One of the wiser investments a writer can make is in professional business cards. While many aspiring writers neglect this detail, it can add a level of professionalism to any situation.
Imagine you’re sending in a query letter to the editor of a magazine in which you want a story published. Chances are, he doesn’t know you from Adam. Yet if you include a nice, professional business card paper clipped to your cover letter, you increase the chances of catching his eye, or even having your business card added to his Rolodex; even if that article isn’t accepted, if he adds your card to his Rolodex, it could lead to an assignment down the line.
Sure, you’re still a nobody until you get published. But you don’t have to act like one.
