The Complete Article Writer's Box Set

Most article writers send editors half the package. This box set shows you how to send the whole thing.

Every magazine you pick up is full of articles — written by someone who knew how to find the right idea for the right market, shape it for the right readership, and submit it with everything an editor needs to say yes.

That someone could be you.

The Complete Article Writer shows you how to generate article ideas from everyday life and stretch each one into multiple sales, how to analyse a magazine like a professional and pitch an editor before you've written a single word, and how to negotiate publishing rights so you can sell the same work again and again.

Photography for Writers shows you how to double your chances of publication by supplying the photos editors expect — using nothing more than a smartphone or compact camera. No photography experience needed. No expensive equipment required.

Together, they give you everything you need to become the writer editors love to hear from: the one who arrives with a great idea, a compelling article, and a complete set of images — ready to publish.

What you'll learn across both books

•How to generate article ideas and maximise each one into six or more separate sales
•How to analyse any magazine, identify its readership, and shape your pitch accordingly
•How to structure articles that engage from the first line to the last
•How to pitch confidently before you write — saving time and increasing your chances of a yes
•How to take publishable photos with a smartphone or compact camera
•How to submit a complete words-and-pictures package that stands out from the pile
•How to negotiate publishing rights and keep control of your work

Written by someone who's actually done it

Simon Whaley has published over 1,000 articles and illustrated features in the UK, USA, and Australia, in magazines including BBC Countryfile, The People's Friend, The Observer, Country Walking, Outdoor Photography, The Simple Things, and Coast. He also writes the long-running Business of Writing column in Writing Magazine — now in its second decade. These books aren't based on theory. They're drawn from hard-won, practical experience, written with the warmth and humour that readers consistently praise.

What readers say

"I was looking for a book to give me confidence and yours has done just that. I'm only on page 68 and already feel like I've learned so much."

"Gold dust for those starting out as freelance article writers... He gives many helpful examples from his own writing and experience — and he's funny!"

"One of the clearest, most informative books on creative writing and publishing I have had the pleasure to study. Easy to read, easy to dip into."

Books 1 and 2 in The Practical Writer series.

Whether you're picking up a pen for the first time or trying to break through after a string of rejections, this box set gives you the knowledge, the structure, and the confidence to start seeing your byline — and your photos — in print.

Stop sending half a package. Start getting published.