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How I Became a Syndicated Columnist -- And You Can Too!

Real Estate has "Location, location, submitting it for publication.Save Your
location," and writing has "Clips, clips, ClipsAs soon as you are published
clips."When people ask me how I became a anywhere, start saving your clips. I
syndicated columnist, I usually say, "it always photo-copy mine because newsprint
just snowballed." And basically that's begins to yellow over time. Make sure the
what happened: one publication led to publication date is noted on the clip,
another, which led to another, and so then place it in a protective binder.
forth.I began my career writing for a Hopefully you'll be making more copies of
small community paper in my neighborhood. these clips soon when you write your
To look back on those first published syndication proposal...or your book
clips is quite entertaining! But how can proposal!Watch Your ContractsWriters are
I be ashamed? The work I did at The artists at heart, but unfortunately, in
Julington Creek Plantation Press (the the world of publishing, there's a lot of
JCPP) became a springboard for my now business-minded tasks to take care of. In
nationally syndicated column "Shore particular, it's important to learn about
Duty."(If you read between the lines contracts...or find someone to learn
here, what I'm saying is, Don't be about it for you.My husband is my
impatient, and don't expect quick personal "business advisor" who helps me
success! Be willing to work your way up to think with my "career" mind rather
and focus on getting the coveted than my "artsy" mind when it comes time
published clips.)But a giant "snowball" to sign on the dotted line.Here's one
was not all it took for me to become a very important thing I've learned (by
writing success. Admittedly, it took error) about contracts: be cautious of a
hard-work, research and persistence too. "Work for Hire" deal. If you sign a "Work
Below are some things I learned along the for Hire" contract, you are basically
way:Never Submit Shoddy Work, No Matter signing away all the rights to your
How Small the PublicationWhen I was writing. In effect, the publication, not
working for the JCPP I knew the you, owns the article/column you produce.
interviews and spotlights I was writing If you should ever want to reprint that
were not Pulitzer material. In fact, I'd piece (in a book, etc.) you then have to
be surprised if even a hundred people ask permission from the original
ever even read those first pieces. publication.A much better way is to sign
Nevertheless, I made sure every a "Freelancer Contract". This type of
submission was flawless and an excellent arrangement assures you the rights to
reflection of what I can do as a writer. your work. You are actually only lending
(You never know who might read your your work to the publication, and you
work...even the small work!)Providing still retain all rights to reprint or
error-free copy and meeting deadlines publish however else you choose (except
sets up a precedence of professionalism that most papers will ask that you not
that will follow you throughout your publish in another competing local
career. Never forget the editors you are paper).A good book to educate yourself
writing for now may be the ones writing about contracts is Understanding
your next referral or recommendation.A Publishers' Contracts by Michael Legat.If
great book for grammar and proofreading You Have the Choice, Go With
help is The Associated Press Guide to Self-SyndicationThere are two ways to
Punctuation by Rene J. Cappon.Never Let syndicate: through an agency, or on your
Your Readers DownDeveloping a own. Below are the pros and cons of both
relationship with your readers is the (as I see it).Going through an AgencyThe
ultimate goal (editors only buy what experts do all the business work for you
their readers demand!), so it is (marketing, writing proposals, etc.)Your
important to make sure all your writing mind is freed up to be artistic and
(however small or insignificant) is write, write, write.Agencies have
entertaining and consistent with your contacts and networks you do not.Selling
abilities.Building a firm base of loyal a syndicated column can be a full-time
fans and readers should be your utmost job; if you want to write full-time,
concern. Never let your readers down! leave the business of promotion and sales
When I write my column each week, I have to an agency.However, an agency will take
in my mind the mother who will be sitting a hefty chunk of your profits.An agency
down to breakfast Tuesday morning and creates a middle-man through which you
opening the Life section to see my have to work.An agency takes "control" of
submission. I don't write for editors your career.Self-Syndicating Your
(well, ok, so I do a little bit); I write ColumnYou retain control and direction of
for readers.Building my readership base your own career.You don't have to share
has paid off. Now I have loyal fans profits with an agency.You don't have to
throughout the country emailing their work through a middle-man.BUT, you do
local papers to request Shore Duty! And have to work really hard to market
I'll say it again: Editors only buy what yourself and your column.Self-syndicating
their readers demand!Always Approach the is like taking on another job. (You will
Managing EditorThere are many benefits to be solely responsible for sales,
querying the Managing Editor of a promotion, understanding contracts,
publication, as opposed to a section- or creating invoices, etc.)For me, however,
other editor. Ultimately, the Managing the biggest benefit of going the
Editor makes the monetary decisions for self-syndication route has been the
the paper, which gives them the "last satisfaction I get from knowing I am in
word." If you want a quick "yes" or "no" control of my own career and that I've
with few middle-men in between, direct gotten here through my own talents and
your query to the Managing Editor.Once hard work.A good book for understanding
you get the job, however, strive to build the differences between self-syndication
a good working relationship with the and syndication through an agency is
editor of your section. This will be the Successful Syndication: A Guide for
person you deal with on a regular basis. Writers and Cartoonists by Michael H.
Always meet deadlines (in fact, be early Sedge.If you work hard enough, have
and they'll love you!), and as much as patience and collect lots and lots of
possible, reduce the amount of work for clips, you are well on your way to being
your very busy editor: always proofread a columnist.I wish you luck, no writer's
and "tighten" your writing before block, and many days of writing success!




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