The Magazine Writer's Handbook

INDEX

INDEX Abstracts, 163-64 Accuracy, factual, 176, 186-87,209,211,212, 230,239 Actions, legal, 212, 230, 237, 242, 251 Actions, writing about, 52-53, 99, 105-6. See also Anecdotes Advance payments (advances), 250, 253 Advertising and advertisers, magazine, 10, 11, 13, 17,19,28,29,32,37,256 Advertising rates, 10, 13,32,246 Agents: lecture, 181; literary, 28, 140, 143, 167, 240,242 Agreements with editors, 236, 237, 240, 242, 249. See also Assignment letter; Assignments Alterman, Eric, 159 Amateur, mark of an, 83,126,137,138-39,14849 , 188. See also Professionalism Ambience, 174-75, 178 American Association ofTravel Writers, 239 American Society ofJournalists and Authors (ASJA), 5, 72, 85, 146, 169,218, 233, 237, 239,247-48,250 Anecdotes, 9,40, 54, 59,63,65,79, 111; defined, 86; examples, 9, 60, 94-96, 106, 157; regional, 12; use of, 99-105, 121 Angle, story. See Slant Annual magazines, 18 Approach. See Point of view; Slant; Voice in writing Article: content (see Style in writing; Words); ending (see Endings); organization (see Organization ); titles (see Titles). See also specific kind of article Artwork. See Graphics; Illustrations; Photos Ashby, Babette (Bobbie), 38 ASJA. See American Society ofJournalists and Authors AS]A Guide to Freelance Writing, 218 Assignment letter, 138, 146-47, 150, 152,249, 251; examples, 148, 151. See also Contracts Assignments, 38, 39, 42, 48, 53, 96, 113, 114, 125,131,142,145,153,161,179,183,186, 236, 250, 252; examples, 43, 81, 104, 180; legal issues in, 240-42 (see also Copyright; Rights for sale); on spec, 252 (see also Speculation ); to non-writers, 145 Association of Business Writers, 239 Association of Healthcare Journalists, 239 As-told-to articles, 70; examples, 70, 128 Atlantic, The, 12 Authenticity in writing, 104, 159, 160 Authorities, defined, 135. See also Quotation; Sources Authority of the author. See Credibility Authors'Handbook, 143 Authors of articles. See Bylines; specific authors' names Authors' website, 194 Bahr, Robert, 26 Balance in writing, 50. See also Objectivity in writing Baxter, Ernest, 97, 128 Beginning of article. See Leads Blair, Jason, 158 Block, Julian, 144, 234, 244, 255 Bloom, Murray Teigh, 250 Blurbs, 19, 25 Body of article, 84, 93, 95-97, 99, 114, 199-201; example, 84-85 261 262 Index Books used in research. See Library tools; Online research; Reference books for writers; Research Bowker's News Media Directory, 32 Brunner, Terry, 186 Button, Daniel, 93 Bylines, 18,20,27,30,41-42,50, 72,128,13738 , 245, 271; of authorities (see Ghosting); legal rights to, 241 Camera use. See Graphics; Illustrations; Photo article Capice, Roberta, 19 Captions, photo, 81-82,183; example, 80 Celebrities, 25, 27, 54 Celebrity article. See Profile article Chatelaine, 108, 128 Checks: internal and external, 114, 116, 149, 186-87, 211-12; received for articles, 236-37 Chronological organization, 191, 192, 129,200201 , 204, 205. See also Points in an article Cliches, 207, 209, 216 Collection. See Payment; Checks, received for article Columns, newspaper, 237, 270-71 Commentary. See Personal opinion article Competition: among magazines, 21, 31, 143, 152, 256; in magazine writing, 38 Computerized research. See Online research Conclusions ofarticles, 19,47,74,97, 106, 114, 116, 118-19, 191-92,201-2,239. See also Endings; Generalizations Consumer journalism, 4, 44, 50, 54 Consumer Magazine Advertising Source, 32 Consumer publications, 10-14,29, 32, 50, 54, 248. See also How-to article Content: of articles, 9, 150 (see also Focus; Slant); of magazines, 19,23-28 (see also Leads; Body ofarticle; Endings; Topic, sentence). See also Words Contracts, 21, 236, 271; example, 148-49. See also Assignment letter Contributing editors, 16, 18, 20-21 Controversy, researching and writing about, 114, 135, 192,229. See also Expose Copies. See Photocopies Copying. See Copyright; Fair use Copyright, 161, 169, 242, 248, 253, 255; law, 152, 233-38; notices, 219. See also Fair use Corroboration, 160-61, 186-87 Cover lines, analysis of, 23-36,57, 81 Covers, magazine, 13, 28 Cox, Victor, 141 Credentials: ofauthorities, 153, 176; of authors, 128, 133, 135, 137, 145,205. See also Credibility Credibility: of author, 117-18, 158-60, 184,207; of facts, 160, 168, 170, 189, 212 Criticism, literary, 14 Davis, Flora, 47,86,94,260 Deadlines: editors', 19,20,29,141,146,149-50, 159-60,240,246,251; examples, 142, 14445 ,147-48,151,238,244; in research, 143, 166-67 Defamation. See Libel Demographics (readership), 26-28,40, 53-54, 81,94-95,96,119...