on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity:

In most cases, not only is nonfiction easier to publish than fiction, it’s lucrative. Professional rates of several hundred dollars up to a thousand for features are not unusual. And some magazines with substantial circulations, like Cosmopolitan, are willing to accept pitches from freelancers.

If you are a fiction writer, don’t be discouraged. Personal essays are well within your grasp. They have the same structure as short fiction – a beginning, a middle, and an end. If you can write short fiction, you can write a personal essay.

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