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Featuring some of the most famous columnists in the business, this guide reveals the secrets to becoming a syndicated newspaper columnist, through both the author's own experiences and anecdotes from the respected writers who excel in their craft. From finding topics, to digging up information, and ultimately writing a column that makes people think, laugh, or cry, all the wisdom necessary to write opinion, humor, and insight columns is clearly presented in this in-depth manual.

"I never thought anyone could write a book that would really teach someone else how to be a newspaper columnist. Boy, was I wrong. Suzette Martinez Standring has pulled it off?and with flair." ?Bill Tammeus, The Kansas City Star

Suzette Martinez Standring is a syndicated humor columnist and features writer whose work appears in The Boston Globe, the Milton Times, The Patriot Ledger, and other publications. She was voted best columnist by the readership of the Milton Times in 2003 and has been featured on Boston's NPR station. ... Read more

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Developing Your Writing Voice

Suzette Martinez Standring is more than a helpful, how-do book; it can be the start of a new career for many inspiring writers. She starts her book where all with the understanding that "every morning millions of readers turn the to their favorite newspaper columnist." Writers need an audience, they seek it, crave it and survive upon they support from their audience. The very thought of being in the public eye (or eyes) is what most writers seek and this book teaches a writer gives answers for that goal. Standring moves her readers, step by step, up the hill for "telling the story" and give an opportunity to become a successful columnist writer. She reminds writers that not all start out for recognition as a columnist, but often find themselves at that door in their writing career. What a wonderful opportunity for recognition as a writer while developing readership fans, she reminds the reader. Included in her information is, not only her knowledge but also that of great columnist that have been and/or are in the business. She helps to develop one's "voice" with advice from well-known columnist the late great Art Buchwald. Tell your story, write it to fulfill the editor's wants, and make it the right length. How difficult it is to tell a good story in a short amount of space. Standring takes her readers, as a good teacher does, through those steps, while helping them understand their voice. For example, will you be a humor or life-style columnist metro or religious?Blogging and getting on the radio are all included. She talks money, syndications, ethics and all else it takes. What more could a writer want?Her book is a mandatory read at three universities and it only just came out this year. That will speak for its credibility as a superb and educational columnist read.
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This digital document is an article from St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1173 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and textual cross-references to related essays. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 724 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Former Los Angeles Times columnist Peter King could not take the name of his column, "On California," with him when he left the Times to be a syndicated columnist for the McClatchy-Scripps Howard Wire Service. McClatchy began running the column with the "On California" name but was soon contacted by the Times's legal department. The column's new name became "California Notebook."

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Title: A rose is a rose is a rose. (newspaper column's name stays with paper when columnist leaves)
Author: Alicia C. Shepard
Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: v20Issue: n6Page: p15(1)

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This digital document is an article from FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 703 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: On a lighter side with Andy Rooney.(columnist views)(Column)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 80(1)

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Title: A reply to Krugman: in a recent column, Nobel prize-winning columnist Paul Krugman accused China of mercantilism. Stanford professor Ron McKinnon offers a spirited rebuttal.(Column)
Author: Ron McKinnon
Publication: The International Economy (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2010
Publisher: International Economy Publications, Inc.
Volume: 24Issue: 1Page: 37(2)

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from Catholic Insight, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 754 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lookin' for love in R-rated places.(COLUMNIST)(Brokeback Mountain )(Column)
Author: Mariette Ulrich
Publication: Catholic Insight (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14Issue: 3Page: 8(1)

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This digital document is an article from Catholic Insight, published by Thomson Gale on July 1, 2006. The length of the article is 756 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fisherman's wife syndrome.(COLUMNIST)(dangers of coveting)(Column)
Author: Mariette Ulrich
Publication: Catholic Insight (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14Issue: 7Page: 10(1)

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on September 16, 2007. The length of the article is 725 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: From one columnist to another.(Columns)(Column)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: September 16, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: C1

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Title: A faithful chronicler of the higher madness.(COLUMNIST)(Rory Leishman)(Column)
Author: Herman Goodden
Publication: Catholic Insight (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14Issue: 7Page: 11(1)

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Title: On the rocks.(COLUMNIST)(Anglican Communion)(Column)
Author: Paula Adamick
Publication: Catholic Insight (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2008
Publisher: Catholic Insight
Volume: 16Issue: 8Page: 8(2)

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on February 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1042 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch' editor Cole Campbell's decision to kill the column of Bill McClellan on Jan 30, 1998 is questioned. The column featured a statement from Dick Morris which implied that Hilary Clinton could be a lesbian. Campbell says that the statement failed to meet the newspaper's publication standards. However, it is argued that the column is humorous and informative contrary to Campbell's claims.

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Title: Campbell kills a McClellan column. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch' editor Cole Campbell; columnist Bill McClellan)
Author: Ed Bishop
Publication: St. Louis Journalism Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 1998
Publisher: SJR St. Louis Journalism Review
Volume: v28Issue: n203Page: p1(2)

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This digital document is an article from Catholic Insight, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 974 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Canadian university endorses the Culture of Death.(COLUMNIST)(Henry Morgentaler honored)(Column)
Author: Herman Goodden
Publication: Catholic Insight (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13Issue: 8Page: 8(2)

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