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  • Pressure’s On
    • Chapter 1 – Role of News
    • Chapter 2 – The Basics
    • Chapter 3 – AP Style
    • Chapter 4 – Telling the Story
    • Chapter 5 – Story Structure
    • Chapter 6 – Covering Beats
    • Chapter 7 – Ledes
    • Chapter 8 – Attributions
    • Chapter 9 – Other Important Suggestions
    • Chapter 10 – Editing and Proofing
  • Creative Writing
    • Intro to Creative Writing
      • Requirements
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
        • Exercise 1: Image and Voice
        • Exercise 2: Voice
        • Exercise 4: Setting
        • Exercise 3: Character
      • Projects, Notes & Further Readings
      • Elements of the Workshop
      • Final Portfolio Requirement
    • Poetry
      • Lecture Notes
      • Requirements
        • Final Project
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
    • Advanced Poetry
      • Lecture Notes
      • Requirements
        • Final Project
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
    • Fiction
      • Fiction Notes
        • Fiction Query Letter
      • Requirements
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
    • Advanced Fiction
      • Requirements
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
      • Advanced Fiction Portfolio
    • Creative Nonfiction
      • Final Portfolio Requirement
      • Projects, Notes & Further Readings
      • Requirements
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
    • Freelance Writing
      • Requirements
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
        • Magazine Writing Piece #1: Literary Nonfiction
        • Magazine Writing Piece #2: Profile
        • Magazine Writing Piece #3: Service
        • Magazine Writing Piece #4: A & E
        • Portfolio Requirements
      • Conducting an Interview
      • Freelance Notes
  • Writing & Communication
    • ENGL 1101
      • Grades & Policies
      • Requirements
      • Schedule
        • Essay Checklist
        • Essay Four
        • Essay Grading
        • Essay One
        • Essay Three
        • Essay Two
        • Reading Responses
    • ENGL 1102
      • Grades and Policies
      • Schedule
      • final portfolio requirements
      • Notes, Further Readings, Assignments & Links
      • Requirements
  • About

Freelance Notes

Below, you’ll find brief notes (many from classroom lectures) that might be helpful for a quick reference to complete several freelance copy assignments.

Magazine Industry

Why People Spend Time with Magazines

Factual substance_The Basis of Good Writing

Finding Ideas, topics, outlines

Sharpening the Angle

Query Letter Critique

Steps to Making Approach to Editor

Query Letters for Freelance Writing Jobs

Headline copy

Writing Clear Copy

Checklist for Stories

Seven Tips for Writing Copy That Sells

Write a Good Advertisement

 

Creative Writing

  • Intro to Creative Writing
    • Requirements
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Projects, Notes & Further Readings
    • Final Portfolio Requirement
    • Elements of the Workshop
      • Exercise 1: Image and Voice
      • Exercise 2: Voice
      • Exercise 3: Character
      • Exercise 4: Setting
  • Poetry
    • Requirements
      • Final Project
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Lecture Notes
  • Fiction
    • Requirements
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
      • Fiction Notes
      • Fiction Query Letter
  • Advanced Poetry
    • Requirements
      • Final Project
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Lecture Notes
  • Advanced Fiction
    • Requirements
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Advanced Fiction Portfolio
  • Creative Nonfiction
    • Requirements
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Projects, Notes & Further Readings
    • Final Portfolio Requirement

Writing & Communication

  • ENGL 1101
    • Requirements
    • Grades & Policies
    • Schedule
      • Essay One
      • Essay Two
      • Essay Three
      • Essay Four
      • Essay Checklist
      • Essay Grading
  • ENGL 1102
    • Requirements
    • Grades and Policies
    • Schedule
    • Notes, Further Readings, Assignments & Links
    • Final Portfolio Requirements

Resources for the citizen journalist

CJP Handbook

  • Chapter 1 – Role of News
  • Chapter 2 – The Basics
  • Chapter 3 – AP Style
  • Chapter 4 – Telling the Story
  • Chapter 5 – Story Structure
  • Chapter 6 – Covering Beats
  • Chapter 7 – Ledes
  • Chapter 8 – Attributions
  • Chapter 9 – Other Important Suggestions
  • Chapter 10 – Editing and Proofing

Online Resources

  • CCJ
  • Center for Citizen Media
  • Citizen Media Law Project
  • First Monday
  • Journalism.org
  • Journalist's Guide/Internet
  • News University
  • Newswriting Videos
  • Open Source Journalism
  • PoynterOnline
  • PressThink
  • Public Journalism Network
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