The 30-minute Writer (Paperback, New edition)

Emerson shows freelancers how to write the kind of short, snappy articles today's magazines want by dividing the work into segments of 30 minutes or fewer.

Emerson reveals:
-- how to use "throwaway time" for generating ideas and casually interviewing people
-- why short pieces can be a foot in the editorial office door
-- the types of quickly written articles freelancers can sell -- miniprofiles, one-pagers, personal essays and others
-- how to match the work to the market
-- how to expand from short articles to columns, and even books