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 1997; Vol. 77, 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 photos: Pamela Monfort Braun/Bronze Photography. FEATURES: How to Write a School Play By Craig Sodaro "Now playing at ... your local school's gymnasium?" Follow these 10 steps and you'll write a play kids--and producers--will love!. The Evolution of a Book, Part 3: From Complete to Fully Revised Manuscript By Paul D. McCarthy You've finished your rough draft. Now, let an editor at HarperCollins show you how to polish your novel so it's sure to dazzle New York publishers. John Feinstein: A Passion for the Game By Mitchell Bard John Feinstein's books about basketball, golf, tennis and football have set the standard in sports writing. Discover how he knows when he's found a story worth telling, how he gains access to the stars, and his winning formula for success. Chronicle: The Bricks With Which We Construct Our Lives By John Angelo As his father lay dying, the son rediscovers "the unending value of words to illuminate our world whatever our circumstances.". DEPARTMENTS. LETTERS A creative give-and-take. COLUMNS. FICTION Nancy Kress on keeping your readers reading. The Fast and Furious Middle Ground By Kathryn Lance How to write stories that are fast, furious and (sometimes!) funny, so you, too, can find a home in the growing middle-grade market. From the Mouths of Children's Book Editors Compiled by Peter Blocksom Publishing pros explain what you must know to make it in this field. POETRY Michael J. Bugeja makes poetry's toughest form easy. THE WRITING LIFE Christmas on the soaps. Plus, language guru Richard Lederer. SCRIPTS Guest columnist Ronald B. Tobias on scripting for the body and mind. NONFICTION David A. Fryxell on mastering the interview --sweetly. YOUR ASSIGNMENT Pick an author to be a pitchman and win prizes. THE MARKETS Details on: new publishing houses for children's writers, new magazines for teens, where to sell your food articles, and much more. TIP SHEET The latest on the electronic rights front--and how you can negotiate around it. THE 1997 ARTICLE INDEX. ______ 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.