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The Complete Article Writer: How To Write And Sell Magazine Articles
The Complete Article Writer: How To Write And Sell Magazine Articles

How to turn your ideas into articles magazine editors will want to buy for their readers.

2015

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Simon Whaley
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The Slow Journeyman

·2 days ago

St Julian’s Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire

One of Tenby’s Hidden Gems. The hollow, muffled boom of the waves smashing against the harbour groyne seeps through the stone walls. I feel protected and cocooned by this tiny building, perched right beside the beach. Outside, tourists bustle, despite the inclement weather, some being very British, wearing shorts and…

Pembrokeshire

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St Julian’s Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
St Julian’s Church, Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire

5 min read


Published in

Business of Writing

·May 31

Passport to Publication

How to break into the travel-writing market — three travel writers share their secrets. — This article first appeared in the July 2023 issue of Writing Magazine. The American travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain said, “Travel is not a reward for working, it’s education for living.” While a break away at this time of year can be a great way for us to recharge our batteries…

Travel Writing

8 min read

Passport to Publication
Passport to Publication
Travel Writing

8 min read


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Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure

·May 30

Saint Mark’s Flies

Why These May Insects Are Every Photographer’s Nightmare — I love May. As a photographer here in the United Kingdom’s Welsh Borders, the landscape comes alive in May. The greens become vibrant, the leaves on the beach trees are well on the way, the oaks are just beginning to surface and the rapeseed oil fields are a golden hue…

Insects

3 min read

Saint Mark’s Flies
Saint Mark’s Flies
Insects

3 min read


Published in

Globetrotters

·May 29

Exploring Exmoor’s Coast

A trip along England’s sumptuous Somerset and Devon coastline — “I can see Wales from here!” I point across the Bristol Channel towards the faint outline of the Welsh coast, 15 miles away. My nephew picks up a pebble from Watchet beach, flicks his wrist, and skims it into the sea. “Yes, Uncle Simon,” he sighs. “And I can see…

Exmoor

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Exploring Exmoor’s Coast
Exploring Exmoor’s Coast
Exmoor

8 min read


Published in

The Slow Journeyman

·May 21

Whinlatter’s Wow Trail.

Is this the Lake District National Park’s best view? — Opened at the end of March 2023, Whinlatter Forest’s new Wow Trail really puts the WOW into Whinlatter’s woodland wonders. At 4 ½ miles long, this arboreal wander is just a ticket for anyone wanting to relax amongst nature, spot some wildlife, do a bit of forest bathing, and grab…

Lake District

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Whinlatter’s Wow Trail.
Whinlatter’s Wow Trail.
Lake District

7 min read


Published in

Globetrotters

·May 7

The Great Welsh Border Castle Challenge

How many ruined castles can you visit in one day? — “Uncle Simon, why is there a goat on top of that castle wall?” My nephew stares at the white adult goat fifteen feet above us. A series of frantic bleats fill the air and, suddenly, three sure-footed kids join their parent on the narrow, stony ridge. …

Travel

9 min read

The Great Welsh Border Castle Challenge
The Great Welsh Border Castle Challenge
Travel

9 min read


Published in

Business of Writing

·May 2

Connecting with Consultants

Why writers should consider calling in the consultants to improve their writing business. — The first Thursday in June is International Consultant Day. Businesses call upon consultants to help them overcome a specific issue within their organisation, and the principle is no different for writers. Even if we don’t think of our writing as a business, we are operating as sole traders. That makes…

Consulting

7 min read

Connecting with Consultants
Connecting with Consultants
Consulting

7 min read


Published in

Writers’ Blokke

·Apr 19

Pirates Ahoy!

How writers can tackle piracy on the choppy seas of copyright infringement — ‘I don’t want to worry you, but have you seen this website?’ Those were the words from a concerned fellow author who’d found all her books were being offered for free, as PDF downloads, via an unscrupulous website. I searched for my name and found nine of my books listed…

Copyright

5 min read

Pirates Ahoy!
Pirates Ahoy!
Copyright

5 min read


Published in

Globetrotters

·Apr 15

Historic Hereford

The English city that was once in Wales — “You have arrived at your destination,” my SatNav proudly declared. I switched her off. Modern technology can get it so wrong sometimes. The leisure centre car park was not my destination, but the start of today’s journey around the historic city of Hereford. I pulled out a paper map and…

Travel

8 min read

Historic Hereford
Historic Hereford
Travel

8 min read


Published in

Business of Writing

·Apr 8

BookTok Business

There’s pressure for writers to be on TikTok — but is it for every writer? — This piece first appeared in the May 2023 issue of Writing Magazine. In 2022, the Publishers’ Association attributed some of 2021’s five per cent rise in book sales to the social media platform TikTok. …

Booktok

8 min read

BookTok Business
BookTok Business
Booktok

8 min read

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