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2008 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
Alice Pope
Writers Digest Books, 2007
This has everything!
+ Essential
+ 2008 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
+ Writers' Bible
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How to Write a Great Query Letter
Noah Lukeman
Amazon, 2007
An Eye Opener
+ A great how-to
+ Easy Step-by-Step Process
+ A Generous Offering
+ Worth a Look
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How Writers Work: Finding a Process That Works for You
Ralph Fletcher
HarperTrophy, 2000
Another Indispensable Book for Kid Writers by Ralph Fletcher
+ How Writer's Work
+ How Writer's Work
+ Suzie's Review
+ An Excellent Book for Young Writers
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Your Name in Print: A Teen's Guide to Publishing for Fun, Profit and Academic Success
Timothy Harper, Elizabeth Harper
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Enlightening and informative for aspiring writers
+ Taught you a lot about how to start out in writing
Do you write stories? Or maybe you love to curl up in a corner and read books? Do you think you have the talent to write those stories and get them into print? How in the world do you go about doing it? YOUR NAME IN PRINT answers these questions and more. In today's world of blogs, homemade ...
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Competitions for Talented Kids
Frances A. Karnes, Tracy L. Riley
Prufrock Press, 2005
A straightforward listing of more than 140 competitions in academics
Competitions for Talented Kids is a straightforward listing of more than 140 competitions in academics, fine and performing arts, leadership, and service learning. Each listing is 1-2 pages in length and includes details such as address, website, and contact information for the contest; a brief ...
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How to Write Irresistible Query Letters
Lisa Collier Cool
Writer's Digest Books, 2002
Old Subjects Given A New Twist
+ Never Too Much
+ a thesaurus of good examples
+ Better than most
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Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing
Writers Digest Books, 2004
Essential resource for freelancers
+ Packed with Information!
+ Good practical advice
+ Crammed
+ Writer's Digest Of Magazine Article Writing
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2008 Writer's Market
Robert Brewer
Writers Digest Books, 2007
Appropriate and useful
+ a handy tool
+ Cannot Do Without!
+ A wealth of information
+ Very useful information
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What's Your Story?: A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction
Marion Dane Bauer
Clarion Books, 1992
Every writer needs this book
+ She read it!
+ Amateurs need this advice
Marion Dane Bauer's book has been a tremendous help in my understanding good writing, and improving my own writing. Even after publishing three picture books and a novel for middle grade writers, I still like to reread her specific techniques and instructions on writing craft skills. If you are ...
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2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market)
Lauren Mosko
Writers Digest Books, 2007
The Gold Standard
+ writers need this!!!
+ Novel & Short Story Writer's Market Great for Emerging Authors
+ Helpful as usual, but...
+ YOUR GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED!!!
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The Elements of Style Illustrated
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White
Penguin Press HC, The, 2005
Great Buy
+ Recommendation from my sister
+ You Better Have It
+ Improve your writing
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A Writer's Time: Making the Time to Write
Kenneth Atchity
W. W. Norton & Company, 1995
Gold Mine For All Writers
+ Where Have You Been All My Life
+ HARNESSING TIME TO WRITE!
+ A Must-Have for Writers
+ Real-world techniques that work!
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A Teen's Guide to Getting Published: Publishing for Profit, Recognition And Academic Success
Jessica Dunn, Danielle Dunn
Prufrock Press, 2006
By teens, for teens -- a great intro!
+ A "user-friendly" introduction to the business end of the writing world written especially for young adults
+ A True Gem
As far as I know, this is the only book on publishing written by teens for teens. As we adults know all too well, teenagers listen better to their peers than to us. If your teenager wants to be a writer, by all means, get this book. The Dunn sisters (who were 15 years old when they wrote this) ...
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How to Write Attention-Grabbing Query & Cover Letters
John Wood
Writers Digest Books, 2000
How t Write Attention Grabbing Query & Cover Letters
+ Good reference, although mostly for non-fiction writers
Beyond fundamentals of letters, this valuable resource has great guidance on what to say and not say, to whom, and when, in pursuit of publication. This being my current (and not previously accomplished) aim, I am deeply grateful for the assistance in not shooting my chances in the foot.
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Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Peter Elbow
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
A Powerful Book
+ Writing With Power
+ Great Resource!
+ Writing with Power
+ "krakka"
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