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August 2007 |
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 Hitting one out of the park the first time at bat By
Hallie Ephron The 5 finalists for the Edgar Awards' best first mystery describe what it takes to craft a fresh, gripping drama |
pg. 19 |
Archive: How I wrote Ordinary People By
Judith Guest The author of the bestselling novel discusses how she handled the challenges of establishing a point of view, avoiding sentimentality, and finishing a piece of writing |
pg. 24 |
May I put you on hold? By
Lois J. Peterson If interruptions are your nemesis, then it might be time to put some strategies to work |
pg. 27 |
Step by Step: Build a bridge to the past to bring your historical novel alive By
John Smolens An accomplished novelist shares what he learned in developing his story about the assassination of President McKinley |
pg. 28 |
The usual suspects By
Peter Selgin The first of a two-part series on the 6 most common errors in fiction writing; this month's miscreants are errors of structure |
pg. 32 |
Step by Step: How to turn a short story into a screenplay By
Jillian Abbott The form, our writer says, is uniquely suited to adaptation |
pg. 36 |
Freelancing: When to take a detour on the road to success By
Diana Burrell Sometimes making counterintuitive choices can actually enhance your career |
pg. 39 |
How to be your own publicist By
Cal Orey A book author finds success and great benefits in do-it-yourself PR |
pg. 41 |
Departments Letters Market Listings Magazines Contemporary culture, current events, ethnic/multicultural, gay/lesbian, regional/city and literary |
pg. 55 |
Breakthrough Experiences lead to a new career as military correspondent By
MyLinh Shattan |
pg. 14 |
How I Write Tom Perrotta By
Leslie Garisto Pfaff |
pg. 66 |
Freelance Success Draw on your expertise By
Kelly James-Enger Win an assignment by pitching an article you are uniquely qualified to write |
pg. 46 |
Get Started Write dialogue that delivers By
Eileen Goudge |
pg. 13 |
Literary Spotlight Crazyhorse By
Gregg Rosenblum A top-tier journal with room for newcomers |
pg. 54 |
Market Focus Tap into 'hidden markets' By
Steven Mark Adelson Old-fashioned library research could reveal the right publisher for your article |
pg. 52 |
Writer at Work The right combination of POV and tense brings a lackluster short story to life By
Dominic Preziosi A writer starts all over again and finds success with his tale of post-9/11 New York |
pg. 44 |
Off the Cuff Are your characters languishing? By
Margaret-Love Denman Here's a sure way to wake them up |
pg. 17 |
Syntax Making it rill By
Arthur Plotnik Let the evocative language of landscape work for you |
pg. 15 |
WriteStuff A scientific look at writer's block By
Chuck Leddy, Erika Dreifus, Steve Weinberg Reviews of Write: 10 Days to Overcome Writer's Block. Period. by Karen E. Paterson, A Journey Into Flaubert's Normandy by Susannah Patton, and The Quote Verifier by Ralph Keyes |
pg. 49 |
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