Writer's Digest October 2013 Digital Download

Writer's Digest October 2013 Digital Download

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Writer's Digest, October 2013, Volume 93, No. 7

FEATURES: Get an Agent

Your Future Agent's Wish List: How to Be On It

Learn what agents are really looking for,and how to show them you're ready for representation.

by Kimiko Nakamura

Meet 28 Agents Looking for New Writers

Find your match on our annual hot list.

by Chuck Sambuchino

“It Has Merit, But …"

Use these tips to turn your skeletal outline into a fleshed-out manuscript.

by Karen S. Wiesner

The WD Interview: David Sedaris

Write relentlessly, until you find your voice. Then, use it. This and other serious advice from one of the funniest writers around.

by Jessica Strawser

WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Language and Grammar

3 Common Structure & Syntax Problems

by Anne Stilman

18 No-Nos to Purge From your Manuscript

by Nancy Ragno

Using Figurative Language Effectively

by Theodore A. Rees Cheney

INKWELL

Partners in Crime

International bestselling novelist Peter James reveals his secret to killer crime fiction: joining hands with the long arm of the law.

by Peter James

Plus:

  • Ditching the Desk
  • Questions & Quandries: Nabbing Blurbs for Your Book
  • Bo's Caf√© Life
  • Poetic Asides: Senryu
  • 5-Minute Memoir: Writing From the Mat

COLUMNS

MEET THE AGENT: Gordon Warnock, Foreword Literary

by Kara Gebhart Uhl

BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight

by Chuck Sambuchino

FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK: How to Connect With Agents Outside of the Slush Pile

by Barbara Poelle

YOUR STORY: “Defining Home"

by Jamie-Lee Denton

STANDOUT MARKETS: National Geographic Kids; Boulevard; Arte P√∫blico Press

by Tiffany Luckey

CONFERENCE SCENE: Tony Hillerman Writers Conference; Sanibel Island; Novelists, Inc.

by Linda Formichelli

REJECT A HIT: The Lorax

spoof-rejected by Lindsey G.P. Bell


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