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November 2009 |
The Writer
The essential resource for writers
Join thousands of successful writers when you subscribe to The Writer magazine. Each month The Writer is full of features you can use to improve your writing, including before-and-after examples of improved writing, more literary markets than ever before, practical solutions for writing problems, selected literary magazine profiles, tips from famous authors and hands-on advice.
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Features Step by Step: Power your story with a sense of place By
Philip Martin This versatile element of storytelling can add depth and drama, foreshadow what will come, and help develop characters. |
pg. 28 |
A feeling for where you are By
Kay Sexton A writer and teacher offers five exercises to develop your understanding of place. |
pg. 32 |
See with fresh eyes By
Linda Lappin For writers, digging deep to find the soul of a place can inspire and unlock a "bounty" of memory and material. Here's an unusual approach to seeing even familiar surroundings anew. |
pg. 34 |
Get Started: Don't sabotage your own efforts By
Jane McBride Choate From a veteran writer, here are 10 ways to avoid self-defeating behavior in the writing arena. |
pg. 13 |
Breakthrough: Write what you know, and know what you write By
Sherri Stanczak The writer found freelance success by writing about what was close at hand, and close at heart. |
pg. 14 |
Off the Cuff: Where inner and outer meet By
Page Lambert For this writer, the natural world acts as a guide deep into the heart of human experience. |
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The sound of a novel By
Sarah Anne Johnson Jayne Anne Philips, author of 'Lark & Termite,' painstakingly writes by ear--finding a way into a story through a voice, not an idea. |
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Archive: The 10 most common story problems By
Joseph Hansen If your short story keeps getting rejected, you may want to use this checklist to spot--and repair--potential mistakes before you submit your work again. |
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Is a university press right for you? By
Paola Corso An author who has published with one compares the approach of this type of press with that of the big commercial houses and finds some advantages worth considering. |
pg. 24 |
Telling a real story By
Kelly James-Enger We love to read about other people's lives--and that means a market for interesting true-life articles, be they about a personal medical drama, some obstacle overcome, or some other type of challenge. |
pg. 26 |
The art of the critique By
Melanie Faith With these 5 tips for giving valuable feedback, you'll stay in the good graces of your fellow MFA students or writing-group members. |
pg. 36 |
Business Freelancing: 8 common copywriting challenges By
Robert W. Bly So, the client hates your copy. Or won't return your phone calls. Or won't pay you. Or requests endless revisions. Before you start pulling your hair out, read this guide. |
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Market Focus: Writing for readers 50 and older By
Ligaya Figueras If you're looking to benefit from an already large but still growing audience, you'll want to clue in on how to write for retirement magazines. |
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Literary Spotlight: Story Quarterly By
Melissa Hart This month's spotlight is on the literary journal Story Quarterly, describing its tone, preferences and contributors. |
pg. 47 |
Departments Letters Letters from our readers |
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Take Note Barnes & Noble turns up the heat on Amazon's Kindle reader By
Chuck Leddy |
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WriteStuff A simple approach may get you writing By
Stephanie Dickison, Chuck Leddy Reviews of "Bang the Keys: Four Steps to a Lifelong Writing Practice" by Jill Dearman, and "Writing Great Books for Young Adults: Everything You Need to Know, From Crafting the Idea to Landing a Publishing Deal" by Regina Brooks. |
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Market listings Graduate writing programs By
Compiled by Martha Lundin |
pg. 48 |
How I Write Leif Enger By
Kent D. Curry For Leif Enger, author of the hit novel "Peace Like a River," a strong narrative gathers a kind of "joyful weight." |
pg. 58 |
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