The Classic Resource for Every Writer Who Wants to Be Published
*Features more than 3500 market listings *Includes 500 new markets for 2007 *Provides 100% updated material
Continuing the tradition of providing writers with the information they need to get published, the 2007 Writer's Market is the go-to guide for anyone who wants to be published. Featuring new and exclusive interviews with Alice Kaplan, Augusten Burroughs, and Jennifer Weiner, the latest edition also includes articles covering the basics of book proposals, how to get freelance writing gigs, the keys to successful query letters, the six rules critical to publishing success, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Worth the price:
No book is going to give you all the tools you need to get published but this one makes a fair stab at helping - truly helping. My one complaint is they describe freelancing as this incredibly wide-open field for anyone with a modicum of talent, and a lot of perseverance. What they fail to point out is that to really make a good living, the way this book proposes, (to freelance periodical writers) one has to prostitute oneself to write about anything and everything. If spending the rest of your life writing... more info
Wonderful But Must be bought every year to keep up to date!!!!:
The writers market changes every year so it is wise to get a new one each year. However the front part is very informative for a new writer or a writer who just needs to familiarized themselves with the world of writing again.
Must Have:
A Writer's Market is an excellent reference guide every writer should have. Whether you're someone whose been writing for years or just beginning a writing career. It's an important writer's tool you should have sitting next to your computer along with a dictionary and "Elements of Style" for easy access. It is the yellow pages for writers.
You Need It:
Some of the tips in Writer's Market 2007 you already know. That being said, you still need this valuable resource. It contains some information that, even if you alreay know, or think you know, is very good to be reminded of. Using this reference, you greatly increse your odds of being signed. Follow the steps, use the professional courtesy, and follow protocol. These along with persistence will get you your acceptance letter. Buy it. Read it. Live it.
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