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How to Write and Sell a Freelance Magazine Article - INSPIRED Workshop

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RMB 300 for Members (price for the two seminars) RMB 700 for Guests (price for the two seminars)

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Many people have the idea of becoming a freelance writer. This two-part seminar with writer Alan Paul will help you learn how to achieve this elusive but reachable goal. Alan will help you learn how to pick a topic, find your voice, write a story and then sell it, focusing on the three primary English-language magazines in Beijing. Whatever your own experience, he will help you to move towards the goal of writing and selling a magazine article.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND Anybody interested in freelance writing. It does not matter if you have previous experience or not in this area.

WORKSHOP DURATION 2 seminars of 2 hours each

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER ALAN PAUL Alan Paul writes The Expat Life column for the Wall Street Journal Online and is also the That's Beijing sports columnist and pens The Beijing Baba column about raising expat children for TBJ Kids. He also contributes from Beijing to Wall Street Journal, Sports Business Journal, NBC.com and has written in the past for publications and websites including the New Yorker, People, Entertainment Weekly, the Washington Post and ESPN.com.

ABOUT INSPIRED INSPIRED has just been launched in Beijing! It is a learning and inspirational platform to support the personal and professional development needs of expat spouses in Beijing.

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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In this two-part workshop Alan Paul, writer and contributor for outlets as diverse as the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker, People, and ESPN.com, will walk you through the basics of crafting a story and selling it to the primary English-language magazines in Beijing. Perfect for anyone dying to write for City Weekend.