“Eight Articles Editors Love—And How to Write Them”

In this seminar, we will teach you how to write step-by-step the eight most popular magazine articles that editors love to receive from freelance writers! Participants can choose any three of the workshops they wish to attend.

Workshops include:

(Participants may choose between seminars 1 and seminar 2):

Seminar 1: “The Ever-Popular Personal Experience/Inspirational Article” (Denise George) (Learn how to offer your readers hope and encouragement through your own personal experiences. Editors love the first person intimacy that develops between writer and reader when authors honestly share their own experiences, and provide helpful practical advice to their readers. Personal experience/inspirational articles are popular in both Christian and secular magazines.)

Seminar 2: “Writing and Selling the How-To Article” (Carolyn Tomlin) (Used in both the Christian and secular market, the “How-To” article is considered one of the easiest to write. Carolyn Tomlin shows (by example) how to write about what you know, find a solution to a challenge, or share an easier way to solve a problem. Allow good photos to sell your craft article ideas to editors by showing the materials needed, and the finished product. Learn how to write in a sequence of steps, and give readers confidence in learning new information.)

(Participants may choose between seminars 3 and seminar 4):

Seminar 3: “The Delightful Devotion, and The Issue-Oriented Article” (Denise George) (A daily devotion is brief, fun to write, and hopeful to the reader. Many daily devotional, monthly magazines (like The Upper Room) are entirely free-lance written! Editors need a steady supply of devotions! Learn how to write a devotion an editor will love! In this seminar, you will also learn how to write the “issue-oriented article”--articles about current issues, and the “felt needs” of society today, that will inform, educate, and stir readers to action.)

Seminar 4: “See the World--Write the Travel Article” (Carolyn Tomlin) (Painting a visual picture of people, places, and things, and making readers want to go there, are only two reasons to write travel articles. The other reason? Traveling free! Carolyn Tomlin has written dozens of travel articles while touring the U.S. and foreign countries. And most of the time, published articles paid for the trip! You’ll learn how to contact an editor before you leave home, steps to follow after returning from your trip, how to search for an unusual twist to well-known sites, how to use quotes from famous people from the area, and the value of using a photo package to gain the editor’s attention. You’ll also discover how one location provides spinoffs to a number of salable articles. And don’t overlook armchair travelers—those people that want to read your articles, but never leave home. Enjoy this fun and exciting way to use your talents as a writer.)

(Participants may choose between seminars 5 and seminar 6):

Seminar 5: “The Perfect Profile/Interview Article”(Denise George)
(In this seminar, you’ll learn how to how to set up and conduct an interview, research your topic, format your article, and write the perfect profile piece for both Christian and secular magazines. Editors love profiles, and most magazines publish them in every issue! Everyone has a story! Discover how to detect and identify good profile article opportunities in the people you know, meet, and work with every day. Denise George will also teach you how to write the fascinating and fun “multiple profiles” article!)

Seminar 6: “Finding Markets for Mini-Columns and Fillers” (Carolyn Tomlin)
(Editors need mini articles and fillers to finish out a column in magazines and newspapers. You can supply these needs by writing “tight and bright” articles that are geared to the audience and magazine. Do you have an amusing anecdote? What about a child’s cute saying? Or, can you supply a brief quotation that matches the tone of the publication? Tomlin shows you how to find these markets that use brief fillers and mini columns. She also explains how to: Listen to conversations. Observe people. And come up with original thoughts that can turn your words into entertainment or laugh lines that bring smiles to readers’ faces.)

For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.beesondivinity.com/layacademyoftheology