Writing Features and Interviews
How to Build a Career as a Freelance Journalist
Christine M. Hall(Author)
How To Books Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published in February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-85703-423-3 (ISBN)
Description
This guide offers step-by-step advice on how to break into print, how to develop ideas into publishable articles, how to sell them, and how to build a career as a freelance journalist. Written form the editor's point of view, the book is a source of insider knowledge for writers at all levels. The author reveals the best-selling feature subjects and what editors really want to buy. Practical tips are offered including: how to write an irresistible query letter; how to cope with a difficult interviewee; and how to illustrate features. Case studies provide real-life examples to illustrate the points made.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations, glossary, further reading list, index
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
205 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85703-423-3 (9781857034233)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Book
05/1995
How To Books Ltd
€31.14
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Content
Planning for success; finding out what editors want; your irresistible query letter; starting small; making the big money; interviewing with confidence; structuring the feature; branching out; meeting your editor; illustrating your articles; managing money matters; going freelance.