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Freelancing: Targeting Topical Markets

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Christian:
Break Into the Religious Market With a Devotion - Tatiana Claudy
The Christian Children's Market: A Place for Beginning Writers - Marcia Laycock
People and Steeples: Writing Church Histories - Wendy Hobday Haugh
Stealing Ideas at Church & Selling Them Back - S.R. Morris
Writing for the Teen Religious Market - Kathryn Lay

Cooking & Food:
10 Less Explored Types of Food Features - Aditi Bose
Cooking Up a Sale: Getting Into Recipe and Food Writing - Dawn Copeman
From Bananas to Blintzes: Writing about Diet, Nutrition and Food - Kelly James-Enger

Gardening:
Writing for UK Gardening Publications - Rachel Newcombe

Health:
Here's to (Writing About) Your Health! - Jenna Glatzer
From Bananas to Blintzes: Writing about Diet, Nutrition and Food - Kelly James-Enger

History/Family History/Genealogy:
How to Break into the Burgeoning History Market - Sean McLachlan
How to Tell - and Sell - Your Ancestor's Life Story - Susie Yakowicz
Local History: A Lucrative Niche Market - Patricia Fry
People and Steeples: Writing Church Histories - Wendy Hobday Haugh
Portrait of a Relative - Ruth Danner
Writing a Family History - Moira Allen
Writing for Family History Magazines - Rosemary Bennett

Lists, Quizzes and Fillers:
As Easy As ABC: Writing List Articles - Theresa O'Shea
Filling in on Fillers - Moira Allen
Five Steps to Writing Great Quizzes - Kelly James-Enger
Six Tips on Selling Lists Articles - Kathryn Lay
What's Your Writing IQ? (Fillers and Quizzes) - Marie E. Cecchini

Misc:
Writing Comic Books - Barry Lyga
Writing for the Gaming Industry - Melissa Brewer
Lights, Camera, Action! How to Get Paid to Write About Motion Pictures - Paul Armentano
Writing an Obituary: How Your Words Can Heal The Grief-stricken - Jeanine DeHoney

Music:
Writing for the Music Market - C.J. Chilvers
Writing for Music Magazines - Ruth McHaney Danner

Parenting:
How to Choose the Right Parenting Website for Your Writing - Aditi Bose

Personal Experiences:
How to Turn "First Experiences" into "First Sales" - Moira Allen
How to Write Winning First-Person Stories - C.S. Paquin
Mastering the Personal Experience Article - Deborah Newton
Writing (and Selling) Personal Experience Articles - Moira Allen

Pets:
How to Write for Pet Magazines - Moira Allen
Writing for Pet Magazines: An Interview with Moira Allen - Kelly Milner

Profiles:
Crafting the Perfect Profile - John Rains
Interviewing American Artists for International Publications - Lawrence Schimel
Procedures, Perks and Pitfalls of Profile Writing - Shirley Byers Lalonde
Six Tips for Writing Celebrity Profiles - Kayleen Reusser
Writing Mini-Profiles for Maximium Profit - Lisa Beamer

Regional:
Increase Your Income by Writing Close to Home - Patricia Fry
Local History: A Lucrative Niche Market - Patricia Fry
State Magazines: Ten Tips for Landing Great Features in Your Home Area - Sean McLachlan
Writing for UK County Magazines - Rachel Newcombe

Trade Magazines:
Using Letters of Introduction to Land Assignments with Trade Publications - Denene Brox
Writing for Real Estate Trade Magazines - Dan Rafter
Writing for Trade Magazines - Mark Lamendola

See also...
Travel Writing & Photography
Keys to Successful Freelancing
Queries, Submissions & Market Research
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