Title Magazine Writing

Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

Table of Contents
	List of Boxes					xi
1.	Beginning the Journey: An Overview
	Introduction					1
	What Is a Magazine?					3
	Getting the Assignment: The Five Things Every Freelance Writer Should Know					6
	Magazine Content Organization					8
	Magazine Staff Organization					9
	A Final Word					11
2.	The Inside Story: A Look at the Magazine Industry
	Overview					15
	Magazine Categories					15
	Magazine Development: A Brief History					17
	Magazine Readers: A Sophisticated Audience					24
	Values Model					28
3.	Magazine Markets
	Overview					35
	Selective Markets					36
	Men's Magazines					36
	Women's Magazines					41
	Shelter Magazines					44
	Fashion Magazines					45
	Fitness Magazines					49
	Small, Independent Women's Magazines					50
4.	The Big Idea
	What Do You Know?					55
	Ideas Are Everywhere					56
	Setting Strategy					66
	What's My Motivation?					70
5.	Sharpening the Angle
	Sharpening the Focus					75
	Process					82
	Cover					84
	Contents					85
	Editor's Page					86
	Letters to the Editor					86
6.	Pitch Perfect
	Introduction					91
	Marketing Your Work					91
	Breaking In					92
	Elements of the Query					100
	Form of Presentation					101
	Approach					104
	Dramatic Conclusion					104
7.	Research: The Foundation of Good Storytelling
	Introduction					109
	Documents					110
	Voice					113
	Conducting the Interview					118
	Getting It Right					124
	Final Considerations					125
8.	Structure: The Building Blocks of Good Storytelling
	Introduction					129
	The Overall Structure					130
	The Beginning					131
	The Middle					137
	The End					140
9.	Structure II: The Mortar for Storytelling Blocks
	Introduction					145
	The Elements					145
10.	Self-Edit
	Introduction					159
	The Right Attitude					160
	Great Editors: A Collaboration					160
	The Process					161
	Balancing the Structural Elements					164
	Proofreading					167
11.	Literary Non-fiction: Storytelling at Its Best
	Introduction					171
	Overview					172
	What Makes a Good Long-form Narrative Story?					174
	Literary Non-fiction Elements					176
	Literary Non-fiction Process					179
12.	The Profile: Where Life Stories Come to Life
	Introduction					189
	Overview					189
	Getting Started					192
	Detail: The Key to Vivid Profiles					195
	Finding Your Angle					197
	Classic Profile Structure					199
	Alternative Story Forms					200
	The Through Line: Connective Tissue For the Story					202
	The Interview and Q&A Story					203
13.	Service: "Hey, I Can Do That!"
	Introduction					209
	Inspiration: The Fundamental Component of Service Pieces					209
	Solving Reader Problems					210
	Front-of-the-Book: Chunks, Charticles, and Other High-Concept Formats					214
14.	Arts and Entertainment
	Introduction					221
	The Field					222
	Getting Started in Arts & Entertainment Writing					223
	What "Writing About the Arts" Really Entails					225
15.	Sports
	Introduction					233
	The Marketplace					233
	More Than Scores and Stats					235
	Worlds of Possibility					237
	Follow Your Passion					238
	Sports As a Cultural Phenomenon					240
	Sports As Business					240
	Think Digitally					242
16.	Travel
	Introduction					247
	Publishing Possibilities					247
	General Approach					249
	Fun in the Topics					250
	Information Gathering					251
	Thematic Stories					253
	Structure					253
	Travel at Home					255
	Travel-Related Stories					255
	Personal Commitment					256
17.	Essay
	Introduction					261
	Knowing It When You See It					262
	Essay Types					262
18.	B2B: The Ultimate Service Journalism
	Introduction					275
	The Case For a Career in Trade Magazines					276
	Why Most People Are Hesitant About Working For the Trades					277
	Writing For the Trades					279
	Pitching to the Trades					280
19.	Writing for the Web and Tablets
	Introduction					285
	Survey the Digital Landscape					286
	Build Your Digital Brand					288
	Understand the Difference between the Print and Digital Audience Experience					291
20.	Legal and Ethical Considerations
	Introduction					297
	Legal Issues					298
	Defamation					298
	Protections for Journalists					299
	Fact or Fiction?					301
	Confirm Sources of Information					302
	Invasion of Privacy					302
	Ethical Decisions					303
	Ethics of Reporting					304
	Ethics of Presentation					306
	Personal Concerns					307
	Rights					308
	Appendix					313
	Index					325

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Description 1 online resource (350 pages) 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 Summary 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 today's rapidly changing media landscape. Written by a team of experienced writers and editors, Magazine Writing teaches the time-tested rules for good writing alongside the modern tools for digital storytelling. From service pieces to profiles, enter Notes Introduction Print version record Subject Feature writing -- Vocational guidance Feature writing -- Vocational guidance Form Electronic book Author Whitaker, Charles F ISBN 9781136191220 1136191224

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