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Moira Allen to Conduct "Breaking Into Magazines" Online Class
Class includes e-mail lectures and one-on-one critiquing of participant's query and article
Beginning January 15, Moira Allen will be offering an 8-week course titled "Breaking into the Magazine and Periodical Market." If you've been trying to market your work to magazines or other periodicals without success, or if you're just getting started as a freelance writer, this is the class for you."I'll walk you through the process of developing marketable topics and ideas, preparing a query, and outlining, researching, and developing the article itself," says Allen. "By the end of the class, you should have an article 'ready to go' and a selection of markets to choose from. The class includes e-mail lectures and one-on- one critiquing of your query and article."
Session 1: Understanding the Marketplace
Session 2: Developing Your Article Ideas
Session 3: Identifying Markets; Slants & Angles; Outlining
Session 4: Query Letters
Session 5: Gathering Information: Research & Interviews
Session 6: Starting Your First Draft
Session 7: Preparing for Submission; The "Timetables" of
Publishing
Session 8: Rights, Contracts, & Negotiations; Overview of
the Business of Writing; Challenges & Obstacles
in the Writing Life
Fee: $72 if you enroll before December 15; $80 thereafter.
Enrollment is limited to 20 students, so sign up early! For
more information or to register, visit Writing-World.com or email