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.
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“This is a valuable book for the beginner, the intermediate writer, and the well-seasoned professional. The information it contains is outstanding and the writing superb.”—Louise Purwin Zobel, author of The Travel Writer’s Handbook
“A well-written guide for writers at all levels. My students rarely sell this book because it is a sample of its subject. A magazine is a storehouse of useful, enduring information—so is this book.”—Caroline Dow, Indiana University School of Journalism.
“A well-written guide for writers at all levels. My students rarely sell this book because it is a sample of its subject. A magazine is a storehouse of useful, enduring information—so is this book.”—Caroline Dow, Indiana University School of Journalism.
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Franklynn Peterson and Judi Kesselman-Turkel currently publish the newsletter CPA Computer Report. They have written many hundreds of articles for publications such as Family Circle, Popular Mechanics, Fortune, Parade, and Redbook, for which they have won a number of national journalism awards, and their published books include the Study Smart series, also published by the University of Wisconsin Press. They live in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Great Format and Clear Examples,
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This handbook is a must have for anyone who wants to break in to freelance magazine writing on a professional level. It provides up-to-date information, instructional guidance and concrete examples. Peterson and Turkel make sure it stands out from the crowd with the chapter organization and use of real examples.
Parts I - III all deal with marketing and sales. As a freelancer, I have found that you can write great material but if you don't have the motivation to put it in front of the right editor, you will never sell your work. The authors make that clear up front and emphasize to their reader that developing strength in those areas is a necessity. Each point that the authors make in this book is illustrated and supported by an example. They use their own published articles, the pages of popular magazines and query letters to demonstrate the topics. From a readers perspective, this is a great help. As I went through the book there were some areas I felt comfortable with, I only skimmed those examples but when a topic was new to me, I could carefully read through the sample and get a clearer picture of the expectations of editors. The information provided in this book is extremely valuable and the format makes it very understandable. After reading this guide, you will have the skills to become a professional.
2.0 out of 5 stars
common knowledge, nothing helpful, go online instead,
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Since I've been able to do a little writing online and in print, I thought this would be helpful to learn more about the process. This title compiles easily compiled knowledge from your local library or from countless web sites or blogs. Save yourself the money and just print out useful information from a writing website, where the information is more up to date and free.
In fact, be cautious in choosing titles that claim to help you write better or market your material better. Many of them are just filled with basic information and are promoted by companies that want you to buy their products, not actually help your career. Their promotional ads push more and more titles, but after awhile they all appear the same. Get one or two resources (Strunk & White's Elements of Style or the Chicago Manual of Style) and then go online for the rest.
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