GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers

Subject: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Mar 02 - 04:25 AM

Got this in a newsletter I receive. I can think of at least a half a dozen of you who'd fit the bill; heck, Rick could edit just one of his threads here and send it in, I'm sure they'd love it!:

GUITAR ONE
The Magazine You Can Play
Cherry Lane Music
6 E. 32nd St. 6th Floor
New York NY 10016
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.guitaronemag.com
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Nonfiction query with published clips. 2,000-5,000 words. Pays $300-1,200 for assigned articles; $150-800 for unsolicited articles. All about guitars and music.

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: mooman
Date: 11 Mar 02 - 04:17 AM

Thanks Kat...details noted!

mooman

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: JudyR
Date: 11 Mar 02 - 06:11 PM

My music writer friends of a certain age are all starving (and that somewhat includes me, or would if I still tried to do this as a, ha ha, living). Do you think you have to know a lot technically about the guitar (I'm asking for a friend who doesn't play -- although you know, a writer can damn well write about anything if he/she's good. You just have a lot of curiousity and ask a lot of questions!)

(a little aside. Free-lancers, like country and rock singers, seem to become invisible after the age of 50 (well, not counting the rock dinosaurs). Did I say 50? Maybe 40, but because you don't have to meet your editors, you can hide it a little longer. I don't take it there's any ageism in folk singing, although I know Pete Anderson -- Dwight Yoakam's producer/guitarist, took up producing a long time ago, knowing that time would come when he couldn't get out there and play the blues (from what I saw in his performance a few weeks ago, a good decision. Not that he's not a good -- reallly good -- guitarist. The band just doesn't go over).

How do you like the way I change subjects? Just got to get a ramblin,' you know (whatever it was Tom Rush said)!

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: Cappuccino
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 09:04 AM

This freelancer certainly became invisible to editors after he turned 50... !!!

Thanks, Kat.

- Ian B

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 09:38 AM

For a weekly newletter, by email, with LOTS of stuff for freelance writing, check out www.chopeclark.com/fundsforwriters.htm. It is where this listing came from.

Judy, like the guidelines usually say, "get a copy and study it" then see for yourself. I would imagine it needs someone who is quite knowledgable about guitars. I was thinking some of the Mudcatters who live and breaht them, ya know, like Rick, Justa, and several others who could probably do this in their sleep.

Ian, you're welcome. If I remember correctly, that newletter does include stuff from the UK, sometimes.

Thanks ya'll...kat

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: Mountain Dog
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 10:27 AM

Hi, Kat

Thanks for the link - looks like another good resource for us freelancers.

Much appreciated!

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: M.Ted
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 12:39 PM

Have you read the articles? They are soaked in a glib "attitude" that sounds more like over-the-top MTV than like Mudcat--it takes a lot of work to write that way, and you don't feel good about yourself the next morning--

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 03:00 PM

You're welcome, Mtn. Dog. Always happy to pass on the good stuff.

M.Ted, no, I know nothing about the mag. Just wanted to let others know, as I knew it was not anything I could do. I can string 'em and that is about it! Thansk for the info, though. Hope nobody I mentioned took offence.:-)

kat

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: Mudlark
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 03:48 PM

Thanks, Kat, for the tip...I will definitely look into it. Couldn't make the clicky work tho...has anybody else had problems accessing it?

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 04:23 PM

Sorry, Nancy, I forgot the "http://" in the addy. I've fixed it. Thanks for letting me know.

Here's another site which freelancers might find interesting: Top 101 Independent Book Publishers. Have fun!

Subject: RE: GUITAR ONE Mag. needs freelance writers
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 12 Mar 02 - 07:59 PM

Kat: Thanks as soon as I can I will look into it, Peace, Neil