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The Writer's Internet Handbook

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With the coming of the internet, writing and publishing opportunities are out there for the asking. Everything that you need to know as a writer using the internet is contained in this wonderful book! Although most writers are familiar with the internet,trying to fully exploit its potential has become a mystery.

Timothy Maloy takes the mystery out of this new medium which has hanged the face of publishing in the traditional print media. Learn how to effectively market and promote your articles and books over the net. Do you need to brush up on your writing skills? The net offers resources that you can use to enhance your writing. I found this book to be an invaluable tool in adapting my craft to the internet. The handbook provides you with an abundance of resources (e-mail addresses for selected publications, Listservs for writers,etc.) that I have tapped into and which have enhanced my marketability. If you are serious about writing over the internet then this book is a must have resource. I've used it. It works, now try your hand at exploring your writing potential on the internet.

The money I've wasted on web publishing guides, HTML handbooks, and 'Net' publishing could have been saved if I'd found "The Writer's Internet Handbook" first. It's $18.95 price is more than worth the investment.

Not only does the book pack tons of useful hints, advice and "how to's" into 175 pages, it's fun to read -- the author really understands the new medium of internet publishing, yet translates the sometimes confusing terminology, codes and technogobble into a user-friendly readable format. I read through the book in one night. It now sits prominently next to other indispensible writer's guides.

The book also -- finally -- cracks the confusing language of HTML codes and WEB search engines in a simple, consise way. Writers of other computer usage handbooks would do well to emulate the "Keep it Short and Simple" style Maloy uses.

Especially pleasing -- and a bonus, as far as I'm concerned -- are the extensive resources provided for writers: email addresses for publications, listservs, and a wide selection of web sites for and about writers. The list is one of the most comprehensive I've seen in one book; the author is more than generous in sharing these resources and his expertise in Net publishing.

With the Internet providing new outlets for publishing nearly every day, writers of every stripe and variety need to know the "rules" for this new, creative medium and to learn them as quickly as possible. Maloy's book is the key to both of these musts, if they don't want to be left behind.

And writers aren't the only ones who can benefit from this powerful little book: anybody who wants to make better use of their on-line time, or to improve their 'net' skills and knowledge, will find a choice of useful nuggets.

Kudos to Mr. Maloy for accomplishing what the Internet age promised: bringing its potential to all, in a 'less is better' way.