Markham Nolan | Literary Mercenary
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So you want to write for a posh glossy?

Dubliner MagazineIt appears the Dubliner would like a quiet word with you, so. Step into their village quarter lair.

If you’ve ever had a submission ignored or thrown back at you – their ‘How not to look like an idiot hack’  guide to submissions will probably tell you why. Journalism courses in Dublin seem to tell you everything about journalism but how to actually sell your story, so here, in a nutshell, is the best advice you’re likely to find.

Print it out. Learn it off. Sell your stuff.

Click the pic for enlightenment.

May 18, 2007   No Comments

Mongrel’s Cunts List

It’s back, with a lifetime achievement award for Montrose driftwood-carving Pat Kenny, and featuring Liveline Callers, Eamonn Holmes, and, at a lowly 14th place, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.

Although bloggers clock in at an impressive number two, I feel compelled to link to them. Topping the list is Sindo hack, Brendan O’Connor, the man whose face looks like a permanent and painful swelling. O’Connor’s appearance is part of Mongrel’s determined focus on shite journalism at the Indo, which regularly features in their ‘Sunday’s Shittest Story’ section, currently targeting John O’Keeffe.

May 18, 2007   No Comments