The Magazine Writer's Handbook, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Franklynn Peterson, Judi Kesselman-Turkel

Year: 1982
Tongue: English
Leaves: 282
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

An expanded and updated revision of the already comprehensive first edition, The Magazine Writer’s Handbook offers insightful strategies addressing virtually every aspect of writing a magazine article for publication. Designed to be useful for both experienced magazine writers and those seeking to break into the magazine-writing industry, this handbook provides an exhaustive step-by-step approach taking the reader through every stage of the publication process. From targeting the right publication to constructing a professional article, and from dealing with legal considerations to working with editors, the revised edition of The Magazine Writer’s Handbook will be an indispensable addition to any writer’s desk. Extensively published in popular trade magazines, the authors dispense their knowledge in this handbook to help writers of all levels see their work published.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS......Page 8
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 10
Introduction: Three Keys to Successful Magazine Writing......Page 16
PART I. The Magazine as Marketplace......Page 20
1. What a Magazine Really Is......Page 22
2. How to Study Magazines as Markets......Page 35
3. How to Pick the Right Magazines to Be Your Markets......Page 51
PART II. The Article as Marketable Property......Page 58
4. There's More to Writing Than Typing......Page 60
5. Ten Standard Article Formats......Page 63
6. The Four Elements of a Good Article......Page 97
7. The Three Standard Writing Techniques......Page 112
8. The Five Commandments No Pro Forgets......Page 126
PART III. How to Sell Your Article Ideas......Page 136
9. How to Write a Dynamite Query Letter......Page 138
10. Sales Tactics......Page 153
PART IV. How to Write Your Article......Page 168
11. Research, Research, Research......Page 170
12. Power Interviewing......Page 184
13. Writing the First Draft......Page 203
14. Good Writing = Rewriting......Page 217
PART V. How to Be a Pro......Page 240
15. The Writer and the Law......Page 242
16. Economics: The 3 Rs of Writing......Page 258
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS......Page 272
INDEX......Page 274

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