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Whistle Stopper - 2008 Writer's Market
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List Price: $29.99
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Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.02097
EAN: 9781582974965
ISBN: 1582974969
Label: Writers Digest Books
Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1176
Publication Date: 2007-07-06
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
Studio: Writers Digest Books
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Summary: A rich and valuable resource for the aspiring professional writer
Comment: This annual publication is a treasure of very valuable information for anyone interested in writing for money. There is also a Deluxe Edition that provides online access to their active database with even more entries than the more than 3,500 provided here. The 2008 edition is the 87th annual version and the cover notes that more than 5 million copies have been sold. So, if you write and want to get paid you should get this book.
The first thing you want to do is get familiar with the list of symbols they used to convey how much the publication pays, how they identify key markets for the book, if it is an online opportunity, and point out key information. These explanations are inside the front and back covers as well as book mark you can cut off an advertisement letting you know you can get a 30-day free trial to the online version.
The book starts with some useful articles for the new professional writer. Some of these articles are perennials and others are new to this edition. You get information on how to freelance, how to write for newspapers, publish poetry, how to structure a query letter, how to sell a book, how to approach an agent, how to develop a career as a freelance writer for magazines, and the markets for literary agents, book publishers, Canadian book publishers, and the small presses.
The bulk of the book provides information on consumer magazines, trade journals, newspapers, screenwriting, playwriting, greeting cards, and how to approach contests and awards.
You also get good info on professional organizations for writers.
The book also provides a glossary for the terms it uses and provides an index of publishers, subject, fiction, and nonfiction as well as a general index.
I found the book interesting in its own right let alone its value as a resource.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
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Summary: Too much, as usual!
Comment: (That's a good thing, of course.) I think the best part of this book is the nagging guilt and self-loathing it induces as I see all those un-seized opportunities bound together in one place! This book, especially with the Internet access feature, is the best way of being fairly sure that your efforts are aimed at the best people in the best places. If you are, or claim to be, a serious writer, it's not very difficult to justify this expense.
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Summary: A Writer's Must-Have!
Comment: Every passionate writer needs to own the 2008 Writer's Market. It's the easiest way to find out where you should try and sell your writing. The entries list publishers' websites, too, and that's the best way to learn about the publisher, their current publishing needs, and get their writer's guidelines.
I also highly recommend Sally Stuart's 2008 Christian Writer's Market Guide. Buy both (tax write-off!) so you can pitch articles and proposals to both markets, reaching the largest readership.
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Summary: Good, but....
Comment: This book is good, there is no question about that. However, if you're tight on money, go to the library and bring you laptop with you. Firstly, there are a number of links that are no longer active, despite it being the 2008 edition.
I ranked this 3 stars because if you're new to writing, there is a wealth of information here. But if you've been at it for a while, most of this you can find on the web for free thru various other writing sites [...].
Normally, I'm pretty succinct about what I like, or dislike about books, but this time, I just feel that I could've gotten bigger bang for my buck. What I have found most disappointing is that the links are no longer valid or accurate. I understand that by the time this type of volume goes to print, approx 6-12 months have passed, but this only furthers my argument for using the internet.
I will probably keep this for the next 3 years before I even begin to consider purchasing another one.
If you're a writer, good luck and whatever you do, don't quit!
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Summary: Disappointed
Comment: The Writers' Market has long been the place I have gone to research small literary magazines in the U.S. It has been the backbone of such information for me. However, this year I am very disappointed with the Market. I went to it looking to find out if a certain literary review was still up and running, and what I found was that Writers' Market no longer has a section for small magazines. If America is bent on killing its small magazines and dealing the final death blow to the poetry market, I am sorry to say the Writers' Market has its hand swinging the axe. A flippant introductory essay by a woman whose last name--I think--is Breen advises poets to get "a reality check" because since there is no money to be made in poetry, evidently, it's not worth anybody's time (or space in the Writers' Market 2008). She also advises poets to make like Emily Dickenson and write poems for the sake "of writing good poems" and forget about publishing books of poetry. She admonishes the public in general, and poets in specific, for not spending their money on works of poetry. Those may be her views, and such may be the case in America, but there are still poets in our nation. Poetry and poetry writing is still being taught in our educational institutions, small magazines still exist in America, writers still publish in them, readers still read them, and poetry is still one of humanity's most basic, most intimate forms of communication. I hope the editors will rethink their position in the next editions. Bring back the support of America's small magazines.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Features more than 3,500 completely updated listings. Includes five new sections (Newspapers, Syndicates, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Greeting Cards). Features exclusive articles and interviews with successful writers. The 2008 Writer's Market features all the great information writers have to come to expect for more than 80 years and then some. This edition takes Writer's Market to a new level of excellence with high profile author interviews and five new market sections. Of course, it's still packed with all the information writers rely on year after year including the keys to successful query letters, advice on how much to charge, articles from successful writers, as well as listings for book publishers, magazines, lierary agents and more!"
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