Assess your situation and needs
 

Establish achievable goals
 

Create plan for success

Enhance clarity and flow
 

Energize language
 

Strengthen organization and structure
 

Sharpen angle and point of view
 

Cut superfluous and low-value text
 

Achieve goals of piece

Translate International English into native English
 

Repair all errors in grammar and syntax
 

Find native English expressions for foreign language concept
 

Indentify issues for future improvement and practice

The basics of reviews, news, profiles, features, roundups, o
 

Step by step crafting of the article
 

Comprehensive feedback on your drafts
 

Tips for improvement in all elements

Sit down with Mike as he edits your draft in real time
 

Cover full range of edits from overall view to minutia
 

Highlight individual issues as they come up
 

Instruction and feedback for rectifying issues

Description
 

Quotes and dialogue
 

Tightening language
 

Topics and Angles
 

Energy and flow
 

Point of view and first person
 

Style, tone, and syntax

See your work like a professional editor
 

Edit your own work in a systematic way
 

Catch most common writer errors

Fundamentals of structure: lead, nutgraph, body, kicker
 

Conceiving strong ideas and angles for articles
 

Overview of popular article types: roundups, profiles, etc.
 

Interviews and use of quotes and dialogue
 

Techniques for description, tightening, voice, and structure
 

Complete feedback on article drafts and writing exercises

Navigating the editorial process
 

Nurturing relationships with editor and writers
 

Tricks of the trade
 

Networking
 

Expanding clips and resume

Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and type check
 

Copyediting and tightening
 

Styling to AP, Chicago, and other guidelines
 

Crafting heds and deks
 

Enhancing typographic appearance
 

Sourcing and inserting photography, illustration, video

Selecting and targeting publications
 

Identifying ideas that can sell
 

Connecting with editors
 

Writing the pitch letter

Fundamentals of article structure
 

Overview of leading travel article types
 

Conceiving strong ideas for travel articles
 

Techniques in description, voice, tightening, and punch
 

Distinguising yourself from every other travel writer