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July 3, 2009

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Formatting & Submitting Your Manuscript
All the information you need to craft a winning submission.
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Get Insider Publishing Perspective From Our Editorial Director
Excerpt: Dialogue as Conversation (Fiction Writer's Workshop)
Excerpt: Writing Your Anti-Hero (Bullies, Bastards, & Bitches)
Excerpt: Autobiographobia (Alone With All That Could Happen)
Excerpt: What a Detective Does (Police Procedure)
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Featured Book

Fire In Fiction
by Donald Maass

Passion, purpose and techniques to make your novel great.

 

WDB Author Profile

Read an interview with Mike Sacks, author of  And Here's the Kicker as his book of interviews with contemporary humor writers. Read the full Q&A.

Events

Check out this exciting upcoming event!

Business of Getting Published Conference in NYC, Sept. 18-20.


 

  

Special Promotions

Get your work ready for publication with special seminars from the experts at Writer's Digest. Topics include working with editors, negotiating contracts, writing childrens books, and more.

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WD Books Blogs

Alice's Children's/YA Blog
Get insider perspective on children's and young adult publishing from the editor of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market.

Poetic Asides
A poetry blog by the editor of Writer's Market, Robert Brewer.

Guide to Literary Agents Blog
Get up-to-the-minute information on the world of agents from editor Chuck Sambuchino.


There Are No Rules
An insider's perspective on the publishing industry, from the editorial director of Writer's Digest Books.

Adventures in Writing and Editing
Writer's Digest Books editor Scott Francis shares his experiences as a writer working in publishing in his "SeeScottWrite" blog.


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Writing Tip of the Day

Hot Tip for Proposals #7Source: How to Write a Book Proposal by Michael Larsen 

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Find the advice, specific instruction, real-world experience, expertise, and the motivation and drive to help you achieve your goals. Our expert instructors at Writer's Online Workshops can help individually, and specifically. 
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