Writers Market

by Kathryn Struckel Brogan

Previously known as Writer's Market Online, Writer's Market Deluxe Edition has been re-named to help customers understand the outstanding benefits associated with this book. When they buy a copy of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582972729
• ISBN13: 9781582972725
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Length: 1178 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.9" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Average Joe's Guide To Getting Published

I'm just your average joe, but in the late 80's I purchased a copy of this superb manual and got published...and paid for it!!! Whether you're a man or woman, whether you're so rich you stink or living in a cardboard box poor, you'll benefit from this guide if you are an inspired writer or just simply love writing. Now please note this: I studied creative writing from an professional author of several books, who also ghost writes for a major publication. Her words to everyone in the class was "you'll average 70 rejections before getting published. This applies to beginners as well as seasoned pros." And for all you doubting Thomas' out there, note this: Write it and put it out. You might just get published on your first attempt, but you'll never know until you try. Don't concern yourself with what your peers think. If your conscious bothers you enough to write it, write and put it out. I got a whopping $4.00 for my first article, but it inspired me enough to try again. The next time I got published, not only did I get a good paycheck, but I succeeded in getting the magazine to change one of its policies. A policy concerning pen pal ads that made it safer for advertisers. With this guide, you'll get details on book publishers, magazine publishers, their addresses, phone numbers, and if they have one, their emails. You'll get publishers of everything from erotica, to religion, from sports to entertainment. If you want to get published, this book can help.

The Book That Launched My Career

This book and its companion website have been indispensible for me. The sheer breadth of markets and contact info is enough to make it worth it, but I also love the search capabilities of the website and the submission tracker, which I use every time I send out a query or get a response. No need for vast index card files anymore; now I can just click to find out if I've submitted to a market before, which editor responded, what the feedback was, etc. There is no better book for writers looking for markets for their work. Whether you write books or articles, you're bound to find appropriate publishers here-- usually with website and e-mail addresses included, along with the pay rate and what each one is looking for. This series represents a tremendous amount of research and saves me a ton of money and time in tracking down writer's guidelines and trying to ascertain needs, contact info, rates, etc. for each publication. I found my first paying markets in the Writer's Market many years ago, and have bought the book every year since then. I wouldn't have a career without it, and now I can't imagine doing without the online version, either. If I just came up with a great idea for an article about a health topic, I can search (with one click) to find out which high-paying magazines publish health articles, accept queries by e-mail, and have websites. You're truly missing out if you don't have this book on your reference shelf. --Jenna Glatzer Author of MAKE A REAL LIVING AS A FREELANCE WRITER and editor of AbsoluteWrite.com

Writer's Market or Jeff Herman's Writer's Guide? You Decide

So, you've decided to become a writer. You've studied writing, had your work critiqued, learned all there is to know about editing, and you are ready to look for a publisher. The question now is which market survey book is right for you: Writer's Market or Jeff Herman's Writer's Guide. First, let me state that both these books are excellent and full of very useful information. Neither one is, as the reviewer below says, a "telephone book." The primary advantage of Herman's book is that the listings are very detailed. Another thing that may be an advantage to some is this one book covers fiction and nonfiction, agents and book publishers. It contains some very useful articles on the business, most of them written by Jeff Herman himself (and he knows his stuff). The primary advantages of Writer's Market is that it contains magazine listings (as well as listings for book publishers) and most listings include icons that show how well the particular magazine pays or how open the publishing house is to unagented submissions. Writer's Market is particularly suited to the nonfiction writer, because there are special Writer's Digest books for children's writers and illustrators, and for novel and short story writers. (There is also a Writer's Digest guide to literary agents, and there used to be a Poet's Market, but it seems the last edition of that was published in 2002.) Writer's Market contains many interesting articles and interviews with industry insiders, which are very informative and well written. So which should you get? If you can afford it, get both. If not... it's a tough call. This year I opted for Writer's Market, because I plan to make a living doing what I'm good at: writing for magazines and newspapers. I haven't read the book cover to cover yet, but I've noticed many changes, and I like them. I've also purchased the other Writer's Market survey books, because I would like to work in the children's market, get my novel published and maybe find an agent. Please, do not buy this book with the expectation that it will automatically turn you into a published writer. That is not the case. To succeed in this business, a writer needs talent, perseverance, the ability to listen to editors and to adjust to the market's demands, and great timing. As technology makes it easier for people with little or no talent to send manuscripts to editors and agents, it becomes harder and harder for great writers to get noticed. Imagine yourself in the shoes of an editor who receives over a hundred queries a day, and you'll start to understand why it is so hard to break in. Hard but not impossible. I would highly recommend 2005 Writer's Market to those who take the job of writing and publishing very seriously and have studied the craft. To others I would say, study the craft first, get feedback from other writers, learn from your mistakes, edit your work, and try to get a bit of non-paying or low-paying experience first before you try to break into