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September 2012 |
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 Second person puts 'you' in the story By
Mary Miller
Second person, if done skillfully, can thrust readers into a drama in a way they aren’t with first or third person.
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Newly jobless, writer moved ahead with a goal, a deadline and a plan B By
Rex Owens After taking a cash buyout from his day job at age 58, the writer decided it was time to get serious about shopping his novel.
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A sweet taste of giving up By
Marcy Campbell When our writer encountered a block, she flirted with abandoning the craft altogether.
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It's never too late for these classic must-reads By
various contributors
Here are 25 enduring titles you may have missed or forgotten—but perhaps shouldn’t have.
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Kicking down fences with Margaret Atwood By
Gabriel Packard At 72, the distinguished writer has pushed herself to work in a variety of genres, dramatizing issues of gender, power and society.
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Make your home page pop By
Karen M. Rider
Follow these basic principles to boost your Web traffic.
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Put objects to work in your fiction By
Paola Corso
Something as simple as a quilt or an accordion can mean much more than just itself, opening a window onto theme, character, setting, tone and more.
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How to take your fiction to the next level By
Pamela Redmond Satran
A Simon & Schuster novelist who wasn’t creatively satisfied after five novels offers tips on getting even better.
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Want to get published? Be a contrarian By
Diane Speare Triant
Put an ironic twist in your approach and you just may hook an editor.
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The art of writing about 'sacred' things By
Kelly Caldwell The author offers advice on one of the thorniest problems we face—how to address those issues and people that are seemingly private and off-limits to readers.
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5 free and easy ways to promote your book By
Erika Dreifus
No huge marketing campaign in the cards for you? Read these tips to get your work noticed.
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Grab 'em by the eyeballs By
Diane Goettel
The executive editor of an independent press advises you on how to get and keep the attention of small-press editors.
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Hugely successful--but never complacent By
Glenn Hunter
With 61 bestsellers on her résumé, Sandra Brown still feels that the more she writes, the more she needs to learn.
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Make your novel ready for submission By
Marilyn Allen, Coleen O'Shea
Before contacting agents, review this six-point checklist to get your manuscript in top shape.
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Conference Insider: Florida Writers Conference By
Martha Lundin You don’t have to be from Florida to join this lively group of writers in their annual conference.
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Writing for readers with disabilities By
John K. Borchardt
By tweaking topics you already cover, you can reach a new audience and boost your income. Here’s how.
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Juked sings praises of emerging writers By
Melissa Hart
We describe the tone, preferences and contributors of a standout literary journal.
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Departments Editor's Note: Raising the stakes By
Jeff Reich
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Take Note A few well-chosen words about picking ourselves up after rejection, a useful roundup of tablets and e-readers, plus Stephanie Dickison’s Letter From Toronto, a question for Ask The Writer, and more. |
Write Stuff Reviews of four new books about writing.
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Markets
This month, a list of publishers and self-publishers.
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How I Write By
Sarah C. Lange
For novelist Lauren Fox, a detailed outline gives her a sense of security—but also the freedom to veer off the path.
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