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2001 Writer's Market: The Internet Edition
by (Editor: Kirsten Holm)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Writers Digest Books (2000-08)
ISBN: 0898799821
EAN: 9780898799828
Dewy Decimal #: 808.02097
Paperback: 1120 pages
Edition: Bk&CD-Rom
SKU: 109084
Condition: Fine
Comments: 0898799821 There are no markings in this book. Its cover shows minor shelf wear at edges, corners, CD still factory sealed, pages like new. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Writer's Digest Books is proud to present an exciting new technological development with 2001 Writer's Market in The Interactive Edition! This unique book/CD-ROM package brings the publishing world right to your customers, connecting them directly to the wm.com web site. Not only will they gain all the benefits of owning the standard Writer's Market, but a year's subscription to the website is included, which offers the following benefits: Every market from the book listed online; Continual updates of all entries in "Never Again" will submissions or correspondence be returned due to old, out-of-date contact information; Search by keyword, market type, pay scale and more; Manuscript submission letter; Query letter templates; Writer's Encyclopedia; Message boards, job opportunity listings and more!
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Customer Reviews
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Selling Your Writing On- Line
Rating  (4)
Date: 2006-02-01
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Writer's Market On- Line Guide is an extensive resource for writers and one can easily become overwhelmed with such an exhaustive guide like this. It's mostly reference tools, with the bulk of the book dedicated to information from actual publishers, agents, and magazines. Only the first few sections, before the publishers, contain actual reading material. But it's all arranged very nicely and it includes very helpful facts for the aspiring author.
I like the sample form letters in the Query Letter Clinic. It's one thing to explain what works and what doesn't, but it's even more helpful to be able to visualize actual letters that are "good" and "bad". The contributors of this guide explain exactly what publishers look for when they review a manuscript and they give tips on common mistakes to avoid.
I spent most of my time thumbing through the publisher's reference section of this book. I was surprised at the number of publications, particularly magazines, that devote a substantial portion of their publication to freelance writers. With each listing, Writer's Guide shows the percentage of the magazine that is comprised of freelance writing, so that you can gauge your odds of getting published. Some are high, others are low. For example, Motor Trend Magazine contains only 5 to 10% freelance- written material, but the payoff for a published article can be as high as several hundred dollars. Entrepreneur Magazine, on the other hand, includes 60 percent freelance material. The payout is slightly less, but the higher level of freelance writing means that your individual odds of getting published are greater.
Writer's Guide includes a few postcards that can be removed to buy more products (like a magazine subscription to Writer's Digest), to send for free material from the Writer's Digest School, and to buy more Writer's Guides, like the Children's Writers Guide, The Literary Agent Guide, Novel and Short Story Writer's Market Guide, and a few others. There are countless listings of resources to access, including online and others.
One thing to note about this guide is that the title is a little misleading. While it does contain information on getting published by utilizing the internet, this is really only a small fraction of the guide. It actually contains information on all sorts of ways to get published, including phone and fax numbers to contact publishers directly.
Overall, this is a very good guide to writing and getting published. A little bit more personal reading would have been nice (there are only about 90 pages of actual reading material) but the reference sections are invaluable to the aspiring writer. If you have ever considered selling your personal writing, then you will find this guide very helpful. It's a heap of writing information, right at your fingertips.
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Don't waste your money!
Rating  (1)
Date: 2003-05-29
7 out of 11 customers found this reveiw helpful
[$$$] book offering great online access BUT you have to scrape off a number (like a lottery ticket) to access your code and mine got all mangled (not like a lottery ticket) - and Writer's Market just ignored me when I contacted them. That's fraud! I wasted [$$$] for nothing!
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Your career starts here
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-08-24
22 out of 23 customers found this reveiw helpful
There are few events in life that I look forward to more than receiving my shiny new Writer's Market each year. Once again, the good people at Writer's Digest Books have outdone themselves. This exhaustively researched book contains more than 8,000 places to sell your work-- what more could you ask for? Oh! How about pricing guidelines, expert advice, info about agents, writing contests, syndicates, organizations for writers... I mean it most earnestly when I tell you I wouldn't have a career without this book. And ever since I got the online version, I'm not sure how I lived without it. I use it every day to keep track of my submissions. It even tells me when it's time to follow up on a query, and allows me to record notes about different markets-- I can punch in my deadlines, payment info, contact names, etc. Of all the books in the world, this is the only one that I can say with full confidence is an absolute necessity to those who want to make a career of their writing. The price is meager compared to its benefits. No matter what you write, you'll find markets for it here. --Jenna Glatzer, Editor-in-Chief, AbsoluteWrite.com
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Essential resource
Rating (4)
Date: 2002-07-05
11 out of 14 customers found this reveiw helpful
A must-have for working and aspiring writers alike. Beginners will find the articles helpful, working pros need the listings. FYI: The listings makes side-by-side comparisons practically impossible, so I recommend inputting the information on your computer, then formatting it as a table. Pricing guidelines are sometimes inconsistent (average pay is listed as above-average and vice versa) and some small sections look as if they went directly to press without proofreading. Online updates more than compensate for such minor considerations.
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A great investment to help you sell your writing!
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-06-20
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book covers everything you need to know as a freelance writer. The layout of the book is excellent, and organized so that anyone can quickly find what they are looking for. Every question that you have will be answered within the 1,112 pages of this book. Using this resource, you will not only learn what to do to sell your work but you will also learn what you should not do. Yes, this book has an incredible listing of markets but it also teaches you how to effectively prepare and submit your work to these markets.
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