The field of writing is becoming even more and more crowded. Even the best writers are having a hard time getting their work published in magazines and their books picked up by large publishing houses.

Thus I maintain it’s becoming very important that it’s not so much what you know, rather, it’s who you know. Having good networking skills and being able to develop professional relationships with editors and others in the publishing world can be more of an asset than just being a good writer and having a good article pitch (although those certainly don’t hurt either).

I learned early on that editors are overworked and underpaid, so anything a writer can do to simplify his/her life is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the tips! This is a great blog, by the way. I read it quite frequently and enjoy the very useful posts!!!