2008 Writer's Market
by Robert Brewer
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Author: Robert BrewerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-06
ISBN: 1582974969
Number of pages: 1176
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
Book Reviews of 2008 Writer's Market
Book Review: A solid introduction to writing markets, but by no means the end-all, be-all
Summary: 4 Stars
Before you buy a Writer's Market, it might be helpful to understand the audience - those wishing to start a freelance writing career, especially writing for magazines. The vast majority of the book (several hundreds of pages) is composed of detailed information about consumer magazines and trade journals. While there are listings for other markets (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, newspapers, and even greeting cards), if you want to write novels, you should probably invest in Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2008 (available July 31, 2007). And if you write novels, you'll likely need an agent, and so you should look at Guide to Literary Agents 2008 (available July 19, 2007).
However, Writer's Market 2008 is helpful for all writers, because it frames writing not in terms of the creative process - that is left to the writer - but in terms of business and marketing. The book opens with a series of essays and articles that explain how markets are constructed for fiction writers, poets, nonfiction writers, and of course writers of magazine articles. Not all of the opening essays are helpful. A few of them read like stories of how someone stumbled into publishing a book. The rest of the essays are in agreement that you, the writer, have control of your marketability. And so, the message of what it takes to break into a writing market is sometimes confusing.
The book introduces you on how to query and propose book ideas to publishers, editors, and agents: A proposal for a nonfiction book on the history of guitars will likely take more time and be more detailed than a proposal for a fantasy novel. The "good" query samples aren't particularly well written, and the "bad" query samples are truly silly. There is a "How Much Should I Charge?" table for a variety of freelancing work, including ghosting writing, copyediting, proofreading, fiction writing, poetry, and so on. I was somewhat annoyed that the table is incomplete; over half of the table is "n/a." And there is a small section on agents, all of whom are currently seeking new and established writers.
Overall, the book is a wealth of contact information - places to send your work, people to contact, and a rough idea of how much money you can make in a certain market. It's a great introduction to the business side of writing and the practicalities of publication.
Summary of 2008 Writer's Market
Incorporating all the great information writers have to come to expect for more than 80 years, this latest edition features higher profiles of its author interviews, five new market sections, and the most up-to-date market listings available to help readers find success.Publishing & Books
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