Magazine Writing.
What does it take to launch a career writing for magazines?In this comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to magazine writing, students will learn everything from the initial story pitch all the way through to the final production, taking with them the essential tools and skills they will need for t...
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Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Boxes; 1 Beginning the Journey: An Overview; Introduction; What Is a Magazine?; Getting the Assignment: The Five Things Every Freelance Writer Should Know; Magazine Content Organization; Magazine Staff Organization; A Final Word; 2 The Inside Story: A Look at the Magazine Industry; Overview; Magazine Categories; Magazine Development: A Brief History; Magazine Readers: A Sophisticated Audience; Values Model; 3 Magazine Markets; Overview; Selective Markets; Men's Magazines; Women's Magazines; Shelter Magazines; Fashion Magazines; Fitness Magazines.
- Small, Independent Women's Magazines4 The Big Idea; What Do You Know?; Ideas Are Everywhere; Setting Strategy; What's My Motivation?; 5 Sharpening the Angle; Sharpening the Focus; Process; Cover; Contents; Editor's Page; Letters to the Editor; 6 Pitch Perfect; Introduction; Marketing Your Work; Breaking In; Elements of the Query; Form of Presentation; Approach; Dramatic Conclusion; 7 Research: The Foundation of Good Storytelling; Introduction; Documents; Voice; Conducting the Interview; Getting It Right; Final Considerations; 8 Structure: The Building Blocks of Good Storytelling; Introduction.
- The Overall StructureThe Beginning; The Middle; The End; 9 Structure II: The Mortar for Storytelling Blocks; Introduction; The Elements; 10 Self-Edit; Introduction; The Right Attitude; Great Editors: A Collaboration; The Process; Balancing the Structural Elements; Proofreading; 11 Literary Non-fiction: Storytelling at Its Best; Introduction; Overview; What Makes a Good Long-form Narrative Story?; Literary Non-fiction Elements; Literary Non-fiction Process; 12 The Profile: Where Life Stories Come to Life; Introduction; Overview; Getting Started; Detail: The Key to Vivid Profiles.
- Finding Your AngleClassic Profile Structure; Alternative Story Forms; The Through Line: Connective Tissue For the Story; The Interview and Q & A Story; 13 Service: "Hey, I Can Do That!"; Introduction; Inspiration: The Fundamental Component of Service Pieces; Solving Reader Problems; Front-of-the-Book: Chunks, Charticles, and Other High-Concept Formats; 14 Arts and Entertainment; Introduction; The Field; Getting Started in Arts & Entertainment Writing; What "Writing About the Arts" Really Entails; 15 Sports; Introduction; The Marketplace; More Than Scores and Stats; Worlds of Possibility.
- Follow Your PassionSports As a Cultural Phenomenon; Sports As Business; Think Digitally; 16 Travel; Introduction; Publishing Possibilities; General Approach; Fun in the Topics; Information Gathering; Thematic Stories; Structure; Travel at Home; Travel-Related Stories; Personal Commitment; 17 Essay; Introduction; Knowing It When You See It; Essay Types; 18 B2B: The Ultimate Service Journalism; Introduction; The Case For a Career in Trade Magazines; Why Most People Are Hesitant About Working For the Trades; Writing For the Trades; Pitching to the Trades; 19 Writing for the Web and Tablets.