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| About the Book | |
| Frustrated
writers: It’s time to try something new! Are you a part-time writer who wants to add enough income to write full-time? Or a manager or craftsman who would like to supplement your retirement and stay in touch with all those industry contacts you‘ve built up over a lifetime? Or a college student or new graduate in journalism or English who needs "clips" and would like to be paid for them? A world of hidden opportunity is looking for you. If you are tired of waiting for a response to your query because a thousand other writers are ahead in line, if you are looking for new and different stories and broader contacts, if you want to start getting paid for what you write today, you need to read this book! You’ll learn: --What you should know about trade magazines (but were never taught in journalism school--and why). --Why trade journalism is substantially different from regular journalism, and how that difference can open up tremendous opportunities for you. --What trade editors want and what they actually need; and how to provide both. --How to pitch the right story idea to the right person for the right audience. --Who the major trade magazine publishers are, what they publish, and why they are the fastest growing sector of periodical publishing. --How to interview for maximum information, in the least amount of time, so you can earn a higher rate for your work. --How to write "on the scene," how-to, service, round-up, trend, profile, and other stories that sell again and again. --How to edit yourself before the editor does. --How to re-market your research over and over and over for maximum income. More than 7,000 potential markets in the U.S. and 17,000 throughout the world are waiting to hear from you! |
| About the Author | |
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A professional writer and former editor of three trade magazines for McGraw-Hill, Kendall Hanson has published more than a million words in trade magazines, including more than 900 feature stories. He is currently president of Dixon-Price Publishing, and manages The Trade Writer's Resource Center at: http://tradewriter.freeservers.com, but continues to write for trade magazines part-time while he is working on his next book. |
