Writer's Digest May/June 2009 (PDF)
SPOTLIGHT: STAND OUT TO EDITORS AND AGENTS
Build Your Power Platform
BY CHRISTINA KATZ
Get publisher-ready with these smart strategies for becoming visible, marketable and viable.
The Must-Have Online Marketing Plan
BY M.J. ROSE
You've gained admission to the publishing world. But now you have to stand out to an entirely new group: your audience.
A Writer's Guide to Social Networking
BY THE WRITER'S DIGEST STAFF
Find out how hopping on the social networking bandwagon can actually help you stand out.
Is Full Time the Key to the Big Time?
BY JEFF YEAGER
Ask yourself these 10 crucial questions before you quit your day job.
Springboards to Success
BY JESSICA STRAWSER
Steve Berry, Brent Hartinger and M. William Phelps have enjoyed exponential success in the years since their debuts were featured in WD. Now they talk about what they've done right, what they've learned and what they wish they'd known all along.
[FEATURES]
THE WD INTERVIEW: STEPHEN KING & JERRY B. JENKINS
BY JESSICA STRAWSER
One is arguably the best-known writer of our time. The other made his name writing the end of the world as we know it in the Left Behind series. If this unique pairing seems unlikely, look closer.
101 Best Websites for Writers
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
From word challenges to critique groups to hot markets, our annual list of best writing websites is a one-stop shop for all the free resources you'll need to find success.
The Perfect Perfect American Form
BY ZACHARY PETIT
A competition newcomer channels the war-torn darkness in his past to claim the grand prize in the 2008 WD Short Short Story Competition. PLUS: A list of the top 10 winners.
[WRITER'S WORKBOOK: CHARACTERIZATION]
Draw Characters From the Strongest Sources
BY NANCY KRESS
Weave in Backstory to Reveal Character
BY RACHEL BALLON
Create the (Im)perfect Heroic Couple
BY LEIGH MICHAELS
Craft True-to-Life Nonfiction Characters
BY BILL ROORBACH WITH KRISTEN KECKLER
[EDITOR'S PICK]
Ask the Pro: Barbara Poelle REVAMPED! BY KARA GEBHART UHL
This New York City–based agent is actively on the hunt for genre fiction and platform-driven nonfiction,and might even get in "a monkey knife fight" to represent you.
[COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS]
InkWell
Edited by Zachary Petit
First Impressions: Metafiction for Reluctant Readers
BY JORDAN E. ROSENFELD
MFA Insider: On Learning to Be a Writer
BY LIN ENGER
Questions & Quandaries
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
Writing and taxes, copyright and dealing with writer's block.
Your Story: The Truth
BY DAYLE JAMES ARCENEAUX
Nonfiction: 10 Rules for Op-Eds
BY SUSAN SHAPIRO
The Conference Scene: Wesleyan Writers Conference
BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
Celebrating 90 Years of WD: Pop Culture
Build Your Power Platform
BY CHRISTINA KATZ
Get publisher-ready with these smart strategies for becoming visible, marketable and viable.
The Must-Have Online Marketing Plan
BY M.J. ROSE
You've gained admission to the publishing world. But now you have to stand out to an entirely new group: your audience.
A Writer's Guide to Social Networking
BY THE WRITER'S DIGEST STAFF
Find out how hopping on the social networking bandwagon can actually help you stand out.
Is Full Time the Key to the Big Time?
BY JEFF YEAGER
Ask yourself these 10 crucial questions before you quit your day job.
Springboards to Success
BY JESSICA STRAWSER
Steve Berry, Brent Hartinger and M. William Phelps have enjoyed exponential success in the years since their debuts were featured in WD. Now they talk about what they've done right, what they've learned and what they wish they'd known all along.
[FEATURES]
THE WD INTERVIEW: STEPHEN KING & JERRY B. JENKINS
BY JESSICA STRAWSER
One is arguably the best-known writer of our time. The other made his name writing the end of the world as we know it in the Left Behind series. If this unique pairing seems unlikely, look closer.
101 Best Websites for Writers
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
From word challenges to critique groups to hot markets, our annual list of best writing websites is a one-stop shop for all the free resources you'll need to find success.
The Perfect Perfect American Form
BY ZACHARY PETIT
A competition newcomer channels the war-torn darkness in his past to claim the grand prize in the 2008 WD Short Short Story Competition. PLUS: A list of the top 10 winners.
[WRITER'S WORKBOOK: CHARACTERIZATION]
Draw Characters From the Strongest Sources
BY NANCY KRESS
Weave in Backstory to Reveal Character
BY RACHEL BALLON
Create the (Im)perfect Heroic Couple
BY LEIGH MICHAELS
Craft True-to-Life Nonfiction Characters
BY BILL ROORBACH WITH KRISTEN KECKLER
[EDITOR'S PICK]
Ask the Pro: Barbara Poelle REVAMPED! BY KARA GEBHART UHL
This New York City–based agent is actively on the hunt for genre fiction and platform-driven nonfiction,and might even get in "a monkey knife fight" to represent you.
[COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS]
InkWell
Edited by Zachary Petit
- Sweet Surrender?
- The Roeder Report: Writing
- Compelling Dialogue?
- The Freelance Dance?
- You Are What You Read?
- Remembering a Great: John Updike
First Impressions: Metafiction for Reluctant Readers
BY JORDAN E. ROSENFELD
MFA Insider: On Learning to Be a Writer
BY LIN ENGER
Questions & Quandaries
BY BRIAN A. KLEMS
Writing and taxes, copyright and dealing with writer's block.
Your Story: The Truth
BY DAYLE JAMES ARCENEAUX
Nonfiction: 10 Rules for Op-Eds
BY SUSAN SHAPIRO
The Conference Scene: Wesleyan Writers Conference
BY LINDA FORMICHELLI
Celebrating 90 Years of WD: Pop Culture
