2002 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market) (Paperback)

~ Anne Bowling (Author)

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Product Description

YOUR PATH TO PUBLICATION STARTS HERE! The 2002 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market gives you more of what you need to get your fiction published! From book and magazine publishers to online markets, you'll find at-a-glance guidelines for submitting your work, plus pay rates, e-mails, phone numbers and more:

Interviews with best-selling authors Sue Grafton, T.C. Boyle, Richard North Patterson, Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, Linda Lael Miller, screenwriter Jim Harrison and editor Ann Close are also included, along with articles on revising your work, creating memorable characters, writing query letters and formatting manuscripts.

In addition, you'll find a special section on e-publishing and electronic rights, plus listings for organizations, conferences and contests you can't afford to miss. It's all the information you could want in one incredible book!

Product Details

• Paperback: 682 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; Revised edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582970734
• ISBN-13: 978-1582970738
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,645,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source but be careful, November 25, 2001

By A Customer

As usual, the Writer's Market is the premier source for finding publishers. However, prospective authors should be aware that the #1 growing part of publishing is POD-- print on demand. Pretty much anyone can get a book in print these days. Selling it is another matter altogether. I've attended several writing conferences in the past year and met many frustrated 'authors' who had bound copies of their book, but couldn't get it in bookstores. I recommend learning more about the business of writing before jumping in with both feet. At the South Carolina Writers Conference I listened to an excellent presenter, Bob Mayer, who covered the business end in detail. I highly recommend his Fiction Writer's Toolkit for learning about publishing from a writer's perspective.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2002 Novel & Short Story Writers Market (Novel and Short Sto, May 31, 2002

By	"yipeeio" (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

An excellent tool for locating possible markets for your short stories, plus many extra helps such as how to write a cover letter, or query, how to present your manuscript, etc.
This book will not replace formal instruction, or hands on help from someone who knows the business, but if you are looking to break into print, you've already taken pains to learn the craft, and just don't know where to go next, this is a must have addition to your writer's "tool box".

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensive resource, September 20, 2002

By	"sde10" (Ann Arbor, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This book has an extensive listing of magazines (general, specialized, and little), book publishers and agents. As a comprehensive listing of where to send your writing and what the markets are looking for, it is unparalled and for novice writers indespensible. Much of the rest of the content is just filler with a lot of personal stories about publishing or basic tips about writing and revising. I wish it had more about the 'business' of writing: how to format manuscripts, how to write cover letters, how to approach markets. For self-taught writers, I think this is more important than five page lessons on how to write. We'll have to make it on our own with our writing but we have no one to pass on the little 'do's and 'don't's of publishing.