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In this issue, we
focus on writing conferences and literary agents!
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With the upcoming Writer's
Digest Annual Conference on the horizon, I've decided to focus this
newsletter on conferences and literary agents—since the WD Conference hosts
quite a few for the ever popular (and nearly sold out) pitch slam.
—Robert Lee Brewer
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10 Tips for Effective Networking at a Writer's
Conference
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Writers are not
always good with large crowds or stepping out to introduce themselves. Our
work is a solitary one, with just you and the page. And of course, the
occasional furry friend as a companion. It is my belief that we need to connect
with other writers to provide a network of support, friendship, context to
our work, and mutual understanding. Who knows better what a writer goes
through daily than another writer? In May of this year, I presented a session
on the 20 rules of effective networking. It was during the lunch break, so I
figured that a few people would grab a quick bite to listen. To my surprise
and delight, the room was full of people wanting to know how to network
better. Read More...
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The Craft & Business of Writing
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A well-established
agent, who began her career as an editor at major publishing houses, Rita
Rosenkranz represents almost exclusively adult nonfiction titles. Her
wide-ranging list includes health, history, parenting, music, how-to, popular
science, business, biography, sports, popular reference, cooking, writing,
humor, spirituality, illustrated books, and general interest titles. Rita
works with major publishing houses, as well as regional publishers that
handle niche markets. Read More...
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Writers often attend
conferences for the opportunity to meet face-to-face with literary agents. WD
talked with Rita Rosenkranz of the Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency and Lisa
Hagan of Lisa Hagan Literary for tips on how writers can get the most out of
an agent meeting. Both Rita Rosenkranz and Lisa Hagan represent adult
nonfiction titles. Read More...
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Peter Rubie is
currently the CEO of FinePrint Literary management, a NYC-based literary
agency. He grew up in England and was a Fleet Street journalist, before
becoming one of the youngest news editors for BBC Radio News. He came to the
U.S. in 1981, and worked as a freelance editor and writer for agents and
major publishers before becoming the adult fiction editor at Walker &
Co., for 6 years. He left that job to become a literary agent. Read More...
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You did it! You
signed up for a writing conference, and now the event is right around the
corner. Slight panic sets in as you realize there will be lots of people, you
might not know anyone, and you'd rather walk through fiery hot coals than
network with strangers. If you relate to any of these statements, then I'll
go out on a limb and say you are an introvert. The good news is, so are a
majority of other writers at the conference and there are strategies you can
use that will allow you to enjoy the event and make some great connections. Read More...
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Write a poem for a
chance to get published in WD, learn the secret to poetry revision, and
more!
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With an ongoing (and free!) poetic
form challenge for the zejel hanging out there for writers, I'm making
this issue of the newsletter focused on poetry. Learn new poetic forms, try a
poetry prompt, discover my secret to happy poetry revision, and more.
—Robert Lee Brewer
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More on Getting Poetry Published
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WD Poetic Form Challenge: Zejel
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Every month or so,
poets (beginning and established) have the opportunity to write a poem (or
poems) using a poetic form for a chance to get published in the Poetic Asides
column of Writer's Digest magazine. Currently, the challenge is to write a
zejel, which is a Spanish form. The deadline to enter this free challenge is
July 31—so you have a month to master it. Read More...
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The Craft & Business of Writing
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Most poets know the
joy of writing poetic first drafts. There's nothing like putting pen to paper
(or fingers to keyboard) and crafting one line after another down the page
(or screen) until you hit the end. Maybe with a little fist pump for
finishing a new poem. It's a liberating, purposeful feeling. However, many
poets view revision as the antithesis of crafting poems. I've heard poets
refer to the revision process as work. Or they claim it strips the energy out
of the first draft. Or that it's some mysterious act that they just don't
understand how to perform. Read More...
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Every Wednesday,
Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started
on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a praise poem. Praise the sun,
praise the rain, praise the loud, praise the quiet. For every complaint we
have, there is an equal and compelling praise. Find something (anything) to
praise and poem the heck out of it today and throughout the week.
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Poetic Form Fridays
are made to share various poetic forms. This past week, we looked at the
cyhydedd fer, a Welsh couplet (or 2-line stanza) form with 8 syllables per
line and an aa end rhyme. It's as simple as that! Still unsure? Check
out my example cyhydedd fer to use as a reference for your own. Read More...
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Remember the zejel
poetic form challenge above? Well, here are the guidelines on how to write
this very old Spanish form that may have originated with ninth century
Hispano-Muslim poet Mucaddam ben Muafa. This form starts with a tercet (or
3-line stanza) but moves to quatrains (or 4-line stanzas) for the rest of the
poem. Read More...
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Take the leap with
your writing career at the upcoming Writer's
Digest Annual Conference! Learn everything from the craft to business of
writing from bestselling and award-winning authors. Plus, take advantage of
the Pitch Slam to get your work in front of literary agents and editors! Read More...
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Five book publishers
open to writer submissions, without an agent, including DAW Books, Hard
Case Crime, Harlequin, and more!
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With the upcoming Writer's
Digest Annual Conference in New York City only a couple months away, I
thought it'd be a great time to look at a few publishers open to submissions
from writers. Whether you write fiction or nonfiction, there's something for
you in this newsletter—and at the conference. Click
to continue.
—Robert Lee Brewer
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Harlequin Series: Spotlight Market
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Harlequin is such a
big name in publishing that even people who don't read or write in the genre
know they publish romance novels. As such, many writers may think they need
an agent to break into this exclusive market. But they would be wrong. While
some of Harlequin's imprints (like Graydon House, Hanover Square Press,
Inkyard Press, HQN Books, MIRA Books, and Park Row Books) require an agented
submission, most of their Harlequin Series do not. And Harlequin provides
very detailed "key elements" they wish to see in books for each
series, including word count, how explicit to get with the romance, whether
the hero should be a billionaire alpha male, and other very specific details
(while leaving room for creativity). Read More...
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The Craft & Business of Writing
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Hard Case Crime is a
book publisher that focuses on the sort of crime and mystery novels of the
golden age of detective novels. As they say on their website, "Hard Case
Crime is dedicated to reviving the vigor and excitement, the suspense and
thrills—the sheer entertainment—of the golden age of paperback crime novels,
both by bringing back into print the best work of the pulp era and by
introducing readers to new work by some of today's most powerful writers and
artists." Read More...
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It's not every day
that a writer has the ability to submit directly to one of the major book
publishers, specifically an imprint of Penguin Random House. But writers of
science fiction and fantasy can do just that by submitting to DAW Books.
DAW's claim to fame is that they were the first publishing company devoted
exclusively to science fiction and fantasy back in 1971. Read More...
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Established in 2004,
Quarto Publishing Group USA is comprised of 20 imprints that cover myriad
subjects, including home improvement, gardening, practical arts and crafts,
children's books, transportation, graphic arts, food and drink, sports,
military history, Americana, health and body, lifestyle, pets, and music.
Their imprints include Burgess Lea Press, Cool Springs Press, Fair Winds
Press, Harvard Common Press, Motorbooks, Voyageur Press, and others. Read More...
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Zondervan is a
Christian imprint of HarperCollins. Their Zondervan Reflective and Zondervan
Academic imprints are open to unsolicited book proposals from authors. Both
imprints are focused on nonfiction Christian topics. HarperCollins' site
says, "Zondervan Reflective books dig deeper, ask fresh questions,
stretch your thinking, and ultimately propel you toward informed action.
What's needed are new and better answers, books that change us, and in doing
so, change the world." For Zondervan Academic, the site says, "As a
broker of ideas, the Zondervan Academic publishing program seeks to reflect
the breadth and diversity—both theological and global—within evangelical
scholarship while maintaining our commitment to the heart of orthodox
Christianity." Read More...
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Take the leap with
your writing career at the upcoming Writer's
Digest Annual Conference! Learn everything from the craft to business of
writing from bestselling and award-winning authors. Plus, take advantage of
the Pitch Slam to get your work in front of literary agents and editors! Read More...
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Carver Road, Suite 300, Blue Ash OH 45242, USA
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