Summary
This article contains a checklist to writing a press release. And it includes the single most important ingredient of a press release, that will dramatically improve your chances of getting your news published.
You’re Published! Now How Do You Tell The Readers?
The first thing you must do is quit thinking like a writer and start thinking like a reader. That shouldn’t be a problem, because you are one. If you don’t enjoy reading, you can’t write something that someone else enjoys reading. So, when you read, how do you choose what to read?
Six Steps to Getting Published
Freelance writing is a rewarding way to work at home. As a writer, you have the special opportunity to influence what others think and do. You can touch emotions and possibly even change the course of a reader’s life.
Write That First Draft First…Then Get Published
Anne Lamott wasn’t so subtle about what she thought of first drafts in her book, Bird by Bird. In fact, she started off by writing, “Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them. This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts.”