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Writer's Digest May 2004
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Item No. #WD0504
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SPECIAL REPORT: Writers' Rights
Fighting for Your Rights
Arm yourself with this special report on the unique legal issues facing writers today. FEATURING: Harlan Ellison's full-bore attack on Internet piracy o The surprising truth about copyrighting works and ideas o One author's battle to level the playing field in copyright cases o What Amazon's "Search Inside the Book" feature means for you.
WRITE BETTER
Get Your Facts Straight
By Constance Hale
Safeguard your credibility with these smart strategies for gathering information and ensuring its accuracy.
Secrets of Great Storytelling
By I.J. Schecter
The best party guests know how to spin a great tale. Apply these five rules of anecdote-sharing to your writing and keep readers riveted.
Fiction Essentials
By Nancy Kress
The right setting can tell volumes about your characters.
Writing Clinic
By Gloria Kempton
Build suspense in the first chapter of your mystery; elaborate characterization should come later.
GET PUBLISHED
Freelancer's Workshop
By David A. Fryxell
Breathe new life into old assignments, then sell them again—and again.
Niches: Humor Writing
By Tim Bete
Use a basic structure to write your stories and allow the humor to reveal itself.
WORK SMARTER
101 Best Web Sites for Writers
By Christine Mersch
Get ready to bookmark: It's our annual guide to the best online writing resources.
Be Your Own Book Doctor
By Kim Campbell and Karen D. Smith
Save time and money using this crash course in self-editing.
Questions & Quandaries
By Brian A. Klems
Lay vs. lie, self-publishing snubs and how to number pages.
STAY INSPIRED
The Great Escape
By Sarah Yates
Sometimes, taking a break from your writing can give you just the right amount of inspiration to continue doing what you love most.
The Last Word
By Maria Schneider
With a fiction writer's flair, Susan Orlean marries fine journalism with engaging storytelling.
PLUS …
Editor's Letter
Reader Mail
Start in the minors and hone your writing skills.
THE MARKETS
This month's top market picks & advice for selling your work
Small-press magazines are a great way to grab first clips.
Breaking In:
How to write for specialty health magazines.
5 Questions for: Richard Hunt
President/publisher of Emmis Books.
May Markets
30 listings for book publishers, agents, contests and magazines.
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