Magazine Writing

This video gives an overview of the history of magazines up until the present day.

This video differentiates between the different types of magazines, including consumer and trade magazines.

This video is about audience analysis because you need to know the type of people that read the magazine you want to write for as well as who you're tailoring your article to.

This video describes different markets for magazines, including men's, women's, shelter, etc.

This video tells you how to write a query letter to propose an article idea to a magazine editor. I also cover the final format your manuscript should be in when sending the final draft of an article to an editor.

Where do great article ideas come from? This video gives you tips on brainstorming article ideas.

Angles are the unique perspective in an article or story, and you need a fresh angle to catch the attention of an editor.

This video tells you how to do good quality research for your articles.

This video covers the general structure of a magazine article and what should be included in each section.

This video tells you what to look out for when editing your stories.

Profiles are all about people, whether famous or ordinary.

Literary nonfiction articles tell a story using elements of fiction like character and theme to enhance the factual story.

Service articles solve a problem or inspire readers.

Arts and entertainment articles are one of the most popular categories and are a great way for beginner freelance writers to enter the industry.

This video is all about writing sports articles.

This video provides tips on how to write a good travel article.

Essay articles include personal reflections, critical arts reviews, and opinion pieces.

Writing for a trade publication is very different from writing for a consumer magazine.

This lecture focuses on writing magazine articles involving humor and satire.

This video covers more modern-day aspects of magazine writing such as digital publications.

Ethics is an important consideration when writing any type of article.

This video describes current trends in the magazine industry.

Once again, thank you for taking my course! I hope you learned a lot! Keep a look out for any courses I'll come out with in the future.