What do you want to write? It's time to study more of it.

Write Now! Exercise 1

If you want to write for a certain magazine, get three recent issues. Study these carefully. Search the magazine's submission guidelines. Many magazines create issues with a theme. What can you pitch? Study their content carefully!

Write Now! Exercise 2

Pick five influencers on social media you admire. Study their profiles and the content they create. What can you do like them?

Write Now! Exercise 3

If you want to write for the educational market, you can! What publishers are you most interested in writing for? Borrow some of their books from the library and choose one as a mentor text to create a writing sample for your introductory WFH packet. Want to know more about writing for the educational market?

Try these blog posts! https://www.annettewhipple.com/2019/01/writing-for-educational-market.html and https://www.annettewhipple.com/2020/08/what-are-educational-and-trade.html

If you know you want editors to hire you for educational projects but want to know even more, then watch the free sample of Get Published with the Educational Market. If you like what you see, purchase the course! https://kidlit-creatives.teachable.com/p/get-published-with-the-educational-market

Write Now! Exercise 4

Do you have a proposal or resume to update or create? Another writing project? Find a mentor text to help you!

Happy writing!