This indispensable resource tells writers of all kinds how to take full advantage of Internet technologies and resources to improve skills, increase sales, and build recognition. Both experienced and novice writers will learn how to use cutting-edge tactics to uncover new domestic and international markets; to communicate and conduct writing business successfully over the Internet; to find and use writers' groups effectively; to use a Web site to promote books and articles and attract readers; to start an e-zine; and much more.
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"One of the big fears about the Internet," says Moira Anderson Allen in Writing.com, "has been that it would (or will) replace traditional markets for writers." Instead, it seems not only to have increased the number of markets for writers, but also to have made the process of writing for traditional markets easier. Research can be conducted from the privacy of your own home (and the information found, though at times questionable, is more likely to be up-to-date). Potential markets can be checked out online. You can schmooze with other writers without buying a cup of burnt coffee at your nearest bookstore café. In short, the Internet saves writers time and money. Allen divides her book into three sections: researching online (including evaluating and using search engines), communicating online, and publishing online. Her appendixes include 500 "excellent" writing sites.
Can you query via e-mail? How about conduct an interview? Are online critique groups and classes worthwhile? The answer to all these questions is a qualified "yes." Allen's most resounding "yes" is to the writer who asks whether it's necessary to have a Web site. Why? To post clips, "to establish your expertise and/or educate readers," to promote your books, and to educate writers. Don't be daunted; Allen tells you what a writer's Web site should and shouldn't include (leave out the snapshot of Fido), as well as how to construct and then promote a Web site. Yes, publishing online has resulted in some significant losses of rights for writers, which are clearly discussed in Allen's book. But it can also bring you worldwide exposure, even if you live in the middle of nowhere. Just be sure your chosen nowhere is supported by a decent ISP. --Jane Steinberg
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"Moira Allen is delivering her vital message to writers in a time of exciting change." -- Dan Poynter, Amazon.com
"Moira Allen's book is an excellent resource for writers of all levels of experience. Well-organized and 'user-friendly,' Writing.com is packed with useful tips about online research and e-mail communication from a writer's perspective as well as covering topics such as electronic rights, online communities, promotion, critiquing, long-distance learning, creating one's own Web site, and online publishing. Whether you're new to the Internet or a well-seasoned pro, you'll find this book invaluable in your writing career. Highly recommended." -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Editor and Publisher, Inkspot/Inklings
"Moira Allen's book is an excellent resource for writers of all levels of experience. Well-organized and 'user-friendly,' Writing.com is packed with useful tips about online research and e-mail communication from a writer's perspective as well as covering topics such as electronic rights, online communities, promotion, critiquing, long-distance learning, creating one's own Web site, and online publishing. Whether you're new to the Internet or a well-seasoned pro, you'll find this book invaluable in your writing career. Highly recommended." -- Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Editor and Publisher, Inkspot/Inklings
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Perfect for the net-savvy writer!,
By Andres Kabel (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career (Mass Market Paperback)
I'm a computer-savvy fiction writer who has used the Internet extensively in connection with my writing. This book has really hit the spot for me, as I'm just beginning to formulate more comprehensive Internet strategies. I actually know a lot of the detailed stuff in the book, but no one has ever encapsulated my potential choices so well. The book is well laid out, well written, and imbued with the voice of experience. A must-have for writers keen to blossom in the age of the Internet
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If you're a beginning, intermediate or advanced writer hoping to harness the power of the 'Net and advance your writing career, Moira Anderson Allen's book helps you do just that. Concise and informative, Writing.com is one book you'll want to add to your "writer's wish list" for the coming holiday season!
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Internet for Writers,
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This is an example of a well-targeted book: a treatise on the Internet for writers. It is a book that writers will identify with. Allen describes where to conduct research, where to find markets, all about electronic rights, promoting your book online and much more. While the book is directed to writers, a great deal of the advice, tips and insight will benefit anyone who wishes to know more about the Internet. For a detailed description of the book's coverage, click on Table of Contents in the left-hand column of this page. The book also has more than 30 pages of valuable resources and an index. Moira Allen has been a professional writer of both books and articles for more than 20 years. As a publisher, author of 113 nonfiction books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recognize the value of targeting your reading audience. Moira Allen is delivering her vital message to writers in a time of exciting change. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.
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WHEN I WROTE THE FIRST EDITION of this book, I argued that for writers, getting online was a really good idea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first electronic rights, exclusive electronic rights, showcase services, archival rights, subsidy publishers, subsidy publishing, guideline databases, apparent date, posting material, critique groups, writing sites, virus hoaxes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Random House, New York, Writing World, United States, Moira Allen, Adobe Acrobat, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Acrobat Reader, Edit Ink, Karen Wiesner, Stephen King, Carole Moore, Library of Congress, Author's Bookshelf, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Hard Shell Word Factory, National Writers Union, Romance Writers of America, Writer Beware, Writers Guild of America, Beginner's Guide, Charles Petit, Copyright Code, Doris Booth, First North American Serial Rights New!
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WHEN I WROTE THE FIRST EDITION of this book, I argued that for writers, getting online was a really good idea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first electronic rights, exclusive electronic rights, showcase services, archival rights, subsidy publishers, subsidy publishing, guideline databases, apparent date, posting material, critique groups, writing sites, virus hoaxes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Random House, New York, Writing World, United States, Moira Allen, Adobe Acrobat, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Acrobat Reader, Edit Ink, Karen Wiesner, Stephen King, Carole Moore, Library of Congress, Author's Bookshelf, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Hard Shell Word Factory, National Writers Union, Romance Writers of America, Writer Beware, Writers Guild of America, Beginner's Guide, Charles Petit, Copyright Code, Doris Booth, First North American Serial Rights New!
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- Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self Publishers (Business & Legal Forms for Authors & Self-Publishers) by Tad Crawford in Back Matter
- Criminal Law (Sweet & Maxwells Statute) by Ian Dennis in Back Matter
- Electronic Publishing: The Definitive Guide (2002 Edition) by Karen S. Wiesner on page 217
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