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Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 10:42 am
by marshac1974
Hello everyone!
As you may have guessed, I'm Marsha and I'm new here. I live in Idaho, and I have no experience in professional writing so I'm extremely nervous, but excited as well! I'm spending today reading through all of the forums and learning the submission guidelines. Any tips would be greatly welcomed and appreciated! Nice to meet you all!

Re: Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:23 am
by SJHillman
Welcome.

Tips for beginners:
1. Spellcheck spellcheck spellcheck
2. Proofread proofread proofread
3. If at first you don't succeed, revise
4. Don't get disparaged if things don't take off right away
5. Quality is King
6. Repeat 1 and 2 as necessary
7. Set a goal and stick to it, whether it's number of articles per week or how much you want to make per month. If you have a dollar amount in mind, you can use my calculator to figure out how much you need to write to reach it. http://tools.sjhillman.com/cc_calc.php

Re: Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 12:28 pm
by marshac1974
Wow! This was a great help! Thank you very much.

Re: Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:05 pm
by mnicol22
I think SJ said it all. I might also add:

8. Pay close attention to the editor's comments. Mistakes will happen, but it's better not to repeat them over and over again.

Welcome, then, and good luck!