“Unlocking the Secrets: Insider Tips for Freelance Writers to Captivate Editors and Get Published!”

1. I study the magazine’s tone. Is the tone formal or informal? Is it conversational, or serious? Is it technical or expressive?
2. I study the magazine’s audience and readership. Who reads this magazine, and why? Why are readers eager to pay for a subscription? They must know they will get some value and benefit from each issue. What is that value and benefit which readers seek?
3. I study the magazine’s advertisers. A magazine with more advertisers usually pays higher freelance rates. Plus, the type of businesses that advertise their services or products can tell you a lot about the magazine’s readers.
4. I study the magazine’s writers and what they write and how they write. An editor has decided to publish these writers. Why?
5. I study what the magazine has already published. You do not want to pitch articles that the magazine has recently covered or topics that are overdone.
6. I study the magazine’s frequency. A monthly or bi-weekly magazine needs more articles. A quarterly or bi-monthly magazine needs less. Pretty obvious.
7. I study the magazine’s thickness. What is the ratio between content and advertisements? How many pages are devoted to articles? This will help you judge how much content an editor buys.

All of these elements help me write a more focused query letter to address the needs of the editor.

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