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December 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 Inspector Rebus takes the crime novel to a new level By
Hallie Ephron For Ian Rankin, a flawed, cynical detective and a gritty, vivid sense of place have been the keys to success |
pg. 18 |
Archive: Building tension in the short story By
Joyce Carol Oates Begin in the first sentence to accumulate the details that will propel your story to its climax |
pg. 22 |
Step by Step: 4 ways to bring characters to life in children's writing By
Jane McBride Choate Paint colorful individuals whom young readers can identify with |
pg. 24 |
Step by Step: How to avoid the paper chase By
Katharine Davis Here are some simple ways to keep track of your novel-in-progress and save hours of search time |
pg. 26 |
7 lessons on getting published By
Joni B. Cole What one author discovered about the business in seeing four books to print |
pg. 28 |
Step by Step: How to write family history By
Moira Allen Modern technology makes it a better time than ever for this meaningful pursuit; here are some helpful tips-and potential pitfalls-from a savvy veteran of the genre |
pg. 30 |
Create a 'crazy-quilt memoir' By
Diane Brandley A writer finds that an eclectic approach offers a fresh alternative to the usual chronology |
pg. 33 |
Tales from a family newsletter By
John Stahlman A writer who preserved stories and more for a huge extended family shares some lessons learned |
pg. 34 |
Birthday letters are a unique record By
Kelly King Alexander A writer treasures a simple way to record her children' growth (and her own) |
pg. 35 |
What short-story writers and novelists can teach each other By
Susan Breen They have much to share about narrative arc, scope, concision and much else |
pg. 36 |
The 10 most important things I've learned about writing fiction By
Quinn Dalton A short-story writer and novelist reminds us of some fundamental truths and building blocks |
pg. 38 |
Departments Editor's Notes Bringing history to life By
Jeff Reich |
pg. 6 |
Letters Making $100,000 per year |
pg. 7 |
Take Note The complicated writer-editor relationship, and other stories By
Chuck Leddy, others |
pg. 8 |
Get Started Advice for aspiring copywriters By
Bill Nelson |
pg. 13 |
Breakthrough Family stories find a larger audience as a university press memoir By
Betty Grant Henshaw |
pg. 14 |
Poet to Poet The Tao of poetry submission By
Marilyn Taylor How to brave rejection and maintain peace of mind in the process |
pg. 15 |
Freelance Success A freelancer's legal primer By
Lorelei Laird What you should know about your rights, and what to look out for in contracts |
pg. 40 |
WriteStuff Writing from experience By
Erika Dreifus From classics to new releases, here are 12 great tales of writing lives |
pg. 42 |
Market Focus Write about technology for everyone By
Damon Brown You don't need to be a tech whiz to report on the latest gadgets and trends |
pg. 45 |
Literary Spotlight Rosebud By
Gregg Rosenblum Unpretentious magazine seeks eclectic mix of material |
pg. 47 |
Markets Food and drink, home and garden, in-flight magazines and travel |
pg. 48 |
How I Write Donald Hall By
Kay B. Day |
pg. 58 |
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