By Mary Jaksch
A guest post by Linda Formichelli from the Renegade Writer blog
Readers are short on time.
So when someone starts reading your article, you have just a few seconds to draw her in and convince her to keep going. The same applies to a query letter — you have only a sentence or two to grab the editor and make him want to finish reading your pitch.
Remember, your articles and queries are competing with TV, Internet surfing, chores, administrative tasks, meetings — not to mention hundreds of other pitches and articles. To help you draw the busy, distracted reader into your writing, I’ve compiled my five best tips.
1. Start with a quote.
Imagine starting an article on infidelity like this:
“I knew I never should have trusted my best friend,”... More...
