Newspaper, magazine, and web editors are desperate for new voices and anyone, in any field, can break in. So why not you? Over the last two decades, writing professor Susan Shapiro has taught more than 25,000 students of all ages and backgrounds at NYU, Columbia, Temple, The New School, and Harvard University. Now in The Byline Bible she reveals the wildly popular "Instant Gratification Takes Too Long" technique she's perfected, sharing how to land impressive clips to start or re-launch your career. In frank and funny ...
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Newspaper, magazine, and web editors are desperate for new voices and anyone, in any field, can break in. So why not you? Over the last two decades, writing professor Susan Shapiro has taught more than 25,000 students of all ages and backgrounds at NYU, Columbia, Temple, The New School, and Harvard University. Now in The Byline Bible she reveals the wildly popular "Instant Gratification Takes Too Long" technique she's perfected, sharing how to land impressive clips to start or re-launch your career. In frank and funny prose, the bestselling author of 12 books walks you through every stage of crafting and selling short nonfiction pieces. She shows you how to spot trendy subjects, where to start, finish and edit, and divulges specific steps to submit work, have it accepted, get paid, and see your byline in your favorite publication in lightning speed. With a foreword by Peter Catapano, long-time editor at the New York Times where many of Shapiro's pupils have first seen print, this book offers everything you need to learn to write and sell your story in five weeks or less, including: - How to craft a cover letter and subject heading to get read and reviewed quickly - Who pay for essays, op-eds, regional, humor, or service pieces from unknown writers - Ways to follow up, build on your success, land a TV or radio spot, become a regular contributor, staff writer, and find a literary agent for your book with one amazing clip Whether you're just starting out or ready to enhance your professional portfolio, this essential guide will prove that three pages can change your life.
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As a writer of magazine fiction as well as nonfiction, I'm always seeking to improve my work. This book will help any writer, from beginning to professional published author. In each chapter, a different kind of nonfiction writing how to is presented. And, in each chapter, this author presents concrete advice through conversational, easy to understand language. I even found myself laughing out loud while reading so this is also entertaining while you learn. Susan Shapiro provides encouragement to pursue your dreams and never give up.
An author must read, read, read magazine articles to know what works, what is published today, and what style and content different magazines seek. The author provides so many previously published articles right in the chapters as examples for the reader--boom! Some of your research is already done and will give the reader spring boards to generate more ideas for their own work.
Susan Shapiro also provides easy bulleted summaries of what to do and what not to do and some of these are the most humorous parts of the book. Readers will learn how to query an editor, format manuscripts, as well as how to politely follow up on submissions.
I highly recommend this book to writers who want to improve their craft, whether it be for newspapers, magazines, or publishing on line.
