Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Writing health articles for magazines and newspapers 7
Chapter 3 Writing for the food and cookery press 17
Chapter 4 You don't need to know about gardening to write for gardening magazines - but it helps! 24
Chapter 5 Writing about health, food, and gardening opens doors to new opportunities 32
Chapter 6 Researching the markets 36
Chapter 7 Meet other successful writers in this field of work 41
Chapter 8 Winning pitches that resulted in a sale 58
Chapter 9 Conducting interviews 68
Chapter 10 Food and garden photography 78
Chapter 11 Turning rejections into an acceptance 85
Chapter 12 Freelancing for PR firms 88
Chapter 13 Finding inspiration from everyday life 92
Chapter 14 The myths of freelance writing 98
Chapter 15 Unfortunate truths 108
Chapter 16 Lessons from frustrating editorial communications 111
Chapter 17 Writing for online markets 116
Chapter 18 Writing a book 119
Chapter 19 Putting the finishing touches to your work 123
Chapter 20 Marketing yourself 127
Chapter 21 Avoiding legal issues 135
Chapter 22 For struggling new writers - overcoming negativity 142
Chapter 23 Focus on productivity 150
Chapter 24 End game: how writing for a living has changed my life 152
Chapter 25 Research and resources 154
