[kwlarson Posts: 251 Status: Offline Science rocks! WWW]

Hello from a relative newbie,

I've been reading through some magazine theme lists (mostly Cricket and Cobblestone) and have a few ideas. The magazines require a one-page proposal for each article, along with cover letters, writing samples, bibliographies, etc.

I know how to write a cover letter, but what should the one-page proposal contain? Is it just a paragraph-by-paragraph summary of the topics I intend to cover? These articles are frequently less than 900 words (some as short as 250). Are there books about magazine proposals that you would recommend?

Many thanks,

Kirsten Larson

[Vijaya Posts: 8,172 Status: Offline LISTEN. Let all mortal flesh keep silence ... WWW]

Hi, Kirsten,
You can have a narrative summary (paragraph style) but it's also okay to have a bulleted outline with sentence fragments. I always try to have the lead sentence or phrase so that my style will come through the outline.

Good luck,
Vijaya

[kwlarson Posts: 251 Status: Offline Science rocks! WWW]

Thanks Vijaya!

Kirsten Larson