Reviews of Writing Books
Page Two of TwoNovel & Short Story Writer's Market 2004 edited by Anne Bowling
Writer's Digest Books, November, 2003Trade Paperback, 680 pages
ISBN: 1582971935
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This guide is released annually by Writer's Digest Books;
and each edition provides well-researched listings for
agents and markets, as well as advice
and information for writers. The book is so
popular among writers for its detailed
book and magazine publisher market listings that
include contact information,
needs of the publisher, payment details and advice
from the editors. The book also provides information
about agents, contests, conferences, writing program
and writer's resources. In the advice department, the
book includes business and craft of writing articles
and interviews with top authors and editors. Some of
the people interviewed for this edition include
Walter Mosley, Janet Evanovich, Alice Sebold,
Richard Russo and the editors of The Atlantic Monthly,
The Missouri Review and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.
Writers with fiction to sell will find plenty
of pertinent information in this latest edition, and the
book's layout and helpful indexes makes it easy for
writers to quickly find the markets that interest them.
Words You Thought You Knew... by Jenna Glatzer
Adams Media, December, 2003Paperback, 310 pages
ISBN: 1580629415
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Do you know the difference between sensual and sensuous?
Do you ever misuse words like sit and set?
Nothing makes a worse impression in a resume, article or
term paper than incorrect word usage.
This handy small-sized book from Jenna Glatzer
offers definitions and
examples of usage for 1001 words that
are often misunderstood or misused. Words like
misnomer, rebut/refute, sycophantic and
phrases like "begs the question" and je ne sais quoi
are explained through examples and
definitions.
This helpful book allows writers to
quickly look up words or phrases unclear to them
or peruse the book to find words and phrases
that might come in handy in a manuscript.
There's even a quiz at the back of the book
to help you check your word prowess.
This book would make a terrific gift for any writer
or student.
Write Up The Corporate Ladder by Kevin Ryan
Amacom, July, 2003Paperback, 246 pages
ISBN: 0814471501
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Corporate writing can be one of the
most lucrative careers available to
writers. In this book professional freelancer and
college writing professor Kevin Ryan teaches
writers what it takes to create effective
business correspondence and how
to excel at the corporate level.
Ryan is also president of The Executive Writer, a
consulting firm whose clients include Lucent
Technologies and Procter & Gamble.
Ryan covers topics important to
business writers: standards, the "Plan Than
Write" method, using formats and
templates, writing clear and concisely, editing,
proofreading, and writing brief memos
and emails. The book also contains
interviews with top business writers such as
Richard Bolles, Suze Orman and Rhonda
Abrams. Interviews with executives from major corporations
like AT&T, Cisco Systems and Citigroup help
show clearly how corporate writing impacts big
businesses. Write Up The Corporate Ladder
will help writers build their confidence and skill
levels so they can approach corporate writing
opportunities and manage complex assignments.
This is the perfect book for the writer looking to enhance
his business writing skills and for anyone looking to
advance his career in corporate America.
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