Writer's Digest February 2010 (PDF)

GET CREATIVE IN 2010

WHY INSPIRATION MATTERS
HERE ARE 7 REASONS—AND PLENTY OF WAYS TO USE THEM TO YOUR CREATIVE ADVANTAGE.
BY FRED WHITE

MARRY YOUR LIFE TO YOUR WRITING
FINDING MORE TIME TO WRITE IS AS SIMPLE AS MAKING YOUR WRITING A PARTNER IN THE TIME YOU ALREADY HAVE. HERE'S HOW.
BY SHEILA BENDER

DIY WRITING RETREATS
TOO BUSY TO WRITE? NO BUDGET TO GET AWAY? SETTING ASIDE A TIME AND PLACE FOR YOUR WRITING CAN BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK.
BY KATHRYN HAUEISEN CASHEN

ESSENTIALS OF THE WRITING LIFE
WD READERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE WAYS TO KEEP THE CREATIVITY FLOWING—INCLUDING GREAT TOOLS AND RESOURCES, EFFECTIVE WRITING RITUALS AND MUCH MORE.

WINNING YOUR OWN BOOK
THESE 26 CONTESTS REWARD CREATIVITY WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE: A BOOK CONTRACT FOR YOUR WINNING MANUSCRIPT.
COMPILED BY SCOTT FRANCIS

COMING SOON TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU
GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR MARKETING: CREATE A TRAILER TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK WITH CINEMATIC FLAIR.
BY SHAUNA E. BLACK

THE WD INTERVIEW: SUE GRAFTON
FIVE BOOKS FROM THE END OF HER ALPHABET SERIES, SUE GRAFTON SAYS IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER—AND THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER LESSON TO LEARN ABOUT THE ABCS OF WRITING.
BY DIANA PAGE JORDAN

TRUTH, CREDIBILITY AND THE WRITER
IS IT EVER OK TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE FACTS IN NONFICTION? IF YOU THINK HONESTY'S THE ONLY POLICY, HERE ARE SOME GRAY AREAS TO CONSIDER.
BY ART SPIKOL

COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
QUESTIONS & QUANDARIES: CHARGING FOR ONLINE WRITING; GENRES FOR YOUNG READERS
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS

ASK THE PRO: RACHELLE GARDNER, AGENT
BY KARA GEBHART UHL

BREAKING IN: DEBUT AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO

MFA INSIDER: THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FAILED STORY
BY JOHN SMOLENS

YOUR STORY: CONQUERED FEAR
BY JESSICA KRUGER

STANDOUT MARKETS: GRAYWOLF PRESS; PORTLAND REVIEW
BY VANESSA WIELAND

CONFERENCE SCENE: DESTINATIONS
BY LINDA FORMICHELLI

INKWELL
EDITED BY ZACHARY PETIT

• PREWRITING IN PLASTIC
  
• WAKE UP THAT SUBCONSCIOUS
  
• STICKY SITUATION ROOM
  
• BLOGGER BEWARE?
  
• BOB, THE COLUMN
  
• POETIC ASIDES

WRITER'S WORKBOOK
STRETCH YOUR CREATIVITY

UNKEEP A JOURNAL TO GROW YOUR WRITING
BY HEATHER SELLERS
ENRICH YOUR DESCRIPTIONS
BY STEPHENIE STEELE AND JOE STOLLENWERK
WRITE YOURSELF OUT OF A RUT
BY BRIAN KITELEY


PLUS:

• CONTRIBUTORS
  
  
• EDITOR'S LETTER
  
  
• ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
  
  
• READER MAIL