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PLEASE NOTE: This is a large file that is best downloaded with a broadband connection, such as DSL or a cable modem. SPOTLIGHT: WRITE YOUR NOVEL IN 2009 Your Novel Blueprint BY KAREN S. WIESNER Turn your dream novel into a reality by taking some tips from the worksite.
Rough It Up BY ELIZABETH SIMS Get messy with your first draft to get to the good stuff.
Write Like Poe BY MORT CASTLE Reshape, revise and reimagine great literary styles to find your own successful voice.
[FEATURES] THE WD INTERVIEW: MEGAN McCAFFERTY BY LAUREN MOSKO McCafferty's recipe for a bestselling series: 30 pages, a dream of crossover success and some old fashioned teen angst.
Cinderella Story BY JORDAN E. ROSENFELD It's the ultimate self-publishing dream: William P. Young's novel went from photo-copied Christmas gift to chart-topping bestseller. Here's how he pulled it off.
[COLUMNS] Questions & Quandaries BY BRIAN A. KLEMS Searching for agents, semicolons and seasonal submissions.
First Impressions: The Big Switch BY JORDAN E. ROSENFELD An author turns her focus to teens. PLUS: More notable debuts.
Your Story: Vincent D'Onofrio Loves Me BY MARY RUDY The winning entry of contest #14. PLUS: Your Story #16 prompt.
Ask the Pro: Fired up for Kids' Books BY KARA GEBHART UHL An accomplished children's publisher joins an agency to get closer to writers.
The Conference Scene: The San Francisco Writers Conference BY LINDA FORMICHELLI Perfect your pitches, network and get published.
Postscript: Selling Out Swann BY CHARLES SALZBERG A writer finds that genre conventions never die.
InkWell FRESH IDEAS, TIPS, NEWS AND INSPIRATION FOR LIVING THE WRITING LIFE
- Agent Cred
- A Word of Advice
- The Roeder Report: The Four Types of Plagiarists
- Anxiety Levels for Writers
- Cherry-Picked Chekhov Advice
- Jumpstart Your Fiction Writing
Writer's Workbook LESSONS AND EXERCISES FOR WORKING ON SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF YOUR WRITING
- Fiction: The Great Plot Test
- Nonfiction:
- Don't Pitch—Write
- Poetry: Writing From a Lived Life
- Marketing: Touring
PLUS: CONTRIBUTORS
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