Writer's Digest October 2016 Download
Writer's Digest, October 2016, Volume 96, No. 7
FEATURES: Get an Agent
Agent Finder 2016 Ready to submit? Fast-track your agent search by starting with these 26 literary reps eager to add to their client lists. by Chuck Sambuchino
Look Before You Leap Here's what every writer should know about revision and editing-from an agent's perspective. by Andrea Hurst & Sean Fletcher
Making the Agent Switch Not every match is forever. Whether you're as-yet unpublished or have some books to your name, here's how to find the right representation all over again. by Teri Brown
Lemonade Beyonce isn't the only one who can turn pain into art. Here are 13 sweet lessons we can all learn from one writer's sour moments. by Susan Shapiro
The WD Interview: Junot Diaz The acclaimed writer, reluctant editor and passionate professor challenges writers and readers alike to find meaning in stories outside the realm of their own experiences. by Jessica Strawser
WRITER'S WORKBOOK: Climax & Conclusion
Crafting a Satisfying Ending by Gabriela Pereira
Your Plot's Payoff by Joseph Bates
Elements of an Effective Climax by Steven James
INKWELL
Letting Readers Know the (Sort of) Real You: Need an online platform but feel squeamish about connecting with strangers? Here's how to create the illusion of intimacy on social media. by Barbara O'Neal
Plus:
- 5-Minute Memoir: Love in the Time of Novel Writing
- Poetic Asides: Magic 9
- Chart It Out
- Letting the Big Dog Eat: Terry McDonell
- Top Shelf
COLUMNS
MEET THE AGENT: Trena Keating, Union Literary by Kara Gebhart Uhl
BREAKING IN: Debut Author Spotlight by Chuck Sambuchino
FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK: Sweating Deadlines by Barbara Poelle
YOUR STORY: "A Walk to Remember"
STANDOUT MARKETS: Conjunctions/em>; Skyhorse Publishing; Outside by Cris Freese
CONFERENCE SCENE: Blue Ridge Christian Novelist Retreat; Kauai Writers Festival; Ozark Creative Writers Conference by Don Vaughan
PLATFORMS OF YORE: Edgar Allan Poe
