Nearly three decades ago I was the editor of Leisureguide, a network of in-hotel-room city guidebooks. One day a letter came from Writer's Market asking if I'd be interested in a listing in their annual publication. I couldn't resist-mainly because I'd get to see my name listed in it. I did buy some freelance articles, but not many. But seeing those words "contact Bob Howells, editor...." in a fancy book-that was cool. I wrote a little paragraph about what I was looking for and the markets I dealt with -- 13 U.S. cities such as Miami, Houston, and Chicago -- and specified how to submit a query. Soon after publication, I started getting queries. Lots of queries. Most were from outer space. To wit, some were of this ilk: Dear Mr. Howells: The elephants of Gabon are among the most endangered in the world... Others were like this: Dear Editor: Please find enclosed a list of stories available for purchase....
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Nearly three decades ago I was the editor of Leisureguide, a network of in-hotel-room city guidebooks. One day a letter came from Writer's Market asking if I'd be interested in a listing in their annual publication. I couldn't resist-mainly because I'd get to see my name listed in it. I did buy some freelance articles, but not many. But seeing those words "contact Bob Howells, editor...." in a fancy book-that was cool. I wrote a little paragraph about what I was looking for and the markets I dealt with -- 13 U.S. cities such as Miami, Houston, and Chicago -- and specified how to submit a query. Soon after publication, I started getting queries. Lots of queries. Most were from outer space. To wit, some were of this ilk: Dear Mr. Howells: The elephants of Gabon are among the most endangered in the world... Others were like this: Dear Editor: Please find enclosed a list of stories available for purchase....

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My confession continues: Before the queries went into the round file, my staff and I engaged in an end-of-the-week ritual of query reading-a time of great mirth. We'd read aloud horribly off-the-mark queries, way worse than what I characterized above, and laugh till we were in tears. We'd shake our heads in wonder at all the typos, misspelled words, and ideas grossly unsuitable for Leisureguide, not to mention the crazy shopping-list pitches like the second one above.

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