Title: The Complete Article Writer’s Box Set
Published 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-1-8780786-2-1
Combining two books in one, The Complete Article Writer’s Box Set gives budding writers everything they need to know about writing articles and supply pictures. Learn how to become an editor’s dream supplier by offering them the complete words-and-picture package.
The Complete Article Writer began life as a series of eight step-by-step workshops that took delegates through the process of creating a publishable article. In book format its aim is the same: to show you how to get from a potential idea to a finished article written for a specific readership. The Complete Article Writer explores:
– article ideas: generating ideas and maximising their potential
– magazine analysis: identifying your potential readers and the aspects of your idea that will interest them most
– article structure: choosing the best structure for your idea, and how to make it an engaging read
– creativity: adding interest and sparkle to your article
– pitching: selling your idea to an editor before you write the article
– rights: understanding the rights a magazine buys from you, and how you can re-use your ideas.
The Complete Article Writer
Contents:
Introduction
What Is An Article?
Why Write An Article?
Chapter 1- Ideas
Sourcing Ideas
Angles
Topical Hooks & Anniversaries
Broadening Ideas
Local Angles
Human Interest
Conclusion
Chapter 2 – Market Analysis
Finding Publications
You’re A Writer, Not A Reader
The Front Cover
Contents Page and Editorial Contacts
Readership Analysis
Media Packs
Article Analysis
Study Several Copies
Chapter 3 – Creating An Outline
Identifying What’s Relevant To Our Readership
Putting Them Into Order
Chapter 4 – Article Structures
Chronology
Numbers & Letters
Time
Journeys & Travel
Q&A and Interviews
Chapter 5 – Beginnings
A Great Or Startling Statement
Dialogue Or Quotes
Scene Setting
An Anecdote
Ask A Question
The Topical Hook Peg
Titles
Standfirsts
Chapter 6 – Endings
Summarising The Main Point
Circular Structure
A Call To Arms
Dialogue & Quotes
Looking Forward
Chapter 7 – Other Page furniture
Boxouts, Side Panels and Further Information Sections
Contributor Biography & Photo
Chapter 8 – Adding Creativity To Your Non-Fiction
Writing in Scenes
Using Dialogue
Point of View
The Writer as Primary Source
Chapter 9 – Editing
Analysing Paragraphs
Adverbs
Active and Passive Sentences
Pet Phrases
Have A Clear Message
Read it Aloud
Final Editing Points
Chapter 10 – Photographs
Analysing The Images
Submitting Your Photos
Sourcing Photos From Elsewhere
Chapter 11 – Pitching
Get A Name
Straight To The Point
Draw Upon Your Outline
Sell Yourself
Keep Records
Chasing Up
Chapter 12 – Formatting Your Text
The Traditional Way
Paragraphing
Do What The Editor Says
Submitting Your Piece
Chapter 13 – An Example Article
Uncommon Waters
Chapter 14 – Understanding Rights
Traditional Freelance Working
The Three Key Components to Rights
Understanding The Impact of Rights
Should You Write for Free?
Chapter 15 – Keeping Records
Secondary Rights
Chapter 16 – Upon Publication
Invoicing
Ends
Photography for Writers
Which would you rather be: the writer who got paid £100 for providing the words to a travel article, or the writer/photographer who got paid £250 for providing pictures with those same words for a travel article? Editors are looking for complete words and picture packages these days, so writers who can provide both stand a better chance of success, and also higher rates of pay. And you don’t need to have a professional camera to do this – a simple, pocket, compact camera is capable of taking publishable photos these days, so why shouldn’t you be one of those better paid writers?
Photography for Writers will show you how to make the most of your compact camera, and how to save, store, and retrieve your photos, as well as how to offer these photos to an editor. There’s advice on how to get to know your compact camera, things to think about when taking photos abroad, some of the legal implications of taking photos and advice on how to use your camera as a research tool.
Available from all retail outlets in print and eBook format.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Why Writers Should Consider Photography
Letters & Fillers Market
Illustrated Articles
Step-by-Step Features
Non-Fiction Books
Research Material
The Digital Benefits
Chapter 2: The Digital World
Digital Camera Types
The Process of Capturing a Digital Image
Understanding (Mega)Pixels
Print Resolution
Digital File Types
Chapter 3: Taking Photographs
Understanding Programme Modes
Planning The Images You Need
Fill The Frame
Light
Seek Out Unusual Angles
Photo Orientation – Landscape and Portrait
Understanding the Rule of Thirds
Chapter 4: Photography Legalities
Do You Need Permission?
Release Forms
Copyright
Photographic Rights Offered
Chapter 5: Your Personal Digital Photographic Library
Creating a Manageable Filing System
Cataloguing Software
Understanding Metadata and Keywording
Basic Image Processing
Image Manipulation
Backing Up Your Photos
Chapter 6: Magazines
Letters & Fillers
Identifying the Opportunities for Writer-Photographers
Analysing Images used by a Magazine
Front Cover Images
Using Images to Secure a Commission
Using Someone Else’s Photographs
Linking your Photos to your Article
Captions
Submitting Your Images
Chapter 7: Non-Fiction Books
Are Photos Really Necessary?
Planning the Images You Need
Think Front Cover
Captioning Images for Books
List of Illustrations and Indexing Photos
Chapter 8: Other Photographic Opportunities
Photographic Agencies
Tourist Brochures
Greetings Cards
Calendars
Magazine Front Covers
Chapter 9: Photography as a Research Tool
Photography for Creative Writers
Copying Research Material
Using Your Photographic Library for Idea Generation
Chapter 10: The Final Exposure