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June 2013 |
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 By
Scott Shepherd As fans await Baz Luhrmann’s new film version of The Great Gatsby, we asked an actor who has memorized the book to share insights about F. Scott Fitzgerald as a writer. |
Still the editors By
Dale McGarrigle
Technology has shifted – but not changed – the editor’s role in publishing.
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Making a writer By
John Moore
Six top M.F.A. professors offer wisdom for aspiring writers.
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By
Jack Smith
Through fiction, novelist Vaddey Ratner illuminates a Cambodian childhood during the communist regime.
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By
Mridu Khullar Relph
Avoid these eight selling sins when promoting your book.
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Departments Writing Essentials By
Melissa Hart
Hello Mudda, hello Fadda
Camp NaNoWriMo provides
a month-long online community for writers. |
Off The Cuff By
Amy Mackin
Taking the train
Tune your ears to the stories around you. |
Freelance Success By
Michael Kurland
Thou shalt not
The 10 commandments of effective detective fiction. |
Literary Spotlight By
Melissa Hart
The Straddler
Promoting cultural change, editors fuse academic writing with lyrical fiction and poetry. |
Conference Insider By
Hillary Casavant
Writers ahoy!
Santa Barbara Writers Conference offers seaside networking and “pirate” workshops. |
In Every Issue Take Note Use the psychology of dreams to tap into your artistic imagination. Also in TN: Michael Thomas, the perfect gifts for writing newlyweds and creating characters outside your comfort zone.
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Write Stuff
Author John McNally pairs humor with hard work in his unique approach to writing.
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How I Write
For novelist Jenna Blum, ideas should be “test-driven. And a lot of them only make it to the end of the block.”
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