Day One: A New Writer's Market

Hello!

This is my first blog entry for this project I am calling "Query a Day."

As a graduation present from my professor, mentor and campus newspaper advisor, I was given the 2006 Writer's Market. I was also told how courageous I was to always find new venues for publication. She challenged me to "keep putting words on paper."

I have had freelance success locally. I have been a correspondent for the local alternative weekly, The Weekender for five years. For the past four years, I have been writing for their sister daily paper, The Times Leader. I have been published in an education trade journal, an alumni magazine, had a greeting card published by Oatmeal Studios, have written for many online publications and had three word games published in the past three years for GAMES Magazine.

But, I have yet to break into the national market for freelance articles. ED2010.com has a wonderful blog that follows an aspiring newspaper writer in NYC on the job hunt. They are looking for a new blogger as ED Girl #2 just landed her first job. I am not in NYC, so I don't think my job hunt will be as exciting.

However, I have decided to start a blog to follow my own quest toward getting an article published. I have decided to send a query a day. This will raise my chances, I am sure. I have brainstormed and have come up with story ideas. Let's see what happens!

I will share my letdowns, my triumphs, tips I was passed and more.

Wish me luck. This one's for you Andrea!