| Edition |
2000 edition [New Millennium edition]. |
| Description |
ix, 919 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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"3300 markets for manuscripts"--Jacket. |
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"110 chapters on how to write"--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Background for writers -- 1. Writing and inspiration / Jay Parini -- 2. Writing with joy / Jane Yolen -- 3. An end to writer's block! / Sandra Scofield -- 4. Tools of the writer's trade -- 5. Taking the sting out of rejection / Eileen Goudge -- 6. Breaking the rules / Alison Sinclair -- 7. Are you reading enough? / Maggie Murphy -- 8. Improving your writing life / Bill Vossler -- 9. Writing matters / Julia Alvarez -- 10. Beginning / Edith Konecky -- 11. Myths of the writing life / James A. Ritchie -- 12. Building a lasting writers' group / D.M. Rosner -- 13. The statue in the slab / Edith Pearlman -- 14. The journey inward / Katherine Paterson -- 15. The creative power of doing nothing / Colleen Mariah Rae -- 16. The word police / Beth Levine -- |
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How to write - techniques -- General fiction -- 17. Adult and young readers : what do they have in common? / Joan Aiken -- 18. Rooting for your characters / Barnaby Conrad -- 19. Framing the structure of a novel / Carol Shields -- 20. Seven keys to effective dialogue / Martin Nparsteck -- 21. How to bring your settings to life / Moira Allen -- 22. Pacing your novel / Margaret Chittenden -- 23. How to write a novel : questions and answers / Sidney Sheldon -- 24. Capture the reader's imagination / Karin McQuillan -- 25. Storytelling, old and new / Elizabeth Spencer -- 26. Matters of fact : fiction writers as researchers / Sharon Oard Warner -- 27. Writing about your own backyard / Shelby Hearon -- 28. The many hats of a fiction writer / Madeleine Costigan -- 29. The plot thickens / Barbara Shapiro -- 30. Point of view / Robin White -- 31. Writers and their readers / Norma Fox Mazer -- 32. Putting emotion into your fiction / Bharti Kirchner -- 33. Get your novel back on track : a solution to writer's block / Maynard Allington -- 34. Using real people in your stories / Eileen Herbert Jordan -- 35. Turning your experience into fiction / Edward Hower -- |
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Specialized fiction -- 36. Fact and fiction : the stuff that dreams are made of / Rex Burns -- 37. Secrets of romantic conflict / Vanessa Grant -- 38. Writing mystery novels : some modest hints and warnings / Gwendoline Butler -- 39. Ideas in science fiction / Poul Anderson -- 40. You don't need a history degree to write historical fiction / Cynthia Bass -- 41. Partners in crime / Marcia Muller -- 42. Selling speculative fiction / Leslie What -- 43. Detective novels : the pact between authors and readers / Ian Rankin -- 44. How to generate suspense in fiction / John Lutz -- 45. The supporting cast in your novel / Barbara Delinsky -- 46. Writing the supernatural novel / Elizabeth Hand -- 47. How real history fits into the historical novel / Thomas Fleming -- 48. Stress-free turkeys and murder / Anne George -- 49. Tricks of the wizard's trade / Susan Dexter -- 50. Twilight for high noon : today's Western / Loren D. Estleman -- |
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Nonfiction : articles and books -- 51. The maker's eye / Donald M. Murray -- 52. Writing the personal essay / Eileen Herbert Jordan -- 53. Sleuth, hunter, biographer / Linda Simon -- 54. Turn your vacation into article sales / Roberta Sandler -- 55. Profiles take courage / Bob Schultz -- 56. Creative nonfiction writing / Rita Berman -- 57. The key to interviewing success -- 58. How to write and sell humorous greeting cards / Donna Gephart -- 59. Becoming a biographer / William Gephart -- 60. How to break into newspaper writing / Lisa Coffey -- 61. Military money : cashing in on old war stories / Lance Q. Zedric -- 62. The key to successful personal essays / John Lenger -- 63. Snooping in the past : writing historical biographies / Laurie Winn Carlson -- 64. Writing with a green thumb / Mary E. Maurer -- 65. The how-tos of how-tos / Linda Slater -- 66. The business of writing about business / Christine M. Goldbeck -- 67. True crime writing : a dynamic field / Peter A. DePree -- 68. Writing newspaper opinion articles / Wendy Dager -- |
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Poetry -- 69. The instant of knowing / Josephine Jacobsen -- 70. The shock of good poetry / Jane Hirshfield -- 71. Starting a poem / Peter Meinke -- 72. Becoming a poet / Diana O'Hehir -- 73. The poet as hybrid memoirist / Molly Peacock -- 74. A serious look at light verse / Rosemarie Williamson -- 75. Writing a poem : technique and intuition / Greg Glazner -- 76. Create your own poet's library / David Kirby-- 77. What makes a good poetry workshop? / Elizabeth Biller Chapman and Eve Sutton -- 78. The poet's choice : lyric or narrative / Gregory Orr -- 79. Finding the right form for your poem / N.I. Clausson -- 80. Poets speak in many voices / George Keithley -- Playwriting -- 81. Transforming story into plot / David Copelin -- 82. The devil's in the rewrite / Julie Jensen -- 83. When the well runs dry / Kent R. Brown -- 84. Finding a theme for your play / Peter Sagal -- |
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Juvenile and young adult -- 85. The ouch factor / Sid Fleischman -- 86. Sailing the craft of children's poetry / J. Patrick Lewis -- 87. Get your reader involved / Anne Warren Smith -- 88. Writing nonfiction for young readers / Nancy Warren Ferrell -- 89. Ten tips on writing picture books / Diane Myr -- 90. Bringing history to life for children / Deborah M. Prum -- 91. Writing biographies for young people / James Cross Giblin -- 92. When you write humor for children / Julie Anne Peters -- 93. Write for children's magazines / Beverly J. Letchworth -- 94. Forget the Alamo : writing history for children / Sylvia Whitman -- 95. Writing mysteries for young people / Peg Kehret -- |
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Editing and marketing -- 96. What do agents want? / Nancy Love -- 97. How to get the most from the Internet / Moira Allen -- 98. The three-step query letter / B.J. Bassett -- 99. How to get a literary agent / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 100. The author/editor connection / Eve Bunting -- 101. Killing off characters... and other editorial whims / Louise Munro Foley -- 102. Negotiating the book contract / Sherri L. Burr -- Interviews -- 103. A conversation with Sue Miller / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 104. A conversation with Wally Lamb / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 105. A conversation with John Berendt / Kristine F. Anderson -- 106. A conversation with Doris Lessing / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 107. A conversation with Martin Amis / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 108. A conversation with Elinor Lipman / Susan Kelly -- 109. A conversation with T. Coraghessan Boyle / Lewis Burke Frumkes -- 110. A conversation with Robert Pinsky / Susan Kelly -- |
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Where to sell -- Introduction -- Article markets -- General-interest publications -- Current events, Politics -- Regional and city publications -- Travel articles -- Inflight magazines -- Women's publications -- Men's publications -- Seniors magazines -- Home & garden/food & wine -- Family & parenting magazines -- Lifestyle magazines -- Sports and recreation -- Automotive magazines -- Health and Fitness magazines -- Consumer/personal finance -- Business and trade publications -- In-house/association magazines -- Religious magazines -- Health -- Education -- Farming and agriculture -- Environment and conservation -- Media and the arts -- Hobbies, crafts, collecting -- Science and computers -- Animals -- True crime -- Military -- History -- College, Careers -- Op-ed markets -- Adult magazines -- Fiction markets -- General fiction -- Detective and mystery -- Science fiction and fantasy -- Confession and romance -- Poetry markets -- College cards and novelty items -- Greeting cards and novelty items -- Humor, fillers, and short items -- |
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Juvenile magazines -- Young adult magazines -- The drama market -- Regional and university theaters -- Play publishers -- Book publishers -- Syndicates -- Literary prize offers -- Writers colonies -- Writers conferences -- State arts councils -- Organizations for writers -- Literary agents -- Glossary -- Index to markets. |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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Publishers and publishing.
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| Added Author |
Kamerman, Sylvia E.
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| ISBN |
0871161877 |
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9780871161871 |
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