Fiction Writer’s Market ed. John Brady & Jean M. Fredette (Writer’s Digest Books, 1981, 0-89879-048-4, $15.95, 621pp, hc)
Anthology of articles about writing followed by a 300-page section on current fiction markets.
- · Foreword · John Brady & Jean M. Fredette · fw 1981
- 1 · Fiction Weather Report · John Brady & Jean M. Fredette · in 1981
- 9 · Manuscript Mechanics · John Brady & Jean M. Fredette · ar (r)
- 15 · The Business of Fiction Writing · John Brady & Jean M. Fredette · ar (r)
- 20 · Rights and the Writer · John Brady & Jean M. Fredette · ar (r)
- 26 · The Writer’s Craft · André Maurois · ar from The Art of Writing, Dutton, 1960
- 40 · On Being True-to-Life · Wright Morris · ar from About Fiction, Harper & Row, 1975
- 45 · Lecture on the Nature and Aim of Fiction · Flannery O’Connor · ar from Mystery and Manners, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1957
- 55 · Establishing Good Writing Habits · Manuel Komroff · ar from How to Write a Novel, Simon & Schuster, 1950
- 65 · Notebooks and Diaries · Hallie & Whit Burnett · ar from Fiction Writer’s Handbook, Harper & Row, 1975
- 72 · How to Organize a Book for Children and Young Adults · Lee Wyndham · ar from Writing for Children and Teenagers, Writer's Digest Books, 1976
- 78 · The Short Short · Vera Henry · ar Writer’s Digest February 1970
- 82 · How I Write Stories · W. Somerset Maugham · ar Writing for Love or Money ed. Norman Cousins, David Mackay, 1949
- 88 · Bradbury on Bradbury—and Beyond · Bob Jacobs · iv Writer’s Digest February 1976 [Ref. Ray Bradbury]
- 101 · Can You State Your Story in a Sentence? · James D. Lucey · ar Writer’s Digest December 1970
- 104 · To Make a Short Story Long · Orson Scott Card · ar Writer’s Digest September 1980
- 111 · Why Write a Novel? · Lawrence Block · ar from Writing the Novel, Writer's Digest Books, 1979
- 122 · Must the Novelist Crusade? · Eudora Welty · ar Writer’s Digest February 1970
- 130 · Advice to Unborn Novelists · Pearl Buck · ar Writing for Love or Money ed. Norman Cousins, David Mackay, 1949
- 134 · Portrait of the Artist as a First Novelist · Michiko Kakutani · ar New York Times Book Review June 8 1980
- 140 · Research Is a Snap · Jacqueline Briskin · ar Writer’s Digest February 1979
- 144 · How to Turn Fact Into Fiction · George Antonich · ar Writer’s Digest April 1971
- 151 · Plotting the Novel · Walter Sheldon · ar Writer’s Year Book 1973
- 160 · The Five W’s—and How! · Lee Floren · ar Writer’s Digest July 1977
- 164 · Scene · William Sloane · ar from The Craft of Writing, W.W. Norton, 1979
- 170 · Fiction Is a Battleground · Marjorie Franco · ar Writer’s Digest March 1973
- 175 · Tagging Your Characters · Janice Young Brooks · ar Writer’s Digest March 1978
- 179 · How to Create Likable Characters in Your Fiction · Jean Z. Owen · ar Writer’s Digest June 1977
- 184 · Theme · Gerald Warner Brace · ar from The Stuff of Fiction, W.W. Norton, 1969
- 190 · Using the Flashback in Fiction · Mariana Prieto · ar Writer’s Digest May 1969
- 194 · Narrative Prose · John Braine · ar from Writing a Novel, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1974
- 200 · Arms and the Writer · C. J. Cherryh · ar Writer’s Digest July 1979
- 204 · Look…a Little Closer · Ruth Engelken · ar Writer’s Digest July 1969
- 206 · Actions Speak Louder with Descriptions · Eileen Jensen · ar Writer’s Digest September 1977
- 211 · The Six Functions of Dialogue in Fiction · Charles N. Heckelmann · ar from Writing Fiction for Profit, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1968
- 218 · Keep the Reader Where the Action Is · Will C. Knott · ar Writer’s Digest June 1976
- 223 · Writing Is Rewriting · Dorothy Bryant · ar Writer’s Year Book 1980
- 230 · Getting Caught in the Middle · Helene Schellenburg Barnhart · ar Writer’s Digest January 1977
- 235 · How to Cut a Story by One-Third and Make a Sale · Kathleen West · ar Writer’s Year Book 1972
- 238 · The Partial Road to Selling Complete Novels · Chet Cunningham · ar Writer’s Digest September 1979
- 245 · Confessions of a Children’s Book Editor · James Cross Giblin · ar Writer’s Year Book 1977
- 250 · Patterns for Carrying the Young Reader Through Your Story · Jane Fitz-Randolph · ar from How to Write for Children and Young Adults, Barnes & Noble, 1980
- 257 · Ten Rules for Suspense Fiction · Brian Garfield · ar Writer’s Digest February 1973
- 260 · A Personal Journey: A Preface to The Galton Case · Ross Macdonald · ar Afterwords: Novelists on Their Novels ed. Thomas McCormack, Harper & Row, 1969
- 269 · What Do You Mean, “Gothic”? · Phyllis Whitney · ar Mystery Writer’s Handbook 1976
- 273 · Horror Stories and the Ten Bears · Stephen King · ar Writer’s Digest November 1973
- 278 · Plotting and Characterization in the Western Novel · Louis L’Amour · ar (r)
abridged from article of same title in Writer’s Yearbook 1947 and one entitled “How to Become a Character” in Writer’s Yearbook 1949.
- 284 · Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? · James Gunn · ar from Writing and Selling Science Fiction, Writer's Digest Books, 1976
- 294 · Slick Versus Confession · Marguerite McClain · ar Writer’s Digest School Forum September/October 1980
- 299 · The Making of The Godfather · Mario Puzo · ar from The Godfather Papers, Putnam, 1972
- 313 · Such Good Writing: An Interview with Lois Gould · Jane S. Bakerman · iv Writer’s Digest September 1980 [Ref. Lois Gould]
- 322 · Tying Up Loose Ends · Manuel Komroff · ar from How to Write a Novel, Simon & Schuster, 1960
- 327 · The Finished Book · Mark Twain · ar Europe and Elsewhere by Mark Twain, Harper Bros., 1923
- 328 · All About Agents · Diane Cleaver · ar Writer’s Digest June 1980
- 340 · Agents Who Handle Fiction · [uncredited] · bi 1981
- 345 · Literary/Little Magazines · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 440 · Commercial Periodicals · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 487 · Small Press · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 520 · Commercial Publishers · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 563 · Contests and Awards · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 582 · Writers’ Organizations · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 587 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms 1981
- 594 · Category Index · [uncredited] · ix 1981
- 607 · Index to Markets · [uncredited] · ix 1981
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