Using Your Magazine Research in Creative Ways

Following up on earlier posted notes about magazine submissions, here is one example of how research on one subject (e.g. ducks) could be expanded into several different types of articles.

General Topic: Ducks
Possible Angle: Migratory patterns
More Specific: Migratory patterns and spreading of disease
Variations: Avoid duck disease
Men's Angle: Duck sexual prowess
Women's Angle: Down comforters
Children's Angle: Ducks as pets
Angle I've Never Seen Before: (Well, that would be impossible to link to, wouldn't it?)
Angle I've Seen But Can Twist: Why do ducks float?

Sources:
Lori Murray, Columbus Writer's Workshop
Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock by Linda Formicelli