3) If you'll be traveling, take advantage of any complimentary publications that may come your way: inflight magazines, morning newspapers at hotels, and so on. Again, these may provide you sample issues for markets that you haven't considered before.

4) If you're visiting anyone out-of-town, stop by local library, and check out magazines library keeps stocked. It's quite likely that you'll discover some—especially regional publications—that you won't be able to research as easily back home.

Can you think of other possibilities? Add them to list! Happy holidays, and happy market-hunting.

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I have found such a writer's haven. A speakeasy filled with poets and prophets, editors, agents and journalists. A space where published and unpublished exist together. By invitation only, I secretly found backdoor into this cyber club. Over two hundred members and growing strong, this forum has everything from professional guest visitors to idle chatter. A place to receive feedback on your work, ask questions, share information, make contacts, friendships and share your successes and defeats.

Now that secret code to this cyber club has been lifted, Backspace - The Writer's Place is open to public. Why not click open door and lurk for awhile? After you get to know posters, reach out for some feedback on your work. Then you can move to next phase with confidence. For after dreaded critique process, you must endure another hurdle, query letter. Why not tackle it with help of your new cyber friends at Backspace? http://www.bksp.org/index.shtm

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