How to Write for the National Enquirer
Writing for the National Enquirer remains a way to earn money as a celebrity writer. Even though you won't make a living at it unless you consistently deliver great scoops you can make a good part-time income if you have the right connections.
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Learn all you can about the gossip industry. Read the Enquirer, the Star and entertainment blogs. Watch "Access:Hollywood" and other gossip shows. Notice the long-running stories that people love to follow, and seek out similar stories to write.
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Brush upyour writing skills. Even though tabloid writing doesn't require the skills of a Norman Mailer or Hunter S. Thompson, you'll still need to know the rules of grammar, syntax, punctuation and vocabulary. Buy a copy of the "Chicago Manual of Style" and Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" and keep them by your computer.
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Network with celebrities and Hollywood types, or mingle with Manhattan movers and shakers if you're on the East Coast. Hang around celebrity haunts and talk with other entertainment journalists and celebrity assistants like hairdressers and limo drivers. If you know lots of people, it'll be easy to get the latest news and gossip to write about.
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Work on your own gossip blog or write entertainment news for smaller websites or newspapers. Put together a resume and clips and arrange a meeting with an Enquirer editor when you've compiled a good portfolio.
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Query the Enquirer editors. Get names from the masthead and pitch ideas (see Resources below), or offer your services as a stringer and feed the paper small news items. Stringing doesn't require a lot of time and it will get your foot in the door.
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