freelancers. You will not have a … Continue reading
American Heritage is Alive Online and Ongoing
More great history from American Heritage, a lay publication written for decades by famous, notable historians. I never got into this title but I did have three articles published in their sister magazine, Invention & Technology. Which is still going, … Continue reading
Expert in a Single Color?
A recent Wallpaper* post (external link) made me remember a design niche so small I think few ever contemplate it: designers and artists skilled in a single color. First, a dip into the world of Chanel Beauty. Yes, I am … Continue reading
Posted in art, Magazine article, non-fiction writing, Uncategorized
Tagged art, artists, chanel, colors, design, designers, felt pens, green, green trade, ink, landscape architecture, landscape design, makeup, mauve, presentation drawings, vellum, wallpaper magazine
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Going Bow-Wow For Bauhaus
It’s the one hundredth anniversary of the Bauhaus School (internal link) and *Wallpaper Magazine continues to be a fine resource for discovering more about this historic event. They review a Berlin Bauhaus exhibit at this URL: https://www.wallpaper.com/design/original-bauhaus-berlin-exhibition-review This is just … Continue reading
Does a Book Validate You as A Writer?
It’s in every writer’s DNA to want to have a book published but it’s not necessary to prove a writer’s worth. I make little money from my writing but I am still a professional and proud of it. Writing can … Continue reading
Posted in editing writing, Magazine article, Newspaper article, non-fiction writing, Photography, revising writing, Thoughts on writing, Uncategorized, Writing tips
Tagged book contract, contract work, literary journal, magazine articles, newspaper articles, paper of record, self-publishing, writing, writing a book
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The Greatest Challenges in Writing for Publication
The greatest challenge in writing for publication is word count. It’s set by the editor, it can’t be exceeded. A topic easily explained in 1,000 words becomes tremendously difficult given 250. A reader never knows your word count, only that … Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, deadline, newspaper work, newspapers, Photography, publication, writing
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Goldfield Gemfield Gem Claims Update
My second article for Rock & Gem Magazine was on the Gemfield Gem claims (internal link) outside of Goldfield, Nevada. The claims are a major source of fine chalcedony. Sharon Artlip, one of the two claim owners, now has a … Continue reading
“I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.”
Here is a great article by Austin Murphy, author and longtime Sports Illustrated senior writer. He penned thousands of articles for Sports Illustrated over 33 years, 140 of them cover stories. He interviewed five presidents. He now delivers packages for … Continue reading
