Teach Yourself Writing for Magazines

by Lesley Bown (Author), Ann Gawthorpe (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $12.85

  Make your living through writing If you want to write for magazines on a freelance basis you will find a treasure of information in Teach Yourself Writing for Magazines. This practical, step-by-step guide informs you about the entire process of getting published, from the initial research to targeting a specific audience to ensuring you meet your deadline.

• Used

  Paperback
  2008

  $18.29

  Teach Yourself Writing for Magazines is a practical step-by-step guide offering the reader all the information they need to learn about the market, requirements, practicalities and skills needed to write on a freelance basis for magazines. It covers all aspects of the process and all the major genres of publication, from mainstream and lifestyle through to more specialised subject areas. It will show you how to research not only your subject but also your target publication and its readers, will give hints and tips for writing to word counts and deadlines, and practical exercises to help you write fluently and succinctly. With plenty of information on legalities and explanations of how and what to submit and to whom, the book is also accompanied by a range of useful resources, from websites to books and relevant writers' societies, and will contain plenty of advice and key tips from editors and writers alike.