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Shelter From the Storm
Learn how to use a journal to weather a life-threatening illness. Read more
Hello Neighbor
Break into national magazines by looking for the great human-interest stories in your own town. Read more
David E. Meadows’ The Sixth Fleet
“I really feel that the only way you can sell something is to keep it out there. Every time I sent something out, when it came back rejected, I’d immediately send it again. I think of it like I do war ships—if you keep a war ship in port, you’re not improving it. It needs to be out at sea doing its mission. It’s the same with a good manuscript.” Read more
Six Questions With Robert Pinsky
Six Questions With Robert Pinsky Read more
Scripting Unscripted Television
While reality TV shows don’t require scripts, it doesn’t mean they don’t have storytelling. Here’s how writers function in a reality genre that, in theory, doesn’t need writers. Read more
The WD Interview: Anna Quindlen: Balancing Act
As a full-time novelist and part-time columnist, Anna Quindlen’s writing career is a study in symmetry. Read more
Add One Anecdote.
Use anecdotes to deliver delicious features. Read more
5 Tips for Correcting Factual Errors in Your Writing
A sure-fire way to ruin any writer’s relationship with his or her editor is to turn in an article with factual inaccuracies, especially if those mistakes make it to print. Britta Waller offers writers 5 tips on how to avoid the embarrassment of submitting erroneous material to your publisher. Read more
On The Edge: The Power of Titillation
Now that the erotica trend is climaxing, writers—and readers—are wondering what constitutes erotica and what that label really means. Read more
Tips for Investigating Agents
Tips for Investigating Agents Read more
A Sample E-Query
A Sample E-Query Read more
Pick Me
The old rules don’t apply anymore. So what’s an author gotta do to get noticed around here? Read more
Commence Into Print
School’s finished, the diploma’s on the wall and you’re out in the working world—so what now? Hit the ground running and start your writing life. Read more
Your Grand Finale
Hang in there! You can finesse your way to the end of your first draft with advice from novelists who’ve been there and lived to tell another tale. Read more
The Importance of the Right Word
Word choice: It”s writing”s core. Although it takes practice to always use the exact right word, be sure to keep these guidelines in mind. Read more
A Crafty Way to Break into Children”s Writing
reprinted from 2002 Children”s Writer”s & Illustrator”s Market Read more
What is a Blog?
Q: While I’ve read several sites referred to as “blogs,” I’m not really sure what a blog is. What is a blog? —Christopher B. A: From writers at award-winning newspapers, to magazine … Read more
What Christine Byl can’t not do
Is writing something you can’t NOT do? If so, you’re on the right track, as the case of writer Christine Byl Read more
