either. So many associations publish magazines that a quick survey of the .
market revels countless opportunities waiting. - .
Nonfiction ranks as the largest market for freelance writers, book .
publishers buy about 10 times as many nonfiction manuscripts as they do .
novels. In most magazines nonfiction articles greatly outnumber poems and .
short stories nonfiction material ranges from a few hundred words to book .
length; long articles may be serialized (published in installments or parts) in .
a magazine.
Several kinds if publications accept nonfiction from freelancers" general-.
interest magazines contain articles on current, popular subjects that .
appeal to a widespread audience. Many beginners succeed in selling articles.
to these magazines, which attract relatively few well-known writers.
Nonfiction differs widely in price; specialized publications with few.
readers usually offer lower payments than general interest-magazines with .
large readerships. Payment for a magazine article ranges from less than a .
$100 to thousands of dollars. Book publishers usually pay authors a royalty .
(commission) of 10 to 15% of the books price for each copy sold. .
Freelancers also sell fiction it includes short stories; adventures,.
.
mysteries, romances, science fiction and westerns fiction is popular among .
adults. .
Literature for children covers a broad variety of subjects, which includes.
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adventure, mysteries, folklore, nature, and books of famous people. Many.
children's magazines also buy quizzes, puzzles and riddles. Stories .
published in children's magazines are usually no more than 1,500 words. .
Authors typically receive 4 cents per word or a single payment generally less.
than $100. Freelance authors write nearly all of the juvenile books.
published in the United States publishing firms in the United States that .
specialize in Children's books prefer to receive complete manuscripts.
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Poetry is one of the most challenging types of writing and one of the .
