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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
By Way of Introduction
Chapter One: Battling—and Besting—the Basics
Defining Freelancing
Knowing Your Markets
Chapter Two: Ideation Vacation
Chapter Three: The Dreaded Platform Discussion
Make Your Digital Mark
Chapter Four: Finding a Way In
A Guided Tour of a Magazine
The Brave New World of Breaking In
How High?
Chapter Five: Pitch Perfect
The Nightmare Query
Gone to Market
Process Docs
You Should Avoid the Slush Pile Entirely
The Goal
Game On
A Query, Deconstructed
Random Basics
The End
Chapter Six: Talking the Talk
The In-Person Interview
The Phone Interview
The E-Mail Interview
The Reporter’s Tool Kit
Laying the Foundation
Access Hollywood
A Note on Tape Recording (and Not Getting Sued)
Popping the Questions
The In-Person Interview
The Phone Interview
The E-Mail Interview
Off-the-Record Sources
Difficult Sources
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
A Note on the Vulnerable Source
Chapter Seven: Walking the Walk
The Short Game: Front of the Book
Playing It Straight: The Basic Newspaper Story
Dyeing Your Dachshund: The How-To
Quiz Show: The Q&A
The Real Deal: The Journalistic Feature
Playing off Personality: The Profile
Chapter Eight: The Men and Women Behind the Curtain
A Preflight Submission Checklist
Time to Submit
How to Work with Editors
Chapter Nine: Mostly Not Boring Business Basics
Payday!
Contract Basics
“Can You Send Me an Invoice?”
Wait a Second …
Keep Your Eyes Peeled
The Terrible Subject of Taxes
Conclusion: Getting to -30-
Appendix
Sample Queries
Fact-Checking Checklist
Querying Magazine Articles: A Checklist
Words of Wisdom
15 Things a Writer Should Never Do
About the Author
Colophon
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