2006 Writers Market (Writer's Market) (Paperback)

by Kathryn S. Brogan (Editor), Robert Lee Brewer (Editor), Joanna Masterson (Editor)

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"Be passionate--not just about your writing but about life. Writers are generally curious by nature--they're interested in learning about life and they question what happens around them. Engage in that same curiosity."

Product Description
The resource for helping writers get published and get paid for what they write, Writer's Market is the ultimate go-to guide. Backed by 85 years of authority, this edition:

-Offers complete, updated contact information and submission guidelines for more than 4000 markets, 700 more than any comparable resource

-Includes 600 new markets, allowing writers to explore fresh opportunities

-Features interviews with Alexander McCall Smith and others, as well as helpful tips and instructional articles

Bigger and better than ever, 2006 Writer's Market continues the tradition that's made the brand the number one resource for writers since 1921.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1178 pages
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; 85th edition (August 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582973946
• ISBN-13: 978-1582973944
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #385,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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87 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than A Reference, September 19, 2005

By	A.Trendl HungarianBookstore.com "RIP MJ" (Glen Ellyn, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

You are a writer, and that's why you are reading this review. The same old question, "Can I justify purchasing this book?"

You can't justify not buying this book.

If all you are looking for is having your work published in some unknown literary journal, go to the library and check the reference shelf. However, if you are serious about breaking into the real literary, periodical or book publishing world, lay down some cash and bring "2006 Writers Market" home.

Last year's edition might get you into trouble. Old addresses will result in wasted postage. This year's edition will have up-to-date information.

This is a guide. This is not the Bible. When you see a publication you like, take it a step farther and explore the URL. Don't randomly send out your work. Verify they might like your kind of writing. I've made mistakes in this regard, and could've avoided them had I used this market guide in tandem with the web. This guide will help you prepare intelligently.

It leans heavily toward article writings. Writers who have feature articles especially will find this book useful. This is not Writer's Digest's similar guide, "Novel & Short Story Writers Market," aimed at that major genre.

All the info you want is there: who and how and where to contact a publication; what and if they pay; recent authors they've published; tone and flavor; current needs; turn around from receiving an MS to replying. There are lots of little articles you'll find helpful as well.

One exciting aspect of browsing through this is the ideas you'll get realizing the diversity of publications out there. No matter what seemingly esoteric interest you have, be assured there is probably a publication out there clambering for your expertise.

I fully recommend "2006 Writers Market."

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get Writer's Market online, December 6, 2005

By	Braeden (Houston, Tx) - See all my reviews

Get writer's market online.
It has a database that allows you to filter results from all the writer's market books and is kept up to date.
It's four bucks a month and will save you hundreds of hours of flipping through the various WM books.
You also get thousands of pages worth of articles, rather than just the handful they picked out for the paper books.

60 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Continues as the ultimate resource for writers, August 11, 2005

By	Meryl K. Evans "Content Maven behind meryl.net" (Plano, TX) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The articles that appear prior to the markets section are helpful especially, "How Much Should I Charge?" Providing quotes is my second least favorite thing... well, maybe first. Having this article as a resource provides a sanity check to see if I am charging too much or too little.

"Before Your First Sale" gives a 30,000-foot view of things to do in working to make the first sale whether it be an article or a book proposal. It doesn't cover everything, but it's brevity makes it easier to read and it offers tips that many beginners and some intermediate writers won't know about.

Queries are tough to do. I haven't had much luck there -- but I do mostly business-related writing since the work makes the best use of my time and I already have experience in this type of writing. "Query Letter Clinic" reviews what to do and what to avoid. It also shows a few good and bad examples of queries.

The articles section of the book has about 85 pages. The articles together offer writing career advice covering much of the main areas including:

* writing groups
* email communications
* interviews with successful writers
* the business of writing
* overcoming writer's block
* online PR
* book signings

According to the book, there are over 600 new listings for a total of 4,000 listings of book publishers, magazines, trade, and literary agents.

Though I rarely do queries and have yet to do a book proposal since the first one got axed — the Writer's Market is on my must-buy book every year especially now that I'm a full-time content maven.