Consumer Health Writing

The Demand for Consumer Health Writers is Huge!

If you are a medical writer—or any type of writer—you can’t ignore the consumer-health market.

People are always looking for information to improve their health and the media knows it. Health-related articles are in the news every day—magazines, newspapers, Web sites, newsletters.

Did you know top consumer-health magazines pay up to $5,000 for a feature article? Some even pay $2.00 per word!

Do you want to be a published health writer?

Do you want to launch a freelance writing career but don't know how to break in?

 

You Can Learn the Secrets to Getting Published in the Consumer-Health Market

After helping countless people to launch a medical writing career with my ebook, Becoming a Medical Writer, I realized some writers still needed more detailed guidance.

So I have created an in-depth course on everything a health writer needs to know—from story ideas to polishing the piece; from researching the market to submitting killer queries.

Let me show you how to jump start your career as a consumer-health writer. I have published more than 100 articles for consumer health publications.

This 9-week home-study course will guide you from brainstorming to publication. You will learn how to write magazine articles, web content, and patient materials.

Week 1: About the Consumer Health Market

• Writing for Consumer Health Magazines
• What they publish
• Story types
• Consumer health topics
• Article types
• Feature article
• Short article
• How much they pay and pay ranges
• Pay Examples
• Knowing their Guidelines
• Writing for the Web
• Health-related websites
• Blogs
• Blogging terms
• Assignment 1

Week 2: Getting Story Ideas

• Needed Materials
• A Foolproof Routine
• Getting Ideas
• Finding a Fresh Angle
• A question of style
• Testing the salability of ideas
• Assignment 2

Week 3: The Query Letter

• What is a query letter?
• Why use a query letter
• What makes consumer health queries different from other types of queries?
• Mailed versus emailed query letters
• Things to do before writing a query letter
• Top ten reasons why editors reject query letters
• Top ten things to not include in a query letter
• How to write the query letter
• Winning examples of query letters
• Assignment 3

Week 4: Researching the Article

• Why is research vital to article writing in general?
• Consumer health research sources
• Vitally needed research tools
• Vital consumer health research techniques
• Journal research versus consumer health magazine research
• Using who, what, when, where and how for research
• Outlining techniques for research
• Bibliographical and footnote referencing
• Assignment 4

Week 5: Interviewing Techniques

• Important interview techniques
• Interviewing tools
• Interviewing medical experts and researchers
• Vital pre-interview research
• Choosing the appropriate interviewing angle
• Using article research for the basis for interviewing questions
• Contacting potential medical experts and researchers
• Assignment 5

Week 6: Writing the Consumer Health Article Part I

• The importance of a headline or title
• When to create a headline
• When to use a sub header
• Writing an attention grabbing headline
• What is a lead?
• Why is a lead important?
• Examples of attention grabbing leads
• What is the inverted pyramid?
• How to use the inverted pyramid using an example
• Assignment 6

Week 7: Writing the Consumer Health Article Part II

• What is the body of an article?
• Creating the body of an article
• Do’s and don’ts for article bodies
• What is the article close?
• Using anecdotes or personal stories
• Legalities of using anecdotes or personal stories
• Quoting experts and professionals
• Examples of proper quoting
• Self-editing
• Assignment 7

Week 8: Other Types of Consumer Health Writing

• Patient brochures
• Fact sheets
• Video/audio scripts
• Medical transcription
• Medical manuals
• Medical reports
• Assignment 8

NEW! Week 9 : Risk Communication Basics

• What is risk communication?
• Understanding Risk Perception
• Six principles to communicate health risks

When you sign up for this online course, you will receive e-mail support for questions and a personal critique on your story ideas, query letter, and completed article.

Plus: A "Certificate of Completion" from MedicalWritingTraining.com, the leading online educator for medical and health writers.

 

What is the Cost for this Comprehensive Course?

Many of the available workshops for medical writers are way too expensive—$1,500 or more for a couple of days, plus travel expenses. Magazine writing courses are also expensive, ranging from $369 to $850.

For that reason, I want to offer an affordable course that you can take from the comfort of your home or office. Your total investment for this hands-on online course is only $197.

Three Bonus Gifts for Ordering Today

A FREE copy of my ebook Becoming a Medical Writer: How to launch a successful career writing about medicine and health. A $29 value.

An audio interview with award-winning author Ada Khan on How to Create a Book Proposal for a Health-Related Book.

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How to Order your Online Course

Pay by credit card or your Paypal account :

1. One single payment of $197.00.

An email with instructions on how to access the online course will arrive to your inbox within 24 hours.

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Money Back Guarantee

If for any reason, you are not satisfied with the course, just contact us within 8 weeks and we'll refund 100% of your money. And you can keep the free bonuses!

Note: Reimbursements will not be applied after your certificate has been sent.

About the Author

• DiegoPineda.com
• Becoming a Medical Writer
• Medical Writer blog
• Medical Writing Training

Praise for the Course

"The Consumer Health Writing Course is a prerequisite for every aspiring medical writer. As a new writer I needed to know how to become a published medical writer. This course provided me with the skills required to achieve my goal. Mr. Pineda’s knowledge and expertise are invaluable tools. His suggestions and constructive criticism steer you in the right direction. When I need to drive to an unfamiliar destination I use MapQuest as a navigational guide. It doesn’t matter where you are starting as a writer. If your destination is to be a published medical writer he can successfully navigate you there. Diego Pineda is the MapQuest of medical writing."

Lorraine B.
Conyers, GA

 

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Consumer Health Writing + Epidemiology & Biostatistics = $284