Pros: Helpful articles
Cons: Shallow articles; ads that make you want to scream
Rating: 3 out of 5
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Archive for the ‘Writers' Books & Tools’ Category
“Writer’s Digest Magazine”
Thursday, July 6th, 2006“Poets and Writers Magazine”
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Pros: Information on neat new writers; useful industry information; grant and award listings
Cons: Fairly narrow in focus
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“ByLine” Magazine
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Pros: Some useful articles; few ads
Cons: A little thin on articles for the price
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“2000 Writer’s Market”
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Pros: LOTS of markets and publishers; help for beginning writers
Cons: Goes out of date quickly in this business
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“The Writer’s Legal Guide,” Tad Crawford
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Pros: All the information you could need in one place
Cons: Legal information can go out of date quickly
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“On Writing: a memoir of the craft,” Stephen King
Thursday, July 6th, 2006Pros: Funny, entertaining, enlightening
Cons: A few slow bits
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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“Novel Voices: 17 award-winning novelists on how to write, edit, and get published,” Levasseur and Rabalais
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006Pros: Great light reading; shows you the range of writing habits and beliefs
Cons: This book probably won’t change your life, although it is fun to read
Rating: 4 out of 5
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“If You Want to Write: Thoughts About Art, Independence, and Spirit,” Brenda Ueland
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006Pros: Impassioned, honest argument for why you can be a wonderful writer
Cons: Impassioned, honest, rambling mass of contradictory extremes
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 30,000 Baby Names,” by Marcia Layton Turner and Robbi Hess
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006Pros: Names taken from all sorts of creative places; a wide array of names to suit every taste; will give you ideas in case you don’t find exactly what you’re looking for in here
Cons: Some names I can’t imagine giving a child–gets downright silly in places; at least one missing piece of text
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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“Careers for Your Characters: A Writer’s Guide to 101 Professions from Architect to Zoologist,” Obstfeld and Neumann
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006Pros: Broad categories; information in a writing context; further pointers; great details
Cons: More! I want more! Particularly, more references.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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