general, personal or formal, humorous or serious. You must also look for taboos on subject matter and content. Some magazines will not print slang, for example, and some will not mention their competitors. When your research is completed, your story idea firmly  fixed  in  your  mind  and  your  market  clearly identified, you are ready to begin writing. After having a few articles published by the same magazine, you will have developed a feel, or sense, for what  that  publication  wants.  Then  you  will  be  in  a position  to  work  leisurely  on  manuscripts  whenever story ideas occur and you will be able to contact your NAVINFO about ready-to-publish material. You should also give internal magazines, such as  All Hands,  the  same  intense  study  you  give  commercial publications.   Navy   internal   magazines,   like   their civilian counterparts, have their own styles. Therefore, contributors,   especially   Navy   journalists,   should   be aware   of   them   and   prepare   their   manuscripts accordingly. While the editors of internal publications are more inclined  to  edit  weak  or  unstylized  copy  than  their civilian  counterparts,  you  should  refrain  from  making  it necessary. You are expected to be a professional, and anything other than your best effort reflects poorly on you and your command. As mentioned earlier, you are authorized to submit articles  directly  to  Navy  internal  publications  in  the same  manner  your  command  makes  routine  news releases.   You   may   also   deal   directly   with   those publications  while  you  are  developing  a  story  idea. Although   a   formal   query   is   unnecessary   before submitting  your  manuscript,  it  never  hurts  to  let  the editors know what you are planning. Outlining Magazine Articles Whether you are a seasoned writer or a novice, all outline.  Experienced  writers  may  use  rough,  written outlines or formulate them in their minds, but beginners are wise to continue using the formal, written method. An outline is a valuable aid in magazine writing. It helps you organize and evaluate your information and it makes writing an article easier and faster. You should develop,  thoroughly,  the  outline  and  include  all  the specific   details,   explanations   and   anecdotes   that contribute directly to the article you are writing. Once  you  prepare  an  outline,  concentrate  strictly  on the actual writing of your article. You already will know what facts to include and where and how to use them. The basic magazine article outline may be divided into the following five parts: 1.   Purpose. State the reason or reasons for writing the article and what you intend to accomplish. This sets a course to follow once you begin writing. 2.  Market  analysis.   Study  surveys  that  show which  magazines  are  read  by  the  population  segment you wish to reach with your article. 3.  Markets. List the magazines identified in your market analysis that are most likely to publish the article you are planning to write. Follow this up with queries to those publications. (Note: Parts 2 and 3 are performed by  a  NAVINFO  when  dealing  with  civilian  magazines.) 4.  Sources.   List   the   people,   reference   books, magazines, and so forth, from whom or from which you expect to get the information needed for your article. 5.   Plan of development.  List pertinent facts, major areas of coverage, subtitles, anecdotes, and so forth, in the order you want to present them. WRITING A MAGAZINE ARTICLE LEARNING   OBJECTIVE:   Recognize   the fundamentals of writing a magazine article and evaluate its components. magazine articles should begin in the same way — with an Chapter  2  —  accuracy,  attribution,  brevity  (to  some Except for style, most of the rules and information concerning the fundamentals of newswriting presented in Chapter 2 of this TRAMAN also apply to magazine writing.  You  must  be  able  to  recognize  the  10  news element  categories  examined  there.  The  presence  and intensity   of   any   of   those   elements,   other   than immediacy, determine the newsworthiness of magazine articles   as   well   as   news   stories.   Furthermore,   you must  apply  the  “ABCs  of  Journalism”  discussed  in degree),  clarity,  inherence,  emphasis,  objectivity  and unity.   You   should   also   understand   and   follow   the guidelines provided under the heading “The Language of Newswriting.” As the categories of magazine articles overlap, so do  the  methods  of  writing  used  in  each.  However,  a common pattern can be found. A  major  element  of  most  articles,  one  that  gives flesh   and   blood   to   the   story,   is   the   anecdote.   An “anecdote” is defined as any specific, short, significant story  or  incident. 4-11