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October 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 Does your fiction need to be stretched? By
Paola Corso Five authors describe the magic of magical realism in expressing emotional truths |
pg. 19 |
Archive: Write the story you want to tell By
Susan Isaacs A bestselling novelist advises to write for yourself by gazing inward
at what is unique and true in you |
pg. 24 |
Step by Step: Use research to add vibrant details to children's writing By
Kathryn Lay Try these techniques so you don't have to limit yourself to writing just what you know |
pg. 26 |
How to establish an online presence By
Elisabeth Wilhelm Net more readers and gain credibility by creating your own Web site or blog, becoming part of an online forum, and harnessing the power of e-mail |
pg. 28 |
Fuel your creativity: Use journaling to spark your writing By
Diana M. Raab It can be a powerful tool for developing ideas, practicing your craft, and storing thoughts and anecdotes |
pg. 30 |
Fuel your creativity: Journaling for two pays dividends for couple By
John Lehman 'Co-journaling' can make your writing honest and shapely, and offer a way to connect emotionally with yourself and your partner |
pg. 34 |
Fuel your creativity: An 'inspiration notebook' creates a foundation for writing By
Jessica Page Morrell Not a journal or diary per se, it offers a way to capture the pieces of one's experience-plus 'a way to savor life twice' |
pg. 35 |
Who says you can't shift point of view? By
Thomas E. Kennedy Our writer begs to differ on this old edict, and he's not alone |
pg. 37 |
Departments Letters Take Note Persecuted writers find sanctuary in the U.S., and other stories By
Chuck Leddy, others |
pg. 8 |
Get Started Which kind of writing is for you? By
Bill Maynard A new series begins on careers in writing |
pg. 13 |
Breakthrough Children's book author overcame fear of failure By
Pamela S. Turner |
pg. 14 |
Syntax Holy subjunctive! By
Arthur Plotnik Back-to-school advice on this airy (if scary) mood |
pg. 15 |
Poet to Poet Writing like a woman By
Marilyn Taylor It's time to finally squash the stereotypes of women poets |
pg. 17 |
Freelance Success Broaden your reach with copywriting By
Behlor Bernice Santi Four writers advise freelancers on the benefits of looking
beyond writing for magazines and newspapers |
pg. 41 |
WriteStuff Lives of the transcendentalists By
Chuck Leddy, Steve Weinberg Reviews of American Bloomsbury by Susan Cheever, Shoot the Widow: Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject by Meryle Secrest, and Biography: A Brief History by Nigel Hamilton |
pg. 43 |
Market Focus Take root in home-and-garden titles By
Kelly James-Enger Pair hands-on experience with these tips to cultivate a new niche |
pg. 45 |
Literary Spotlight Bellevue Literary Review By
Erika Dreifus Journal offers artistic reflection on mind and body |
pg. 48 |
Market Listings How I Write Faith Sullivan By
Kathy Pohl |
pg. 58 |
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