Your Name in Print A Teen's Guide to Publishing for Fun, Profit and Academic Success

by Harper, Timothy; Harper, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780312337599
• ISBN10: 0312337590
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

Make Your Mark Looking for a way to express yourself? Need some extra spending money? Do you want to beef up that college application package? Look no further than this book. With advice on how to write newspaper and magazine features, Web blogs, music and movie reviews, novels, graphic novels, short stories, and more, the father-daughter team of Timothy and Elizabeth Harper shows that it's possible for anyone who writes well to get published. Topics include: How to find subjects to write about Learning productive research and writing habits Identifying the best market for your work Managing your career And so much more With practical information on every step of the writing process, writing samples, personal anecdotes, tips from the pros, profiles on young authors such as Christopher Paolini and Zoe Trope, and a resource section, Your Name in Print has all the tools and advice young writers need to break into the writing world.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Harper was an honors student and an editor of the award-winning school newspaper at Ridgewood High School in New Jersey. A former weekly columnist for the Ridgewood News, she has also had her work appear in The New York Times and The Record in Bergen County, New Jersey. She attends Oberlin College in Ohio.
 
Timothy Harper is a journalist, an editorial/publishing consultant, and the author of eleven previous books and hundreds of articles. An adjunct faculty member at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Getting Published: What Clips and Credits Can Do for You	1	(10)
Tips From an Admissions Expert
Lizzie Says: Writing Opens Doors
What to Write	11	(14)
A Simple Mental Exercise
A Glance at a Young Writer: Christopher Paolini
Ideas: Subjects to Write About	25	(12)
A Glance at a Young Writer: Zoe Trope
Lizzie Says: Don't Get Too Personal
Markets: Who Will Publish You?	37	(18)
Lisa Scheid Q & A
Lizzie Says: Writing a Column
Sample Column: ``Which College? Don't Ask''
New Media: Establishing Yourself in Cyberspace	55	(8)
A Glance at a Young Writer: Stephen Yellin
Volunteer Writing
Moving Up: Bigger and Better Markets	63	(24)
Tips From a Pro: Kelly James-Enger
Sample Pitches
A Sample OP-ED: ``Give us Our Field Trips''
Tips From a Pro: Peter Grad
Timing: When to Write for Whom	87	(12)
Sample Feature: ``To Beach or Not to Beach''
A Glance at a Young Writer: Tamekia Reece
Jonny: The Little Brother Gets Into the Act
Research and Writing: How to Be Productive	99	(14)
Tim Says: Never Assume
A Glance at a Young Writer: Marty Beckerman
Your Space: When and Where to Write	113	(10)
Tips From a Pro: Sally Wendkos Olds
A Glance at a Young Writer: Nina Zipkin
Managing Your Writing Career	123	(14)
Tim Says: Organize
A Longer Glance at a Young Writer: Lindsay Crudele
Books: Is There One in You?	137	(16)
Lizzie Says: Seek Out Criticism
Soccer Dreams: A Family Project
This Book: How We Did It	153	(10)
The Last Word
Resources for Young Writers	163	(14)
Index	177