How to become a magazine writer -- The query: how to get assignments -- Where to find saleable article ideas: your best sources -- The one interview/biographical profile form: how to profile a newsworthy subject -- How to find the right magazine markets for your article ideas & how to negotiate an assignment -- The service article form: how to report a new consumer product or service -- How to get & prepare for an interview -- The one issue/one interview article form: how to write up a new issue or a new development in an old field -- How to do an interview -- Introduction: three forms to publish a research interview as an interview -- The Q & A : an expert's views of a controversy or controversial viewpoint -- The as told to interview: the first-person narrative about an extraordinary experience or an outstanding or unusual career -- The velebrity interview: a famous person on a celebrated life and famous work -- Writing discipline: how to get through a writer's block & how to outline an article -- The expository article form: how to capture an emerging conflict or complex development from many viewpoints -- Standards and guidelines for professional magazine writing