How To Get Your Book Reviewed In Magazines - Sophfronia Scott In one of my past magazine jobs my office was next to that of the book editor. He would get boxes and boxes of books daily. There was a separate room devoted to storing these books, but that still didn't keep them from piling up in his office. Writing for Teen Magazines - Mridu Khullar I would look at the magazines my teenage neighbor and her friends stashed away in their cupboards and think, “Heck, I could do that! ” So one day, while she was away at school, I broke into her room and “borrowed” the magazines. The Gifts of Being a Writing Parent - Dawn Colclasure You have a deadline. Your work is due within hours, your contact keeps giving you the runaround and your e-mail account suddenly crashes. You’re ready to dive out the window of a highrise because you’re this close to losing your next paycheck. Finding A Pot Of Gold In Article Writing - Katie Smith If you have a website, then you have probably been bombarded by people telling you that writing articles is the key to successful marketing. However, unless you are a professional writer, article writing probably seems as unachievable as obtaining that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. What Bruce Springsteen Taught Me About Writing - Sophfronia Scott This year marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen's groundbreaking album Born to Run. Columbia Records is celebrating by re-releasing the disc with lots of audio and video goodies including interview material of Bruce discussing the writing of this seminal work. How To Write Poetry - Steve Gillman If you want to know how to write poetry, the first thing you have to do is write some. It doesn't matter how it turns out. Your own mistakes will become your teachers. Your own writing will motivate you to greater creativity. A Strategy For Coming Up With A Great Book Title - Marvin D. Cloud Go into a bookstore and browse through the titles in the bestseller section. Book publishing companies hire high-priced people to come up with a title or “headline,” because book publishing is a big business; therefore a lot of contemplation goes into making their titles as commercially-viable as possible. Bad Book Review Blues - Laura Hickey When you get a bad book reviewYou've just been notified a review of your book has been posted. You're all excited and can't wait to see what has been written. You're clicking onto your book's page when. Fiction Writing Lessons from Shakespeare - Wendy Woudstra Common advice in all fields of study is for the student to take lessons from a master. Unfortunately for those who wish to write fiction -- either in plays or stories -- the most renowned and highest authority in the art of fiction-making is long dead. |