Writer's Digest Writing Clinic plays off the most successful feature in Writer's Digest magazine - the monthly Writing Clinic critique, in which an expert provides a thoughtful, constructive analysis of a manuscript with problems of general interest to writers. By reading other beginning writers' fiction, nonfiction and poetry, accompanied by in-depth critiques, writers will learn how to learn from and offer effective criticism. The material selected for this book shows problems common to novice writers. There are also real-life query letters, novel synopses, and nonfiction marketing analyses, with common problems and solutions offered by experts. Throughout, readers are shown how to take the lessons learned from the provided examples and apply them to their own work.
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Kelly Nickell is an editor with Writer's Digest Books and the former features editor for Writer's Digest magazine.
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This review is from: The Writer's Digest Writing Clinic: Expert Help for Improving Your Work (Hardcover)
Whether you're a freelance writer, poet or author, The Writer's Digest Writing Clinic examines 36 examples writers have submitted for critique. Samples critiqued cover all aspects to improve your work, such as exposition, raising the stakes and climax. Other sections of this book explore query letters for articles, nonfiction books and novels. Revised queries provide plenty of instruction to help you structure your own letter. There are even sections covering the novel synopsis and proposals. One of the best features of this guide is the mark-up of the original writing and a revised version to show you how the changes cut the clutter. If you've ever read the Writer's Digest Clinic feature in the Writer's Digest magazine, you'll notice the similarities in the critique structure. At the end of each section of the book, you'll also find helpful tips and exercises to improve your own work. In the back of the guide, there's an entire section devoted to critique group basics and another with information on established writing groups. This guide is perfect for new writers as well as more experienced writers. The tips are designed to tighten your writing and, using real-life examples, the contributors show you exactly how you should structure your writing for your own particular project. While you'll probably use this book as a flip-through reference, you could easily read the entire book just to gain insight into the writing craft and the business behind getting published.
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Poppie Book, The Losers Club, Woman's Day, Texas Highways, Follow Your Gut, New York, Vinnie's Watering Hole, East Chop, Jared Howe, Kennedy High, Martha's Vineyard, Pammy Peacock, Romance Writers of America, Royal Courtesy Mounted Patrol, Sarah Michaels, Texas Teardrops, Writer's Digest School, Adrian Doyle, Oberst Koenig, Promises of God, Puerto San Miguel, Quandary Over Form, The Belly Dances New!
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It's not always easy to see flaws in your own work. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Poppie Book, The Losers Club, Woman's Day, Texas Highways, Follow Your Gut, New York, Vinnie's Watering Hole, East Chop, Jared Howe, Kennedy High, Martha's Vineyard, Pammy Peacock, Romance Writers of America, Royal Courtesy Mounted Patrol, Sarah Michaels, Texas Teardrops, Writer's Digest School, Adrian Doyle, Oberst Koenig, Promises of God, Puerto San Miguel, Quandary Over Form, The Belly Dances New!
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- Slightly Imperfect by Dar Tomlinson on page 168, page 169, and Back Matter
- How to Write a Novel by James Lansbury in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- First Five Pages Hb by Noah Lukeman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Guide to Literary Agents by Rachel Vater in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lessons from a Lifetime of Writing: A Novelist Looks at His Craft by David Morrell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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