September Updates

We’re Back! And it’s nice to be back. I expect we’ll be staying on a regular publication schedule for quite a while now. And now that we’re back, we have some special news – new columnists. Beginning with the October issue we will be having columnists take over the whole technique section and they’ll bring us something amazing every issue, I just know it. You might also notice that we have a totally new feature this month, introducing our first new columnist Gabrielle Linnell with her column Fresh Ideas. Each month she’ll bring us some fantastic idea possibilities to stir us to writing excitement. I know I loved her ideas for September! So watch for this feature every month.

Also In This Issue:

Do your characters ever talk back to you? Well Peggy Wirgau’s characters can get positively bossy. Read her funny article in Storytellers.

This month in Special Report, I rooted through my daughter’s magazines to find one that readers wanted to know about. Since we constantly get asked, “How do I break into Highlights?” we’re looking at the September issue of Highlights and what we can learn about the magazine’s approach from this issue.

Do you ever wonder how to make an excellent first impression on an editor? This month we have a special treat as Marcia Lusted shares some important Editor Etiquette with us
In My Office.

And be sure to check out That’s A Fact for three keys to good kid nonfiction. You’ll also be checking out one of my last technique articles – so bring on the new columnists!

Be sure to check out every department – Inside Markets has some great insights into selling to a fantastic Australian magazine group and In the Beginning, has a sweet look at one writer’s search for balance between writing and family. And if you feel especially inspired, why not share an article about your writing journey with your fellow magazine writers? Just drop us a line.