ABSTRACT

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, entertainment stories and travel articles, it provides expert guidance on topics such as:

  • developing saleable ideas;
  • appealing to specific segments of the market;
  • navigating a successful pitch;
  • writing and editing content for a variety of areas, including service, profiles, entertainment, travel, human interest and enterprise

Chock full of examples of published works, conversations with successful magazine contributors and bloggers, and interviews with working editors, Magazine Writing gives students all the practical and necessary insights they need to jumpstart a successful magazine writing career.

chapter 1|14 pages

Beginning the Journey: An Overview

chapter 3|20 pages

Magazine Markets

chapter 4|20 pages

The Big Idea

chapter 5|15 pages

Sharpening the Angle

chapter 6|18 pages

Pitch Perfect

chapter 10|12 pages

Self-Edit

chapter 12|20 pages

The Profile: Where Life Stories Come to Life

chapter 13|12 pages

Service: “Hey, I Can Do That!”

chapter 14|12 pages

Arts and Entertainment

chapter 15|14 pages

Sports

chapter 16|14 pages

Travel

chapter 17|14 pages

Essay

chapter 18|10 pages

B2B: The Ultimate Service Journalism

chapter 19|12 pages

Writing for the Web and Tablets

chapter 20|16 pages

Legal and Ethical Considerations