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9780967365107

The Writer's Friend: Behind the Scenes With Editors

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  • ISBN13:

    9780967365107

  • ISBN10:

    0967365104

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Writingnow.Com Pub
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7(10)
Foreword 10(1)
Ron Franscell
About the Authors 11(2)
Finding Encouragement
13(2)
Getting on the Right Track
15(10)
Finding Your Dream Publications
25(12)
Knowing Your Audience
37(10)
Preparing to Query
47(10)
``A Day in the Life of an Editor''
47(10)
Nancy McAlary
Linda Davis Kyle
Composing a Sparkling Query Letter
57(14)
Sample Query Letter
68(3)
Maximizing Your Research
71(4)
Interviewing and Beyond
75(10)
Improving Your Style
85(6)
Thinking It before You Write It
91(2)
Writing Warmups
93(6)
Controlling Your Inner Editor
99(6)
Grabbing an Editor's Attention
105(8)
Balancing Your Communication
113(6)
Writing with a Purpose Pays
119(10)
Finding a New Twist
129(8)
Cooperating with Editors
137(10)
Finding out about Editors, Employment Agencies, and Technical Writers
147(10)
Joseph Gregg
Finding Time to Write
157(4)
Fulfilling Your Dream
161(2)
Editor's Note 163(20)
Guy Lancaster
Appendix
Questions to Help Focus Your Writing
164(16)
Index
Subjects
180(1)
Personalities---Subjects and/or Sources
180(1)
Fictional Personalities from ``A Day in the Life of an Editor''
181
Printed Matter---Subjects
180(2)
Printed and Web Material---Sources
182(1)
Contributors to The Writer's Friend 183(6)
Selected Contributors to WritingNow.com
Features and/or ``Writers around the World''
186(1)
Letters to the Editor
187(2)
Selected WritingNow.com Letters to the Editor 189(3)
Ordering Information 192

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