Magazine writing from the boonies / by Mark Zuehlke and Louise Donnelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zuehlke, Mark, 1955-

Contributor:

Donnelly, Louise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : Carleton University Press, 1999, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No matter where you live, this book explains everything you need to know to break into the challenging and profitable magazine market. In this accessible, informative guide, two experienced freelancers, Mark Zuehlke and Louise Donnelly, explain the basics of writing non-fiction magazine articles. Mark Zuehlke has published more than 100 articles in magazines since 1981 and has taught several magazine-writing courses. He produces a continuing education magazine, and has appeared in Canadian Business, The Financial Post, Profit, Canada and the World and Canadian. Louise Donnelly began writing from rural B.C. in 1987, and founded her one-day workshop "Magazine Writing From the Boonies" in 1989. She has appeared in such magazines as The Financial Post, Moneywise Magazine and Canadian among others.

Contents:

Introduction : No Better Place than Here, Wherever that May Be

Chapter One Starting Out: the Quest for Ideas

Chapter Two Dear Magazine Editor: How to Sell Ideas

Chapter Three The Gentle Art of Negotiation

Chapter Four It's a Source, of Course

Chapter Five Don't Tell Anybody, But ...

Chapter Six Writing Well

Chapter Seven Looking like a Pro

Chapter Eight The Winding Road

Chapter Nine The Cheque is Where?

Chapter Ten The Writing Life

Epilogue Good Luck but not Goodbye

Useful Books and Services

Appendix : Periodical Writers Association of Canada Standard Freelance Publication Agreement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-52960-2

9786613842053

0-7735-8547-8

OCLC:

806255342