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October 2011 |
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 9 tips for quotes that sparkle By
John K. Borchardt Good quotes from your sources can do a lot of heavy lifting in your articles and queries. Pick up some advice on how to get them.
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Conference feedback and an authentic voice led the way to publication By
Donny Bailey Seagraves
Our writer beat the steep odds of getting published by a major New York publisher without an agent. Learn how she did it.
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Finding my way back to the page By
Ann Hood
When words failed to provide their usual comfort amid her enormous loss, a writer found a new way to cope with grief.
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Poet to Poet: Two French forms play with echoes By
Marilyn Taylor
The clever challenge of the rondeau and triolet lies in crafting a line that bears repeating.
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Great instincts: Interview with Colum McCann By
Gabriel Packard Enjoying awards and a new level of recognition for Let the Great World Spin, novelist Colum McCann expands his use of multiple points of view.
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Build extreme characters By
Eric M. Witchey Strengthen your fiction by putting contradictory, irreconcilable traits into the same person.
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Make way for the new monster in town By
W.D. Gagliani
Yes, werewolves have plenty of (sometimes messy) “issues,” but that makes them good material for writers, our thoroughly smitten author argues.
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Debut novelists on what it takes By
Elfrieda Abbe A panel of novelists explain their successful journeys to publication and what they learned along the way.
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Prolific novelists on how it's done By
Carolyn Haley We asked six writers to explain their incredible output. You may be interested in their answers.
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The singular advantage of being a poet By
Joe Mills Our poetic writer describes how little it takes to please him. Tongue in cheek, of course.
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5 places to self-publish your e-book By
L.J. Sellers Here’s a primer on what to expect from some of the leading venues.
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Make bangin' sound effects By
Jay Heinrichs Choosing the right words—right down to their vowels and consonants—can help you convey emotion and purpose. This article may just open your ears.
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2011 Sylvia K. Burack Writing Award: dear e.e. cummings By
Alex Cuzzo Read the winning essay in this year’s scholarship competition—a heartfelt tribute to poet e.e. cummings—and then read a few words about its talented writer.
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Beat the feast-or-famine syndrome By
Kelly James-Enger These 10 techniques from a highly successful freelancer will help you manage your workload and your cash flow.
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7 tips for mastering author interviews By
Chuck Leddy Learn how to prepare, pitch and edit these popular pieces that readers turn to first.
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Literary Spotlight: Boston Review By
Melissa Hart This month’s spotlight is on the literary journal Boston Review, describing its tone, preferences and contributors.
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Departments Editor's Notes By
Jeff Reich |
Take Note How writers are raising money for charities with online auctions, a Web resource for book lovers, plus a question for Ask The Writer, Lisa Shearin’s column on fiction writing, reader letters, and more.
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Write Stuff Reviews of new writing books.
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Markets By
Martha Lundin This month, a list of literary and consumer magazines, agents, publishers, conferences and contests.
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By
Sarah C. Lange For Julie Orringer, writing a novel is like “being at sea in a very small boat,” and not being able to see land.
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