Blog by Toby Welch

Gifts and Cards for Editors

January 12th, 2020
For years I have sent birthday and Christmas cards to my half-dozen favorite editors; I find birthday cards are especially appreciated. By asking an assistant editor or someone else on the staff when the editor’s birthday is, the card will be an extra-special surprise. If you can do a little digging and find out what the editor is interested in, your editor will be really surprised! I once se ...

Top 10 Signs You are a Newbie

January 5th, 2020
There’s nothing wrong with being a writing newbie; all writers were unpublished and inexperienced at one point. But you can avoid having flashing neon signs in your writing that point out that fact by steering clear of doing the following: - You address your query letters, “To whom it may concern.” - You are willing to give your work away. (Exception - when it’s a barter situation or to supp ...