Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published
by Windy Lynn Harris
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Pub Date 19 Sep 2017 | Archive Date 21 Nov 2017
F+W Media | Writer's Digest Books
Description
Short stories and personal essays have never been hotter--or more crucial for a successful writing career. Earning bylines in magazines and literary journals is a terrific way to get noticed and earn future opportunities in both short- and long-form writing.
Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays capitalizes on the popularity of these genres by instructing on the two key steps to publishing short works: crafting excellent pieces and successfully submitting them. You'll learn how to:Develop different craft elements--including point of view, character, dialogue, scene writing, and more--specifically for short stories and essays.Recognize the qualities of excellent short works, using examples from recently published stories and essays in major journals.Understand the business of writing short, from categorizing your work and meeting submission guidelines to networking and submitting to writing contests.Master the five-step process for submitting and selling like a pro.Featuring advice and examples from a multitude of published authors, Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays is a must-have for any writer's bookshelf.
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EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781440350832 |
PRICE | £13.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
This book is focused on American audience, but I think it's worth to read anyone who want to write short or long stories, this book is perfect, because it involves to work and practice on one's writing style, shape it and answer the questions that bugs you - where to start and what's the protocol and how things are working from that point, questions that make one to write better.
I was recently given a book for an honest review by author, and it lacked basic punctuation, this is the book that gives the guidance even in this topic, because a writer can't just blame the "editor" for not correcting the mistakes, the author has to write including the punctuation, the editor can correct but you want to polish your work to it's best until you choose to show it to someone who will review it. It also gives the knowledge of literature genres and how to develop ideas on creating the topics for your story. The author has given examples of short stories, guiding the reader into knowledge.
Writing and Selling book is giving the guidance how to apply to magazines and submit your written work to online publications and publishers as well. It's worth a read for everyone who wants to succeed, being spotted from the crowd. I think it it great, maybe you didn't study literature and aren't aware of the basics....and you have always wanted to write, this is for you!
This book guides you on what an editor looks for when buying a short story. Short story examples are included and are useful to see how you can improve your own writing. A useful reference guide for any writer wanting to sell their work. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me review this book.
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