Basic Magazine Skeleton
This rough outline makes up the content of most magazines. From Time to Vogue, they’re not the same but they’re quite similar. It works on a “sandwich” structure, starting with the organization and introduction then followed by immediate columns and sections that most people would have a “need to know” (such as news, etc.). The stand alone features follow it, these we can allot two to three, possibly four pages per story (depending on how many pages we have in the issue). These stories, particularly the lead story, would be our cover image and what we tease on the cover, these stories would also revolve around our given theme per issue. Following the features, we finish up with more columns and sections that are a fun to have but what isn’t considered necessary. Read it if you enjoy it, but skip if you want kind of deal (entertainment pieces, poetry/fiction, reviews, etc.). These columns and sections need to be properly defined and something our magazine is recognized for.
- Cover
- Table of contents
- Masthead/contributors (our who does what list)
- Editor’s letter
- Reader’s letters
- Online page
- Front of book columns
1. News
2. Op/Ed (Debate Section)
3. Event feature
4. Cultural myth/story
(No more than 5 columns/sections, no less than 3 is my estimate)
- FEATURES (no more than 3-4, remember, each one takes up a couple of pages)
- Back of book columns
1. Pagan Parenting
2. Arts/Culture/Entertainment
3. Reviews
4. Fiction/Poetry/Art
5. Listings (covens, groups, stores, events, etc.)
(Again, no more than 5, no less than 3, so it balances out)
- Coming next issue
- Considering our Pagan Profile (individual from the community nominated and why) for the last page.
