FOREWORD BY KRISTIN GODSEY |
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INTRODUCTION BY BEN YAGODA |
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CHAPTER ONE: FINDING IDEAS |
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Great Ways to Generate Ideas |
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Look for Ideas in New Ways |
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CHAPTER TWO: QUERYING |
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Writing Effective Query Letters |
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Other Query Considerations |
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Final E-Query Suggestions |
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CHAPTER THREE: SELLING REPRINTS AND REWRITES |
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Finding Markets for Your Reprints |
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Sending Your Original Article |
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Writing a Reprint Cover Letter |
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Making Changes to Your Original |
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Looking From the Rights Perspective |
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How to Set Yourself Up for a Reprint |
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CHAPTER FOUR: FINDING MARKETS |
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Magazines Most Open to New Writers |
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Writing for Local vs. National Publications |
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Home and Garden Magazines |
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CHAPTER FIVE: RESEARCHING |
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Making Your Research Go the Distance |
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CHAPTER SIX: INTERVIEWING |
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Handling Difficult Interviews |
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CHAPTER SEVEN: AVOIDING PROBLEMS |
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Foolproofing Your Process |
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CHAPTER EIGHT: WRITING TECHNIQUES AND REVISION |
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Focus and Structure-In Depth |
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How to Craft a Successful Lead |
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Write to Grab Readers' Attention |
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137 | (5) |
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Revising Before Submitting |
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Writing for Digital Media |
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CHAPTER NINE: HOW TO WRITE COMMON ARTICLES |
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Writing the Roundup Article |
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How to Write How-To Articles |
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Shorts, Sidebars, and Quizzes |
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Crafting Pieces for Children's Magazines |
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CHAPTER TEN: WORKING WITH AN EDITOR |
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CHAPTER ELEVEN: BUSINESS AND RIGHTS-RELATED ISSUES |
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216 | (1) |
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Getting Professional Help |
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228 | (2) |
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CONTRIBUTORS |
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INDEX |
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