SEE BELOW for MORE MAGAZINES' Exclusive, detailed, guaranteed content description!* With all the great features of the day, this makes a great birthday gift, or anniversary present! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED. TITLE: Writer's Digest Magazine ["America's Leading Writer's Magazine" -- See FULL contents below!] ISSUE DATE: DECEMBER 1985; Vol. 65, No. 12 CONDITION: Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) IN THIS ISSUE: [Use 'Control F' to search this page. MORE MAGAZINES' exclusive detailed content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. ] This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 COVER: Building Characters that Live. FEATURES: The Basics of Successful Fiction Part I: It All Begins With Characters by Damon Knight "Stories are about people," says the author of more than published short stories. "There are no exceptions." And stories without solid characters won't sell. To help you more fully realize your characters, Knight presents ways to flesh out and enliven your characterizations. Photography for Writers, Part II by Stuart Cohen "Getting publishable photos isn't as easy as borrowing a camera and clicking off a few snapshots," says this professional writer/photographer. "Yet, extracting passable photos from most situations is relatively simple." Down to Cases by Dennis E. Hensley "Writing case histories--which explain how a certain person or company solved a problem or learned to handle a specific task in a better way--has added $ , to my annual freelance writing income," says a writer who reveals how you can profit from case histories. Sound Advice by Gary Provost Every word in your manuscript creates a sound in readers' minds, and every sound must be in tune with every other. Here the author of Make Every Word Count explains how you can create verbal symphonies. The Secret Ingredient by William A. Emerson Jr. A former Saturday Evening Post editor reveals the one element that successful columns--and successful writing in general--must contain. Chronicle: One Unforgettable Acceptance Check by Winfred Van Atta Two unexpected lessons from a dollar-a-word sale. DEPARTMENTS: Letters Uncovering more hidden markets. The Writing Life How much is that Writer in the Window? New York Market Letter by Hayes B. Jacobs The Markets by Paula Deimling Grammar Grappler Write It My Way by Willard R. Espy Tip Sheet The West Market Report by John M. Wilson COLUMNS Language: What's In a Title? by Robert M. Pierson Giving your manuscript "titled nobility." Poetry: Basic Beats by Judson Jerome Marching to the beat of a poetic drummer. Nonfiction: Animal Writes by Art Spikol How to get more assign- ments, and more pay. Fiction: Be Prepared by Lawrence Block Scouting the fiction market. Scripts: Serling Says by J. Michael Straczynski Advice from The Twilight Zone ... on mastering dialogue. ______ Use 'Control F' to search this page. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description Edward D. Peyton, MORE MAGAZINES. Any un-authorized use is strictly prohibited. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED.