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Gary Gach (Author)
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Prima writing guides February 26, 1997
Most writers today are more familiar with printers and modems than with typewriter ribbons. Personal computers and the Internet are changing the way writers create and communicate. With twenty-four-hour information and instant memory, these modern conveniences are radically altering the face of the literary community.
In writers.net, veteran Internet trainer and best-selling author Gary Gach gives writers of every medium valuable insight into using the Net in many aspects of their writing. From poetry and romance to technical writing and science fiction, Gach directs writers to appropriate forums, magazines, publishers, home pages, and many other resources that will help writers stay on top of developments in their field of specialty. Writers.net also covers the most common uses of the Internet for writers including finding writing assignments, conducting research, improving one?s writing, and carrying on discussions with other writers.For those new to the Internet, Gach provides an Internet Primer for Writers that includes basic terminology, a guided tour, and an essay that puts the Net in perspective for beginners. He also discusses the new worlds of electronic publishing, interactive and collaboratory writing, Net censorship, and cyberjournalism.
"Getting information from the Internet can be like trying to get a glass of water off an open fire hydrant," warns Gach, but with writers.net, writers now have a handbook to help them control the unlimited resources that make up the Internet.About the Author

Veteran Internet instructor and widely published writer Gary Gach is the author of the recent bestseller The Pocket Guide to the Internet.Join other readers of writers.net for an unmoderated online forum. E-mail majordomo@listlink.berkeley.edu. In the message body put "subscribe writersnet". Prepublished and published writers are equally welcome. Discussion topics will span the subjects covered in the book and beyond. This is a free service to the writing community.
Visit the author's web site for //updates to the book
The title of this book is not intended to suggest any affiliation or sponsorship of any particular web site. It should be noted, however, that Writers.Net is a trademark of Internet Concepts, an internet hosting and content provider. This book is not affiliated with, sponsored or licensed by Internet Concepts.

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Sometimes, you don't want to search the Web for information. Sometimes, you just want to pick up a book and find it there--even if it's for information about the Internet. Webscribe Gary Gach helps out with Writers.net, a handy compendium of websites, search engines, e-zines and a glossary all broken into chapters by interest and genre: playwrights, journalists, mystery writers, etc. The only hazard is that Net info is so quickly outdated, that you'll probably need to log on to Gach's website for updates to the book. So keep that modem tuned!

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"writers.net ups the ante in printed guides to the Net. Neophyte writers in cyberspace will find it as valuable as Magellan found his compass. Experienced voyagers can use it to find whole continents they never knew existed."
--Gerard Van der Leun, co-author, Rules of the Net

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (February 26, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761506411
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761506416
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The essential career guide for writers in the Internet Age, November 11, 1997
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This review is from: writers.net: Every Writer's Essential Guide to Online Resources and Opportunities (Prima writing guides) (Paperback)
Gary Gach has written the essential guide for using the World Wide Web to further a writing career. Because anyone can publish on the Web, writers can use the Internet to promote and publish their work as well as for research. Gach's book tells how to use your computer connections to get published online or in print in any of several genres, and there are dozen of ideas that will enrich a writers soul, mind, and pocketbook. It is an essential tool for computer-literate writers. --Mason West
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful resource for Net writers!, January 12, 2001
This review is from: writers.net: Every Writer's Essential Guide to Online Resources and Opportunities (Prima writing guides) (Paperback)
Finally, all the information in one easily-accessible place! Gach has delivered an invaluable resource for writers, whether you're a Net newbie or an e-zine publisher. Any writer considering publishing on-line needs to read this.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for writers new to the Internet, November 29, 2000
This review is from: writers.net: Every Writer's Essential Guide to Online Resources and Opportunities (Prima writing guides) (Paperback)
Writers.net is probably the most "reader-friendly" of all the specialized Internet guides on the market; each of the nineteen chapters of Writers.net is devoted to a particular genre of writing. Writers of mysteries, romances, science fiction, screenplays, and other styles need not burrow through endless pages to get to the sections that interest them most--each chapter is well-structured and organized to give the writer the resources s/he needs before logging onto the Internet and searching blindly for a paying e-publication or research database.

Gach catalogs URLs by the gigabyte, offering links to poetry and fiction mega-link lists, authors' and agents' homepages, research resources, and more. Most URLs listed are followed by a brief description of the site, while some chapters have the look of a printed "bookmark" file from a writer's web browser.

All writers will especially want to study the book's final chapter, which is devoted to Internet censorship and copyright issues, a sticky subject for writers on and off the computer. URLs and descriptions of the more affluent writers' unions and leagues are profiled here, as is information essential to any writer confused about her/his rights.

As with any printed directory of Websites, there is no guarantee that every URL listed in Gach's book will still be valid once you bring Writers.net home from the bookstore (this book is three years old, mind you). To combat the ever-changing climate of the Internet, Gach maintains a Webpage of book updates on his personal homepage, where one may find additions, URL changes, and even a sample chapter from the book.

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