Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing

by Fredette, Jean M.

• ISBN13: 9780898794083
• ISBN10: 0898794080
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-09-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

A complete guide to every type of magazine article writing, featuring 33 chapters of writing instruction.

Table of Contents

Q&A with Bob Greene	1	(10)
Do You Have What It Takes to be a Writer?	10	(8)
Art Spikol
Not One, Not Two, But 2,000 Salable Article Ideas a Year	18	(5)
Michael Bugeja
The Idea Ideal	23	(4)
Candy Schulman
Researching From Magazines and Reference Books	27	(7)
Lois Horowitz
A Matter of Expertise	34	(6)
Jay Stuller
Small-Town Stories and Big Sales	40	(4)
Dennis E. Hensley
Confessions of a Clipper	44	(3)
Stan Bicknell
How to Write Irresistible Query Letters	47	(8)
Lisa Collier Cool
The Secrets of Superlative Salesmanship	55	(9)
James Morgan
How to Land Interviews With Busy and Famous People	64	(5)
Larry Miller
Popping the Questions	69	(16)
John Brady
Draw Your Readers in With Titles	85	(4)
L. Perry Wilbur
Making Your Article Leads Sparkle	89	(5)
Michael J. Bugeja
Setting a Good Example	94	(6)
Lorene Hanley Duquin
Give Your Writing the Midas Touch	100	(9)
Barbara Bisantz Raymond
Twelve Ways to end Your Article Gracefully	109	(8)
Robert L. Baker
Revision: Seven Steps to Better Manuscripts	117	(8)
Marshall Cook
Writing the ``Art-of-Living'' Article	125	(9)
Philip Barry Osborne
Writing and Selling the List Article	134	(7)
Charles V. Main
How to Write Personal Experience Articles	141	(5)
Nancy Kelton
How to Write True-Life Dramas	146	(9)
Don McKinney
Writing the Roundup Article	155	(7)
Gary Provost
Cooking Up the Food/Recipe Article	162	(8)
Rona S. Zable
Writing for the Women's Magazines	170	(8)
Elaine Fantle Shimberg
Writing the ``As-Told-To'' Article	178	(6)
Lois Duncan
When the Writer Teaches---Writing the How-to Article	184	(10)
Helene Schellenberg Barnhart
Selling the Seasonal Article is no Piece of Cake	194	(6)
Rebecca Muller
What to Notice for Your Travel Stories	200	(10)
Louise Purwin Zobel
How to Supplement Your Articles With Photos	210	(7)
Stuart Cohen
How to Test Your Articles for the 8 Essentials of Nonfiction	217	(7)
Gary Provost
Selling the Same Article Many Times	224	(11)
Duane Newcomb
Manuscript Mechanics: How to Submit Your Magazine Article	235	(5)
Laurie Henry
Under Cover	240
George H. Scithers
Sanford Meschkow