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Get Paid Hundreds of
Dollars to Writer Readers' Letters and Fillers
Updated:
Fillers are short written pieces,
often no more than 100 words long. They’re very popular with offline
newspapers and magazines and some online publications also. They are
quick and easy to write and can earn you a few dollars apiece or
sometimes hundreds or thousands of dollars if your filler is chosen
to receive a writing prize or a magazines weekly best writer award.
The fact is fillers, and readers’
letters, represent probably the most lucrative of all writing forms.
Some publications pay several dollars per word for fillers and
readers’ letters compared to just a few cents per word for longer
articles and news reports.
Because they are so short, most publications require dozens or even
hundreds of fillers every month or even every week. Because few
freelance writers know about the high fees payable or because
they’re stuck on writing articles and novels, competition among
filler writers tends to be very low indeed and just a few publishers
who like your work is all you need to grow a profitable part-time or
even full-time freelance writing career.
Of course you’re probably wondering why publications require fillers
and what makes them keen to attract more talented writers to their
filler writing team.
The reasons are numerous and include:
* To fill space where a feature falls short of the published page
(the traditional meaning of the term ‘filler’).
* To lighten otherwise dull text and to add interest to the pages of
sometimes staid publications, for instance medical journals and
import/export bulletins.
* Some short pieces, notably crossword puzzles and brain teasers,
arguably lead the purchaser to retain a publication longer, until he
has time to do the puzzle. This increases potential circulation for
publisher and advertisers.
* People, allegedly, have less time to concentrate on reading longer
features.
* Life today is fast. People want to learn as much as they can,
quickly and easily. And as cheaply as possible. And fillers fit the
bill exactly.
There you have it, lots of reasons publishers want to pay you for
short written pieces and probably no good reason why you should not
get started as a published freelance writer, starting today. Go on,
get on with it, you won’t be sorry you did!
Avril Harper is a highly successful freelance writer and the author
of How to Be a Five Minute
Writer
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