Writer's Digest Writing Kit: Everything You Need to Get Creative, Start Writing and Get Published

Writer's Digest

ISBN 10: 158297442X / ISBN 13: 9781582974422

Published by Writers Digest Books (edition 2 pb books, 2 sets cards), 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writer's Digest Writing Kit: Everything You Need to Get Creative, Start Writing and Get Published
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books (edition 2 pb books, 2 sets cards)
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 158297442X
• ISBN 13: 9781582974422
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition: 2 pb books, 2 sets cards.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Shake the dust off that writing project you've been kicking around in your head since dawn of time. Whether you want to write fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, The Writer's Digest Writing Kit has the resources you need to get started today.

• 70 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes shows you how to sidestep the gaffes that plague writers at every stage of the process. From developing good habits to shaping a raw idea to writing and editing a new piece, New York Times best-selling novelist Bob Mayer gives you the guidance you need to build momentum on any project and produce a polished final draft.
• The Mini Market Book helps you rev up for the submission process with 125 respected markets open to working with first-time authors. With listings geared specifically toward short story writers, novelists, personal essayists, memoirists, magazine article writers, children's authors, and poets, The Mini Market Book shows you how to tackle the world of publishing possibilities awaiting your work.
• 30 unique prompt cards keep you from staring down the blank page and get your creative energy flowing.
• 30 writing exercise cards help you take any draft to the next level by challenging you to think about every detail of your work. Plus, turn the cards over and match the images for inspirational words of wisdom from Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, and Virginia Woolf.

About the Author

New York Times best-selling novelist Bob Mayer is the author of 70 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes. Bob has thirty-three books published under his own name and the pen name Robert Doherty. He also teaches novel writing for colleges, workshops, and conferences, based on his Novel Writer's Toolkit, published by Writer's Digest Books. Bob has more than two million books in print, including his latest novel, Don't Look Down, co-authored with Jennifer Crusie.

The Mini Market Book comes from the editors of the annually updated Writer's Market series. The editors of Writer's Market, Novel & Short Story Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market handpicked quality book publishers, magazines and literary journals, and annual competitions known for accepting work from first-time authors.