Money, Freeware from Another Company
                                copyright 1991


                                   Chapter 4
                                   Articles



               If  you  have  a computer, even if all you have is a $5
         garage sale typewriter, you can begin a fine  career  writing
         articles  for  magazines.  It  is extremely easy. Write about
         anything you know, or write fiction.  Everyone is  an  expert
         in some field. Write about the various types of applesauce or
         how  to  modify  Honda  carburetors. Even draw cartoons. Then
         send copies of your writing  to  several  magazines.   For  a
         quick poem or short article you can get from $5 to $500.  For
         a  full  length  article,  perhaps with photographs, you make
         anywhere from $20 to $3000.  You  have  to  pick  the  proper
         magazines.   Obviously,  Ladies'  Home Journal isn't going to
         buy  an  article  about  malfunctioning   fork   lifts,   and
         Mechanic's  Monthly doesn't want a cartoon about jewelry. The
         only requirements are to make sure your facts  are  accurate,
         and make sure your stuff is your own words and ideas.

                Don't  send  out  just  one article and wait for a fat
         check. It doesn't happen that way.   Instead,  write,  write,
         write.  Send  twenty  articles  per  week to twenty different
         publications. Keep sending them every week. Some of them will
         be purchased. After a while, you  will  become  practiced  at
         writing  what  publishers  want  to  buy and you will build a
         credential. The author who can claim 300  published  articles
         can command a higher price.

               This  writer  has  no  problem  writing  after I get an
         idea, but sometimes the ideas are rare. I recommend  carrying
         around  a small notebook at all times and write your ideas as
         they come to you.

               Don't  worry  about  your  writing   style.   If   your
         information  is  interesting, timely or of value, the editors
         can fix mispelinggs and errors of punctuation,, You can be  a
         horrible story teller, as long as your viewpoint is unique or
         your  information  is  fresh. Non-fiction seems far easier to
         sell than fiction. Poetry is slow  in  the  marketplace,  but
         product  reviews  and  technical  presentations  sell well to
         specialty magazines.

               If possible, send each article you have written to only
         one  publication  at a time.  If rejected, then send that one
         to another, etc. This way, you  avoid  conflicts  that  could
         develop  if two publishers try to buy it at approximately the
         same time.

               Get a copy of the book, WRITER'S  MARKET.   It  is  the
         definitive  source  of  information  about the publishers who
         will buy your articles.  Not only does this  book  list  over
         4,000  buyers addresses and editor's names, but it also gives
         a  description  of exactly what type of material they want to
         buy. Pay particular attention to the first twenty pages. This
         part of Writer's Market tells you about how to  package  your
         articles.  Briefly, present your work double spaced on 8.5" X
         11" white paper. Do not bind or staple the sheets. On the top
         of the first page should appear  your  name,  address,  phone
         number,  social  security number and the name of the article.
         The article name and your name should also be at the  top  of
         each  subsequent  page.   Always  send  return  packaging and
         postage with each submission.

               This  year's Writer's Market sells for $25. If you  are
         just  starting  out, look to garage sales or second hand book
         stores for last year's copy. It can  typically  be  purchased
         for $5.

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