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September 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 Nathaniel Philbrick on the pleasures and challenges of narrative history By
Chuck Leddy The National Book Award winner describes his writing style and research process, how he evaluates book topics, and how he holds his readers' interest |
pg. 18 |
Archive: Write a first draft to find your story By
John Dufresne If you allow for spontaneity and surprise, a story will reveal itself to you in the writing |
pg. 22 |
Errors of substance By
Peter Selgin In isolating the most common fiction mistakes, our writer tells you how to find the singular events, fresh stories and telling details that boost your work beyond the clichéd and the routine |
pg. 24 |
CSI ... I don't think so By
Lee Lofland Mystery writers, take note: A retired detective describes the not-so-glamorous life of a crime-scene investigator |
pg. 27 |
Step by Step: Get the emotion into your fiction By
Eric Witchey Your characters' 'ABCs'--their particular agendas, backstories and conflicts--are essential tools for engaging the reader |
pg. 28 |
10 ways to evoke emotion in prose By
Kathy Briccetti A close look reveals the stylistic devices at work in some choice samples of nonfiction writing |
pg. 33 |
Freelancing: Boost your odds of getting a byline By
Sharon McDonnell Pick up on content and ad clues to take the mystery out of what kinds of freelance articles a publication wants |
pg. 35 |
Freelancing: Score a job as a stringer By
Chelan David How to get your first high school sports assignment--and win more gigs |
pg. 37 |
Departments Letters Market listings Publications, publishers, agents Small and university publishers |
pg. 47 |
Breakthrough A writer’s success story With confidence in her writing, a blogger lands an agent and a book deal By
Leslie Talbot |
pg. 14 |
How I Write Established writers share their writing practices Get Started Help for the new writer Focus on emotions when writing love scenes By
Eileen Goudge |
pg. 13 |
Literary Spotlight The First Line By
Erika Dreifus |
pg. 46 |
Market focus Write around the world By
Sean McLachlan 10 tips to break into the booming guidebook market |
pg. 43 |
Off the Cuff Staying in touch with life's rhythms By
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre |
pg. 15 |
WriteStuff Book reviews, products and resources How to be your own editor By
Chuck Leddy, Stacy Clamage, Steve Weinberg Reviews of the Artful Edit by Susan Bell, BlockBuster Plots by Martha Alderson, and Magazines: A Complete Guide to the Industry by David E. Sumner and Shirrel Rhoades |
pg. 40 |
Freelance Success Secrets of six-figure freelancers By
Marcia Layton Turner Top earners share tips on making the most of your time--and making more money |
pg. 38 |
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