Yesterday I read a blog about 'Never throwing away old magazines'. To look through them and see if you could expand on a readers letter to make an article or whether you could write an readers letter in response to an article.
Today I wandered over to my mums house aimlessly (as we all do from time to time) and I noticed that she had an old 'Wag!' magazine (the one for Dogs Trust) lying in the conservatory. So thinking about the blog I read, I picked it up and started reading. After flicking through I noticed that there is a short paragraph about trying to rent a property whilst having pets.
Now as I have experience in this it struck me that this could be turned into either a bigger article or even a readers letter that would start off a healthy debate within a magazine.
If I had not read that blog yesterday I would not have even thought to pick up that magazine as I know they don't accept any readers letters or freelance work. It just goes to show that you always have to be on the look out for a fresh idea.
Kelly, it is always good to scan through magazines and newspapers and look for ideas for a future blog. I always listen to the news each day and wathc for trends. Phone hacking is a great example, not that I would want to add to the comments already been made, but perhaps question how a phone is hacked, or should the phone providers do something to stop it happening. Jim Tuffin.
ReplyDeleteI suppose it just goes to show that anything can be turned into an article-you just have to have the right eye for it.
ReplyDeleteI can see I need to start expanding on everything I see, read or hear.
Thanks Jim.
Kelly Howe