Successful Syndication

Chock full of insiders' information, Successful Syndication systematically details how writers and cartoonists can turn dreams of having work syndicated into reality. Tell-all text addresses every aspect of syndication: creating columns, comics, and features most likely to sell; finding a syndication agency; working with people at a syndicate­or setting up self-syndication; marketing through the Internet or direct mail; attracting international sales; pricing; and invoicing. Extensive resource lists are included, as are ample documents and a clause-by-clause review of a syndicated contract by the nation's top syndication lawyer.

Michael H. Sedge is owner of the Strawberry Media Agency in Naples, Italy, a company that produces editorial packages (articles, photos, illustrations) for more than forty publications around the world and syndicates in Canada, Holland, and Asia. He is the author of more than 2,600 articles that have appeared in publications throughout the world, the novels "Death Watch" and "The Oracle," the screenplay "The Vatican Diary," and several nonfiction books, including "Ascent to Failure." He publishes the quarterly "Markets Abroad" newsletter, where he shares his knowledge with readers about international newspapers, magazines, and book publishers. Sedge is a foreign correspondent for "Armed Forces Journal," "Diplomat" (UK), "International Travel World," and the syndication agency Articles International. His recent assignments have included work for "Newsweek," "Robb Report," the in-flight magazines for Singapore, Philippine, and Japan Airlines, as well as The Discovery Channel. A native of Flint, Michigan, Sedge has been married for 22 years to Gabriella Giugliano, and together they have two lovely children: Amanda and Daniele. He maintains his U.S. citizenship, but has been legal resident of southern Italy for more than 24 years, where he lives in Naples.