Is fear of making a mistake holding you back from your dream of becoming a successful article writer for print magazines, websites, or content marketing companies?
Are you stuck writing for content mills?
Having trouble getting editors excited about your story ideas?
Worried something you write will get you sued? (Yikes!)
Didn’t go to journalism school — but you don’t want to shell out $50K+ to attend (and spend two years doing it!)?
Imagine the pride you’ll feel when you show your friends your byline. Gain the freedom of being a successful freelance writer who can set their own schedule.
Our J-School webinars, transcripts, resource guides — and most importantly hands-on feedback from national-magazine editors — will give you the kick-start you need to start landing lucrative gigs. Eliminate the worries that you’ll mess up or get sued, learn how to generate loads of salable ideas, and get up to speed on article research and writing. Move forward to pitch major magazines and websites with confidence.
Get the building blocks of success with these 4 core modules:
4 Week J-School is also packed with 8 additional bonuses that deliver pro tips on interviewing, finding great article ideas, writing headline that go viral — even our sneaky tips on how to get editors' email addresses.
This is a rare opportunity to get real-world feedback from working national magazine editors. PLUS Linda Formichelli takes your questions live.
We’re offering these J-School materials online, so there's nowhere you have to go, Each week, you'll take action with a new learning module and assignment.
You can download and keep all our J-School materials. Enjoy vital feedback that grows your skills for earning well as a writer.
“My name is Caroline and I recently purchased your course 4 Week J-School. I'm about halfway through and so far I have already landed an article with International Living.
Thank you! I have a minor in journalism and I've learned more from your course than I did in four years at university.” –Caroline Knudson
“I acted on the information and landed my first paid gig for one of my favourite magazines. If you want to accelerate and take your writing to the next level, then J-School will do it. The information in this class is practical, fresh, and current. Responses were prompt and tailored to my situation, not a cookie-cutter response. The cost and value of J-School is an investment you benefit from in numerous ways, and again and again. “–Diane Dutchin, WriteEncourageEmpower
“I am totally flabbergasted that this morning I received the green light from the national editor of Natural Awakenings magazine to write an article whose idea came from my participation in Carol & Linda’s most recent J-School! This was the first query I’ve ever written, and I got the assignment from a magazine whose readership is between 1-3 million. I am a complete novice to freelance writing, and I am totally over the moon. Thank you so much Carol and Linda for the push to brainstorm article ideas and the opportunity to fine-tune query letters in the J-School class.” –Lane Vail
We love earning a healthy living from writing, and we want to help more writers do the same!
Since 1997, Linda Formichelli has written for well over 150 consumer and trade magazines like Redbook, Inc., Women's Health, Target Marketing, and QSR. She's also the co-author of The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success and From Pitch to Published: How to Sell Your Article Ideas to Magazines. Linda has worked on content campaigns for CVS, OnStar, the American Lung Association, Wells Fargo, and more, and has taught hundreds of freelancers in various online writing classes.
Longtime freelance writer Carol Tice created the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog, and founded the 1000+ member Freelance Writers Den community. Her first big retainer client earned her so much extra income, she took her family — including her parents — on an Alaska cruise.
Carol has coached hundreds of writers to higher earnings and success over the past 7 years. She's presented more than 25 online training courses.
You'll get feedback on your work from real magazine editors!
Dana Raidt is a Minneapolis-based editor and writer. She has been in the magazine world—on consumer, trade and corporate titles—since 2010, interspersed with lots of digital content strategy and freelance editorial work. For 3 ½ years she has been the senior editor of Delta Air Lines’ inflight magazine, Sky, where she regularly contributes articles and oversees a network of freelancers who write content related to business, travel, education, health and technology. Her first book, The First Man in Black: Link Wray, will be published by Bazillion Points Books in late 2019.
As a member of the Hearst Health Newsroom, Kaitlyn pitches, reports, writes, and edits health content for the print and digital versions of Prevention, Good Housekeeping, and Woman’s Day. Before that, she spent two years as a health editor at Family Circle and six years in the research department at Real Simple. Her experience in fact-checking, writing, and editing gives her a unique perspective on content creation. Kaitlyn has also done freelance work for Food & Wine, InStyle, Vermont Magazine, and Whole Living.
Evan Jensen is the editor of the Make a Living Writing blog and reviews query letters and LOIs in the Freelance Writers Den. He's also the editor for an Australian fitness pro with more than a million followers, a supplement company, meal delivery service, health risk assessment software company, and other clients. He's the winner of multiple newspaper association and content marketing awards and has a master's degree in journalism.
You can try out week one of J-School risk-free. If you don't find our resources useful, we'll cheerfully refund your money.
"Linda's Volume Marketing Challenge changed my life. Although I had taken a lot of writing classes, going through the challenge helped me learn various types of marketing. From E-mail, direct mail, cold calling, or social media, I learned the techniques of each and what works for me.
I landed my first big clients via the challenge, and have been earning a living as a freelancer for 2 years. I can't recommend this course enough for serious writers who have the will to succeed and change their lives, their income, and their peace of mind by becoming their own boss." —Debbie Curtis, Palomino Hill Writing Services, Ithaca, NY
You can learn how to write compelling articles the long, slow, trial-and-error way (or with 2 years at a pricey journalism school!) — or let a couple of pros save you the time. Get the skills you need to earn more in 4-Week Journalism School!
This is the first time in years that we've offered our J-School course with editor support, and it may never happen again. So if you need pro reporting, interviewing, and article-writing chops, join us for J-School in August 2019!