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This month launches the second year of Zine Scene. For those of you just aboard, let us take a moment to tell you what it's all about.
How to Make Your Submission Stand Out
Mike Po, as president and A&R of Limited Potential Records, discovered acts such as Smashing Pumpkins, Brainiac and Catherine.
8 Reasons Books Fail
No one wants his or her self-published book to fail. In the new issue of Publishing Success, learn to avoid eight of the most common mistakes and make sure that your book is a success.
Successful Query Letters
While there is no formula for the perfect query letter, all successful queries share certain qualities. Take a look at these tips from the Writing the Nonfiction Book Proposal Workshop from WritersOnlineWorkshops.com
The 10 Commandments of Fiction Writing
Guide your writing ways with these 10 rules thou must not break.
by Raymond Obstfeld
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Fly through your writing assignments with these five tips for planning your projects so you get the best articles in the least time!
Change Your Point of View
Writing in a specific point of view enables you to convey all the impressions and information you desire. Here are two exerices excerpted from Mastering Point of View.
Francesca Lia Block on Handling Challenging YA Subject Matter
Fairies, witches and genies-sounds like the makings of a child''s fairy tale, right? But what about a boy-crazy fairy who smokes? Or a witch who is a member of a Jane Mansfield cult? Or a genie who grants a wish so a teenage girl can live with her gay best friend...
The 4 Do’s and Don’ts of Time Travel
You've always dreamed of writing science fiction and fantasy tales that pull readers into extraordinary new worlds and fantastic conflicts. Best-selling author Orson Scott Card shows you how to develop the "rules" of time, space and magic that affect your world and its inhabitants.
Passing Her Message On
One mother did not want the lessons and inspiration of her daughter's life to pass away. She published her story—using the words from her daughter's journals.
Sharing Your Journals
Share your writing! Discover why journals for two can be a unique—and lasting—way to stay connected.
It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Your Lead!
Take a cue from great newspaper articles: Use snazzy and surprising leads that grab your readers' curiosity and keep them hooked until the end.
3 Tips for Saving Research Time
Ah, time—the most precious resource writers have, yet the easiest to squander. Freelancer Deborah J. Myers Post offers ways to give yourself more time for writing by making the most of your research time. Here are three simple steps that will help you save valuable research time.
Connecting to the Divine
Learn how to use poetry to express your spiritual connections.
Great Endings
You can craft all the Oscar-winning dialogue you want, but if your last scene isn't up to snuff, your movie won't make it.
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 editors to your neighbor’s teenage son, almost everyone seems to have a blog these days. But ask three people what a blog...
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