(from Mediabistro.com)
When: 4 weeks starting Wednesday, June 9; 9-10am EDT
Cost: $350
There have never been more potential outlets and opportunities for writers, but at the same time, there’s never been more competition.
In this course, you will learn how to make the current climate in both publishing and parenting work for you. We’ll explore the many different outlets available to freelance writers, from blogs to websites to magazines, as well as the kinds of story ideas and formats that today’s editors are looking for. We’ll cover the nuts and bolts of researching, writing, and revising a parenting story, how pitches differ and most importantly, how to develop strong relationships with your editors.
In this class, you will learn how to:
- Mine your life, experience, and connections for ideas
- Define yourself as a parenting writer
- Find the markets available to you as a parenting writer, including magazines, blogs, and websites
- Target your pitches
- Research topics and identify sources
- Create engaging stories that editors and readers won’t want to put down
Learn more and register now. Prefer to register by telephone? Call us at 212-547-7890.
