1998 Writer's Market: Where & How to Sell What You Write (Book and CD) (Paperback)

~ Kirsten C. Holm (Editor), Don Prues (Editor)

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This freelance writer's bible, available for the first time in paperback, weighs in at more than 1,000 pages. For novices, there are chapters on query writing, negotiating contracts, and the like, as well as firsthand reports from various publishing professionals. The bulk of the book comprises comprehensive listings for more than 4,200 places to sell your words, from book publishers (more than 1,250) to magazines (more than 2,000) to greeting-card companies, script buyers, writing contests, and a handful of online markets. The entries vary in thoroughness (depending on how helpful a specific publisher was), but most are quite complete, including a description of the publishing company or publication, contact names, and tips from the editors on how best to get your pen in the door. The tips range from the truly useful to the nearly useless ("Ride a motorcycle and be able to construct a readable sentence!" recommend the folks at CC Motorcycle Magazine). This is an invaluable resource: all the work that goes into requesting writer's guidelines and trying to figure out how best to get published somewhere can be put toward, well, writing. The 1998 Writer's Market is also available in CD-ROM (includes a handy submission tracker) and as a book/CD-ROM package. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

"Does everything but stamp your self-addressed envelopes".--"St. Paul PioneerPress". IBM-compatible CD-ROM.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1088 pages
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books; IBM only edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898798027
• ISBN-13: 978-0898798029
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,659,439 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars More and Less, August 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 1998 Writer's Market: Where & How to Sell What You Write (Annual) (Paperback)

Every year the current WRITER'S MARKET touts its new additions, so we're led to believe that we'll have more publishers and editors to whom to submit our work. Wrong! Each year there may be more entries, but there are also more houses and magazines which do not want unsolicited material and/or to hear from The Unpublished.

In order for this annual reference book to be truly invaluable every category should have two sections: one for published authors and one for unpublished writers. The latter section could be called "Publishers and Editors Who Are Dying to See Your Work and Will Publish Everything Sent to Them." And I don't mean vanity presses, which are like honorary degrees or being published just because you're famous in some way.

Another not-so-minor problem with every WRITER'S MARKET is that the editorial information may be incorrect by the time it's bought or used. This could mean added delays in receiving a response, if your query or submission isn't misplaced forever.

Use it with caution at the library and expect to be frustrated.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, June 29, 1999

By A Customer

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This book should be on every serious writer's shelf. The CD and software are simple to use, though lack some obvious features.

5.0 out of 5 stars No other book comes near it. The bible for writers, August 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 1998 Writer's Market: Where & How to Sell What You Write (Annual) (Paperback)

The book is near-perfect. Almost every question I have ever had, about freelance magazine articles, is answered in detail.