Writer's Digest February 2010 (PDF)
GET CREATIVE IN 2010
WHY INSPIRATION MATTERS
HERE ARE 7 REASONS,AND PLENTY OF WAYS TO USE THEM TO YOUR CREATIVE ADVANTAGE.
BY FRED WHITE
MARRY YOUR LIFE TO YOUR WRITING
FINDING MORE TIME TO WRITE IS AS SIMPLE AS MAKING YOUR WRITING A PARTNER IN THE TIME YOU ALREADY HAVE. HERE'S HOW.
BY SHEILA BENDER
DIY WRITING RETREATS
TOO BUSY TO WRITE? NO BUDGET TO GET AWAY? SETTING ASIDE A TIME AND PLACE FOR YOUR WRITING CAN BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK.
BY KATHRYN HAUEISEN CASHEN
ESSENTIALS OF THE WRITING LIFE
WD READERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE WAYS TO KEEP THE CREATIVITY FLOWING,INCLUDING GREAT TOOLS AND RESOURCES, EFFECTIVE WRITING RITUALS AND MUCH MORE.
WINNING YOUR OWN BOOK
THESE 26 CONTESTS REWARD CREATIVITY WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE: A BOOK CONTRACT FOR YOUR WINNING MANUSCRIPT.
COMPILED BY SCOTT FRANCIS
COMING SOON TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU
GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR MARKETING: CREATE A TRAILER TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK WITH CINEMATIC FLAIR.
BY SHAUNA E. BLACK
THE WD INTERVIEW: SUE GRAFTON
FIVE BOOKS FROM THE END OF HER ALPHABET SERIES, SUE GRAFTON SAYS IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER,AND THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER LESSON TO LEARN ABOUT THE ABCS OF WRITING.
BY DIANA PAGE JORDAN
TRUTH, CREDIBILITY AND THE WRITER
IS IT EVER OK TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE FACTS IN NONFICTION? IF YOU THINK HONESTY'S THE ONLY POLICY, HERE ARE SOME GRAY AREAS TO CONSIDER.
BY ART SPIKOL
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
QUESTIONS & QUANDARIES: CHARGING FOR ONLINE WRITING; GENRES FOR YOUNG READERS
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
ASK THE PRO: RACHELLE GARDNER, AGENT
BY KARA GEBHART UHL
BREAKING IN: DEBUT AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO
MFA INSIDER: THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FAILED STORY
BY JOHN SMOLENS
YOUR STORY: CONQUERED FEAR
BY JESSICA KRUGER
STANDOUT MARKETS: GRAYWOLF PRESS; PORTLAND REVIEW
BY VANESSA WIELAND
CONFERENCE SCENE: DESTINATIONS
BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
INKWELL
EDITED BY ZACHARY PETIT
WRITER'S WORKBOOK
STRETCH YOUR CREATIVITY
UNKEEP A JOURNAL TO GROW YOUR WRITING
BY HEATHER SELLERS
ENRICH YOUR DESCRIPTIONS
BY STEPHENIE STEELE AND JOE STOLLENWERK
WRITE YOURSELF OUT OF A RUT
BY BRIAN KITELEY
PLUS:
WHY INSPIRATION MATTERS
HERE ARE 7 REASONS,AND PLENTY OF WAYS TO USE THEM TO YOUR CREATIVE ADVANTAGE.
BY FRED WHITE
MARRY YOUR LIFE TO YOUR WRITING
FINDING MORE TIME TO WRITE IS AS SIMPLE AS MAKING YOUR WRITING A PARTNER IN THE TIME YOU ALREADY HAVE. HERE'S HOW.
BY SHEILA BENDER
DIY WRITING RETREATS
TOO BUSY TO WRITE? NO BUDGET TO GET AWAY? SETTING ASIDE A TIME AND PLACE FOR YOUR WRITING CAN BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK.
BY KATHRYN HAUEISEN CASHEN
ESSENTIALS OF THE WRITING LIFE
WD READERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE WAYS TO KEEP THE CREATIVITY FLOWING,INCLUDING GREAT TOOLS AND RESOURCES, EFFECTIVE WRITING RITUALS AND MUCH MORE.
WINNING YOUR OWN BOOK
THESE 26 CONTESTS REWARD CREATIVITY WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE: A BOOK CONTRACT FOR YOUR WINNING MANUSCRIPT.
COMPILED BY SCOTT FRANCIS
COMING SOON TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU
GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR MARKETING: CREATE A TRAILER TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOK WITH CINEMATIC FLAIR.
BY SHAUNA E. BLACK
THE WD INTERVIEW: SUE GRAFTON
FIVE BOOKS FROM THE END OF HER ALPHABET SERIES, SUE GRAFTON SAYS IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER,AND THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER LESSON TO LEARN ABOUT THE ABCS OF WRITING.
BY DIANA PAGE JORDAN
TRUTH, CREDIBILITY AND THE WRITER
IS IT EVER OK TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE FACTS IN NONFICTION? IF YOU THINK HONESTY'S THE ONLY POLICY, HERE ARE SOME GRAY AREAS TO CONSIDER.
BY ART SPIKOL
COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS
QUESTIONS & QUANDARIES: CHARGING FOR ONLINE WRITING; GENRES FOR YOUNG READERS
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
ASK THE PRO: RACHELLE GARDNER, AGENT
BY KARA GEBHART UHL
BREAKING IN: DEBUT AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
BY CHUCK SAMBUCHINO
MFA INSIDER: THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FAILED STORY
BY JOHN SMOLENS
YOUR STORY: CONQUERED FEAR
BY JESSICA KRUGER
STANDOUT MARKETS: GRAYWOLF PRESS; PORTLAND REVIEW
BY VANESSA WIELAND
CONFERENCE SCENE: DESTINATIONS
BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
INKWELL
EDITED BY ZACHARY PETIT
- PREWRITING IN PLASTIC
- WAKE UP THAT SUBCONSCIOUS
- STICKY SITUATION ROOM
- BLOGGER BEWARE?
- BOB, THE COLUMN
- POETIC ASIDES
WRITER'S WORKBOOK
STRETCH YOUR CREATIVITY
UNKEEP A JOURNAL TO GROW YOUR WRITING
BY HEATHER SELLERS
ENRICH YOUR DESCRIPTIONS
BY STEPHENIE STEELE AND JOE STOLLENWERK
WRITE YOURSELF OUT OF A RUT
BY BRIAN KITELEY
PLUS:
- CONTRIBUTORS
- EDITOR'S LETTER
- ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
- READER MAIL
