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Write Seasonal
and Anniversary Articles and Receive Commission Payments Daily
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As a
regular writer of fillers and readers’ letters I’ve found one of the
most profitable areas to focus on is writing very short pieces about
seasons and anniversaries, such as Christmas, Easter, Halloween and
Valentine’s Day, and numerous other regular events alongside.
Writing for seasons and anniversaries, also regular events such as
the Olympics and Football World Cup, allows writers to develop
special knowledge about their subject and to continuously adapt and
resubmit earlier articles and fillers to suit untried editors and
publishers all over the world.
This means
writers focusing on seasons and anniversaries really can generate
commission payments every day, sometimes several each day.
Seasonal and anniversary matters can add sparkle to most
publications and they are in big demand worldwide, not only for
smaller items such as recipes and tips, but also for longer articles
about the forthcoming season or anniversary.
Boredom is never a problem for writers who can pick and choose from
writing articles, fillers, ‘how to’ pieces, jokes, useful tips, and
much more besides. So it won’t surprise you to learn that many
writers spend their entire working life writing about Christmas and
Easter, Bonfire Night, Thanksgiving Day, and hundreds of different
big time events.
These tips will help you get join them:
* For special editions, such as Christmas and holiday issues, most
monthly publications work several months ahead of publication dates,
weekly publications frequently work one or two months ahead, daily
publications a week or more. So you should anticipate their needs
and contact editors early, before someone else gets in first! This
means writing for Christmas issues during early summer, and starting
work on holiday features as the rest of the world tucks into
Christmas dinner.
* The anniversary of famous ‘firsts’ and ‘lasts’ are popular with
most magazines, especially where they apply to their readers’ shared
interest. So, a magazine read by cookery enthusiasts might be
interested in your piece about the 100th anniversary of the first
time a particular dish was served, or the 25th anniversary of some
famous Thanksgiving Day dinner disaster, and so on.
* It’s important that you build a library of books and online
sources of information about famous events, anniversaries, records,
biographies, and so on.
Above all, have fun, because writing about seasons and anniversaries
is a truly enjoyable task.
Avril Harper is a highly successful freelance writer and the author
of How to Be a Five Minute
Writer
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