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Author:   Colleen Steffen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.540kg
ISBN:  

9781138593152

ISBN 10:   113859315
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   08 March 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Welcome and congratulations! You’ve chosen well Chapter 1: A is for Attitude Chapter 2: I went to college with an electric typewriter, and other cautionary tales Chapter 3: Finally we get to the important stuff Chapter 4: So something shiny caught your eye Chapter 5: Working on your pitch (not the sports kind, sorry) Chapter 6: Editors have the worst ideas Chapter 7: Hi, stranger! The in-person approach Chapter 8: Can’t I just email??? Chapter 9: The shy person’s guide to not dying inside while on assignments Chapter 10: Not everyone is going to like you (unreasonable but true) Chapter 11: All about sources Chapter 12: Take a flying (imaginative) leap Chapter 13: The all-important nutgraf Chapter 14: So … I’m supposed to say what to this person? Chapter 15: OK! Finally! Interviewing! Chapter 16: Journalism magic—it’s a thing! Chapter 17: Or maybe just shut up for a minute Chapter 18: Don’t rush off to lunch just yet Chapter 19: Yes, you still need a notebook Chapter 20: Don’t be a banker Chapter 21: Get in shape Chapter 22: To outline or not to outline Chapter 23: ""I hate writing; I love having written.""—Dorothy Parker Chapter 24: But also … try this to love writing a little more Chapter 25: Get your crap together Chapter 26: How to tell when you’re done Chapter 27: A word about grammar Chapter 28: Developing a journalist’s conscience Chapter 29: The day after Chapter 30: Speaking of what other people think … Chapter 31: You did it! You’re done! Chapter 32: WWNBD? (What would Nellie Bly do?) Chapter 33: Keep your head in the game Chapter 34: I believe in you! Goodbye!"

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A Kentucky native, Colleen Steffen earned her B.A. in journalism from Franklin College (go Grizzlies!) in Franklin, Ind., and her M.A. in English literature from the University of North Florida—but honestly she learned most what she knows the hard way, at four different daily newspapers in three different states. Stereotypically restless, she has dabbled in PR, historic preservation, 100-year-old crime investigation, and keeping a small child out of traffic. She also spent more than five years teaching future journalists at Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., where she currently freelances and lives with her husband, daughter and vicious weiner-mutt. She decided to be a writer when she was 7, and she’s never been sorry yet.

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