Writer's Digest September 2013 (PDF)
Writer's Digest, September 2013, Volume 93, No. 6
FEATURES
Take Control of Your Career
Be a Book Club Favorite
Appeal to these avid readers, and you could enjoy the kind of word-of-mouth success that can carry you to the top. Here's how to write the ultimate book club book.
by Barbara O'Neal
Going Public
Cultivating a public author persona can seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. These tips will help you ace readings, signings, interviews and more.
by Elizabeth Sims
Build Your Freelance Business
Use these 8 strategies to turn occasional assignments into steady paychecks.
by Roger Morris
The Stuff Series Are Made Of
Creating a successful fiction series might sound daunting, but with careful consideration of the right elements up front, you can keep readers coming back for more.
by Karen S. Wiesner
Game-Changing Moves
We asked WD readers to share the small steps that had a big impact on their careers, and writers everywhere answered. See what you can learn from our highlight reel.
The WD Interview: Kimberla Lawson Roby
Listen to your readers, and they just might lead you to the top,and to the kind of success that defies categorization.
by Jessica Strawser
WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Nonfiction Writing & Reporting
Finding Sources and Conducting Research
by The Editors of Writer's Digest Books
Interviewing 101
by The Editors of Writer's Digest Books
Telling a True Story Using the Techniques of Fiction
by Philip Gerard
INKWELL
One in a Million
Here's why you should be crafting your book with one specific reader in mind,and that reader isn't you.
by Kip Langello
PLUS:
• Make a Play
• 5-Minute Memoir: The Birth of a Memoir
• Poetic Asides: Rispetto • Top Shelf
• Questions & Quandries: All Right vs. Alright
• Write at a Pulp Fiction Pace
• Good to Know: Divorce vs. Annulment columns
COLUMNS
MEET THE AGENT: Dawn Michelle Frederick, Red Sofa Literary
by Kara Gebhart Uhl
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight
by Chuck Sambuchino
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK: Pitching Unfinished Nonfiction; Non-NYC Agents; Advance Expectations
by Barbara Poelle
YOUR STORY: First Things First, Contest #48
STANDOUT MARKETS: BenBella Books; Backpacker; The Georgia Review
by Tiffany Luckey
CONFERENCE SCENE: Comadres and Compadres; The Greatest Writers Conference on Earth; Put Your Heart in a Book
by Linda Formichelli
REJECT A HIT: Animal Farm
spoof-rejected by J. Bryan McGeever
FEATURES
Take Control of Your Career
Be a Book Club Favorite
Appeal to these avid readers, and you could enjoy the kind of word-of-mouth success that can carry you to the top. Here's how to write the ultimate book club book.
by Barbara O'Neal
Going Public
Cultivating a public author persona can seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. These tips will help you ace readings, signings, interviews and more.
by Elizabeth Sims
Build Your Freelance Business
Use these 8 strategies to turn occasional assignments into steady paychecks.
by Roger Morris
The Stuff Series Are Made Of
Creating a successful fiction series might sound daunting, but with careful consideration of the right elements up front, you can keep readers coming back for more.
by Karen S. Wiesner
Game-Changing Moves
We asked WD readers to share the small steps that had a big impact on their careers, and writers everywhere answered. See what you can learn from our highlight reel.
The WD Interview: Kimberla Lawson Roby
Listen to your readers, and they just might lead you to the top,and to the kind of success that defies categorization.
by Jessica Strawser
WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Nonfiction Writing & Reporting
Finding Sources and Conducting Research
by The Editors of Writer's Digest Books
Interviewing 101
by The Editors of Writer's Digest Books
Telling a True Story Using the Techniques of Fiction
by Philip Gerard
INKWELL
One in a Million
Here's why you should be crafting your book with one specific reader in mind,and that reader isn't you.
by Kip Langello
PLUS:
• Make a Play
• 5-Minute Memoir: The Birth of a Memoir
• Poetic Asides: Rispetto • Top Shelf
• Questions & Quandries: All Right vs. Alright
• Write at a Pulp Fiction Pace
• Good to Know: Divorce vs. Annulment columns
COLUMNS
MEET THE AGENT: Dawn Michelle Frederick, Red Sofa Literary
by Kara Gebhart Uhl
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight
by Chuck Sambuchino
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK: Pitching Unfinished Nonfiction; Non-NYC Agents; Advance Expectations
by Barbara Poelle
YOUR STORY: First Things First, Contest #48
STANDOUT MARKETS: BenBella Books; Backpacker; The Georgia Review
by Tiffany Luckey
CONFERENCE SCENE: Comadres and Compadres; The Greatest Writers Conference on Earth; Put Your Heart in a Book
by Linda Formichelli
REJECT A HIT: Animal Farm
spoof-rejected by J. Bryan McGeever
