Outdoor Photographer is a terrific magazine that can help you understand how to take better outdoor photos, learn about equipment and keep you in the loop as to what is going on in photography. If you do a lot of travel writing or plan on taking your own pictures for articles to accompany your text, you have to really be committed to staying with the curve of technology if you want to be competitive. This is a good way to do that and stretch yourself a bit in the process.
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ByLine Magazine was founded in 1981, and is great for people who are involved in all different kinds of writing. It has articles for those who write non-fiction, fiction and poetry and also offers contests with real cash prizes. Not bad right? At $29 for 11 issues, it is a good pick (and a write off) for keeping abreast of what is going on in your genre and others.
Make A Real Living As A Freelance Writer comes highly recommended. Authored by the “writer’s writer,” Jenna Glatzer, this is a must read for any new freelancer out there. Jenna offers some advice you won’t find elsewhere, and she delivers it in a very smart, funny way in this book. A super read that is worth the investment.
Ask any established writer for some advice when you are starting out and you will likely hear, “Check out Writer’s Market for magazine guidelines.” This is some good advice. Not only will you find market information, the authors also include a series of informational articles that can be invaluable when you are starting out. (You can also opt to join online.) This really helped me when I began, and it does answer some basics, giving a good overview of queries and such. A new version comes out each year.
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If you have a dog and like to travel, this is the magazine for you! Fido Friendly is the best resource around for finding places that you can travel with your dog, both in the US and abroad. They offer travel tips, destination roundups and hotel reviews, among other things; and it is all really well packaged. If you are looking for a good spot to vacation this year and want to bring Fido–check this publication out! Worth a subscription….
St. Patrick’s Day wouldn’t be complete without at least a nod to W.B. Yeats. There has never been a poet that I have adored more; his writing sings. If you love the man’s work, you’ll enjoy having so much of it at your fingertips in this book. Here, for your holiday pleasure, is one of my favorites (in the book it is on page 41):
WHEN YOU ARE OLD
WHEN you are old and grey and full of sleep,
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
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