Writer's Digest November/December 2010 (PDF)
The Writer's Guide to the Web
The 75 Best Online Markets
Web-based publications can offer opportunities for writers of all types to reach readers worldwide,but only if you know where to look to submit. Start with our list of the top 25 magazines and 50 literary journals published exclusively online. BY VANESSA WIELAND & JENNIFER BENNER
Be an Online Critique Geek
Can a virtual critique group really be as good as meeting face to face? If you make the most of the format, it could be even better. Here's how. BY BECKY LEVINE
How to Lose Blog Traffic and Alienate Readers
On the Internet,where anything goes, but not everything works,the best strategies can come from knowing what not to do. BY MONICA BHIDE
The Price of Privacy
Writers on social networks are reaping professional benefits,but sometimes at a cost. Here's how to stay open to opportunity while keeping some doors closed to business. BY TIM BEYERS
Elements of a Successful Fiction Platform
To really make your name, you need to put it out there,and not just on the cover of your book. Here, novelists share which strategies for attracting readers work, which ones don't, and why craft is still as important as ever. BY CHRISTINA KATZ
SPECIAL WD INTERVIEW: Ken Follett & David Morrell
In an exclusive dual interview, two of the most iconic authors working today share lessons learned over lifetimes devoted to writing,and why they'll never tire of telling stories. BY JESSICA STRAWSER
Turning a Dark "Night" Into a New Day
Michael Palmer confronted a tragic event in his past and crafted the grand-prize story in the 79th Annual WD Writing Competition. PLUS: The top 10 winners from every category. BY MELISSA HILL
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
INKWELL
EDITED BY ZACHARY PETIT
ASK THE PRO: April Eberhardt, Agent BY JANE FRIEDMAN
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO
MFA INSIDER: Lit Journal Submissions 101 BY MICHAEL KARDOS
QUESTIONS & QUANDARIES: Peeking at Peaks; "All Rights"; Graduation Grammar BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
YOUR STORY: Yellowed Kodachrome BY STEPHEN BOOK
STANDOUT MARKETS: Chronicle Books, Children's Division; Plain Spoke BY VANESSA WIELAND
CONFERENCE SCENE: Young at Heart BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Focus on Dialogue
MASTER THESE SEVEN TOOLS FOR TALK BY JAMES SCOTT BELL
WEAVE ACTION, NARRATIVE AND DIALOGUE BY GLORIA KEMPTON
AMP UP DIALOGUE WITH EMOTIONAL BEATS BY TODD A. STONE
PLUS:
The 75 Best Online Markets
Web-based publications can offer opportunities for writers of all types to reach readers worldwide,but only if you know where to look to submit. Start with our list of the top 25 magazines and 50 literary journals published exclusively online. BY VANESSA WIELAND & JENNIFER BENNER
Be an Online Critique Geek
Can a virtual critique group really be as good as meeting face to face? If you make the most of the format, it could be even better. Here's how. BY BECKY LEVINE
How to Lose Blog Traffic and Alienate Readers
On the Internet,where anything goes, but not everything works,the best strategies can come from knowing what not to do. BY MONICA BHIDE
The Price of Privacy
Writers on social networks are reaping professional benefits,but sometimes at a cost. Here's how to stay open to opportunity while keeping some doors closed to business. BY TIM BEYERS
Elements of a Successful Fiction Platform
To really make your name, you need to put it out there,and not just on the cover of your book. Here, novelists share which strategies for attracting readers work, which ones don't, and why craft is still as important as ever. BY CHRISTINA KATZ
SPECIAL WD INTERVIEW: Ken Follett & David Morrell
In an exclusive dual interview, two of the most iconic authors working today share lessons learned over lifetimes devoted to writing,and why they'll never tire of telling stories. BY JESSICA STRAWSER
Turning a Dark "Night" Into a New Day
Michael Palmer confronted a tragic event in his past and crafted the grand-prize story in the 79th Annual WD Writing Competition. PLUS: The top 10 winners from every category. BY MELISSA HILL
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
INKWELL
EDITED BY ZACHARY PETIT
- Confessions of a Tweetaholic
- Poetic Asides
- Top Shelf
- Flash Fiction FAQs
- Reject a Hit
- Bob, The Column
ASK THE PRO: April Eberhardt, Agent BY JANE FRIEDMAN
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO
MFA INSIDER: Lit Journal Submissions 101 BY MICHAEL KARDOS
QUESTIONS & QUANDARIES: Peeking at Peaks; "All Rights"; Graduation Grammar BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
YOUR STORY: Yellowed Kodachrome BY STEPHEN BOOK
STANDOUT MARKETS: Chronicle Books, Children's Division; Plain Spoke BY VANESSA WIELAND
CONFERENCE SCENE: Young at Heart BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Focus on Dialogue
MASTER THESE SEVEN TOOLS FOR TALK BY JAMES SCOTT BELL
WEAVE ACTION, NARRATIVE AND DIALOGUE BY GLORIA KEMPTON
AMP UP DIALOGUE WITH EMOTIONAL BEATS BY TODD A. STONE
PLUS:
- CONTRIBUTORS
- EDITOR'S LETTER
- ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
- READER MAIL
