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April 2008 |
The Writer
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Features A small-town writer finds national success By
Kurt Chandler An industrious freelancer, Michael Perry pens wry memoirs and essays that capture slices of rural America and his surprisingly varied life |
pg. 20 |
Archive: How to keep and feed the muse By
Ray Bradbury One of America's prominent authors offers lessons in accessing your memory 'storehouse' and adding new material to draw upon in your writing |
pg. 24 |
Please, leave a message By
Todd Powell 2007 Short-Story Contest winner |
pg. 27 |
Step by Step: How to write a how-to By
Deborah Bouziden 6 tips to help you break into a magazine and book market popular with both readers and editors |
pg. 30 |
The Inside Track: Increase your odds of fiction success By
Patrick LoBrutto A veteran of the publishing industry offers his top reasons why editors and agents reject novels |
pg. 34 |
The Inside Track: Build an effective strategy for short stories By
Tom Miller Juvik A veteran fiction writer offers some tips for literary writers on finding intrinsic motivation in the material world |
pg. 37 |
The Inside Track: The do's and don'ts of agent queries By
Maya Rock A representative of a big New York literary agency offers some helpful tips from the trenches |
pg. 40 |
The Inside Track: How to get past writer's block By
Staton Rabin An experienced writer and coach on what's often at the source of this common affliction--and how to root it out and keep moving forward |
pg. 42 |
The Inside Track: 14 mistakes to avoid at your next writers conference By
Allison Young Learn to get the most out of your time with seminars, agents and peers |
pg. 46 |
The Inside Track: How to win a novel contest By
Lenore Hart, David Poyer Two veteran judges offer you inside tips on improving your odds |
pg. 48 |
Step by Step: An approach to discovery that can enrich memoir By
Gary Fincke A process of association can take you beyond simple recollection |
16 Web sites to try for new ideas By
Courtney E. Martin There's stimulating material for fiction and nonfiction writers alike at some places you may never have heard of |
pg. 53 |
Departments Letters Popular vs. literary fiction, and other letters |
pg. 7 |
Take Note Book authors play the game of 'blurbs'; and other stories By
Chuck Leddy, others |
pg. 8 |
Get started Scare the heck out of your readers--and other horror-writing tips By
G.W. Thomas |
pg. 15 |
Breakthrough A willingness to switch genres leads to memoir By
Kim Reid |
pg. 16 |
Poet to poet Brainstorm to begin a list poem By
Marilyn Taylor Focus on one aspect of your subject to reveal associations--and often a surprise |
pg. 17 |
Freelance Success How to save money at tax time By
Holly A. Johnson Even if freelance writing is your second job, you may qualify for certain deductions |
pg. 56 |
WriteStuff Veteran author gives solid fiction tips By
Chuck Leddy, Tim W. Brown Reviews of Let's Get Creative: Writing Fiction That Sells! by William F. Nolan, and Into the Woods and Back Out Again: An Inspirational Guide to Writing (and Finishing!) Your First Novel by Michael Matheny |
pg. 58 |
Market focus Feminist markets show a playful side By
Melissa Hart Smart, edgy publications present an alternative to mainstream women's magazines |
pg. 61 |
Literary spotlight Creative Nonfiction By
Melissa Hart Real life, research and reflection tell a compelling story |
pg. 64 |
Markets Writers conferences By
Compiled by Martha Lundin |
pg. 65 |
How I write Bernard Cornwell By
Dick Christianson |
pg. 82 |
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