Magazine Writing from the Boonies

by Zuehlke, Mark; Donnelly, Louise

• ISBN13: 9780886291853
• ISBN10: 0886291852
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

No matter where you live, this book explains everything you need to know to break into the challenging and profitable magazine market. In this accessible, informative guide, two experienced freelancers, Mark Zuehlke and Louise Donnelly, explain the basics of writing non-fiction magazine articles. Mark Zuehlke has published more than 100 articles in magazines since 1981 and has taught several magazine-writing courses. He produces a continuing education magazine, and has appeared in Canadian Business, The Financial Post, Profit, Canada and the World and Canadian. Louise Donnelly began writing from rural B.C. in 1987, and founded her one-day workshop "Magazine Writing From the Boonies" in 1989. She has appeared in such magazines as The Financial Post, Moneywise Magazine and Canadian among others.

Table of Contents

Introduction: No Better Place Than Here, Wherever That May Be	p. 1
Starting Out: The Quest for Ideas	p. 7
Dear Magazine Editor: How to Sell Ideas	p. 15
The Gentle Art of Negotiation	p. 29
It's a Source, of Course	p. 41
Don't Tell Anybody, But...	p. 49
Writing Well	p. 61
Looking Like a Pro	p. 77
The Winding Road	p. 89
The Cheque Is Where?	p. 109
The Writing Life	p. 117
Epilogue: Good Luck But Not Goodbye	p. 131
Useful Books and Services	p. 133
Appendix	p. 139
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