[Image via] I don’t typically write about writing here. Or at least I try not to. Not directly. I try to keep my content inclusive to all freelancers, despite how obvious it is that I’m a total booktard, and a slave to producing content. But this past Monday marked the beginning of the FLX Query Challenge, [...]
Archive for the ‘correspondence’ Category
January 29th, 2010
How To Pitch: The Basics
Steph Auteri 
Posted in correspondence, writing 
Tags: ideas, magazines, market research, markets, newspapers, pitch, query, social media, writing 
3 Comments » November 17th, 2009
This Is Not Goodbye: The Right Way To Say Sayonara
[Photo via] We already know that I’m a raging commitment-phobe. As such, I’ve had a lot of practice saying goodbye. Somehow, however, I still end up singing at exes’ weddings (yes, I’m a church choir geek), and getting job leads and projects from former colleagues. How do I do it? By writing a killer resignation [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence Tags: resign, resignation, resignation letter, resigning 5 Comments » July 20th, 2009
Step Up or Stand Down?
I left publishing because I needed a creative outlet. I missed writing and, due to my full-time job — plus my long commute — I never seemed to have the energy at the end of the day to brainstorm and send out pitches, or even string together words coherently. But that’s not the only reason [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence Tags: clients, difficult clients, problem clients 7 Comments » April 27th, 2009
Resource Roundup: Sample Contracts
A week ago, I posted here about an invoicing error I had made, mentioning that I was lucky to have covered my ass in the service agreement I had drawn up. Because I hate to bring up a problem without providing a concrete solution (and because my contract advice probably leaves much to be desired), [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence, finances/income, resources Tags: contract, contracts, legal, resource, roundup, sample 1 Comment » February 4th, 2009
Guest Posting: Pitch Like It’s the Glossiest Glossy Mag Out There
Earlier today, my first guest post ever went live at Darren Rowse’s Twitip, on taking Twitter-based networking from online to in-the-flesh. (Welcome tweeple!) I’ve already mentioned in the past why guest posting is a good idea, so we won’t go into that again. What I would like to touch upon is how guest posting at [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence Tags: guest posting, guest posts, pitch, pitches, pitching 3 Comments » December 30th, 2008
Work 2.0: The Deterioration of Professional Decorum
I know. It’s nothing new. Work attire has been devolving for years now, in addition to office environments and professional communications. In fact, I’m part of the problem. From the very moment I entered the corporate world 5 and 1/2 years ago, I was completely unable to keep up a sense of professional decorum. My [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence Tags: business, decorum, professional, professionalism 3 Comments » September 29th, 2008
How To Write Your Way Into the Best Darn Jobs Ever
Back during my TCNJ days, I took this brilliant Advanced Writing class with the brilliant Burton Klein. The most important thing he taught me was that a unique and well-written cover letter could be my biggest asset. Since then, I’ve found myself called into interviews by people who were more intrigued by my cover letter [...]
Steph Auteri Posted in correspondence Tags: cover letter, letter, pitch, pitch letter, query, query letter 8 Comments » 
