Write to Publish: Writing Feature Articles for Magazines, Newspapers, and Corporate and Community Publications by Gina Perry
A handy guide for freelancers and novice journalists to writing feature articles.
Write to Publish
Summary
A guide to writing feature articles, aimed at freelancers and novice journalists. The authors show the process of writing an article, from initial idea, to the research, writing and editing, and placing it with the right publisher. Experienced writers and journalists also offer tips and advice.
Write to Publish Summary
About Gina Perry
Authors Vin Maskell and Gina Perry have extensive experience as freelance writers. Between them they have worked in suburban newspapers, in corporate journalism as well being published widely in national and state newspapers and magazines. Vin Maskell's articles have appeared in The Australian and The Age, and he is editor of Rhythms magazines. Gina Perry's articles have been published in the Herald-Sun, The Sunday Age and numerous corporate publications. She is psychology writer for For Me and Womens Health magazine. Both teach in the TAFE Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing at Victoria University in Melbourne.
Table of Contents
Preface..Acknowledgements..1 Writing feature articles..2 Being a professional writer..3 Studying the marketplace..4 Good ideas..5 Types of articles..6 Research..7 Writing skills..8 Interviewing..9 Drafting and crafting..10 The top and the tail of the story..11 Adding value to your story..12 Presenting and selling your work..13 You are a published writer..Appendix i - Selected articles..Appendix ii - Answers to exercises..Appendix iii - Legal and ethical issues..Bibliography..Index
Additional information
GOR006000818
9781864489989
1864489987
Write to Publish: Writing Feature Articles for Magazines, Newspapers, and Corporate and Community Publications by Gina Perry
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Allen & Unwin
1999-10-01
216
N/A
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