The Culture of Competition: The Scoop on Poetry First-Book Awards
A look at first book awards—the prizes, judges, winners, and nature of the competition.
Department: The Practical Writer
Workshop: Pimp My Writing
A creative writing teacher walks a fine line when workshopping students' poems.
The Big Cover-Up: A Writer’s Role in Book Jacket Design
From conceptualization to marketing and sales, novelist Timothy Schaffert reveals the ins and outs of book jacket design, offering examples and tips on how authors can work with their own agents and editors to facilitate the process.
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Writer as Parent: No More Aching to Be an Artist
Balancing parenting with a career is a challenge for any professional, but for writers, it can require a fresh outlook on life.
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Reading How You’re Read: The Art of Evaluating Criticism
Novelist and professor Ann Pancake gives advice on how to evaluate criticism of your work.
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Literary Journalists: How to Get on Their Radar
Eight tips on how to pitch your book to magazine writers, because (even with a publicist) being a savvy author requires honing your self-promotion skills.
Extreme Makeover
Novelist and memoirist A. M. Homes investigates how an author's Web site should look and function.
The Writer's Web Site: Build It and They Will Come
Whether you create it yourself or hire a designer, developing an author Web site is one of the best ways to promote yourself and provide an authoritative source for readers to discover your work.
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The Joy of Collaboration: A Ten-Point I-Told-You-So Guide
One afternoon in March 2003, I received an unexpected phone call from writer Julianna Baggott. "I've got a crazy idea," she told me. "It's so crazy, I feel a little nervous even bringing it up."
Inside Publishing: A Publicist's Guide to the Business
When I first began working in book publishing—an odd job somewhere between editorial and production at a big commercial house—I remember being intrigued by the department that sent e-mails, company-wide, in large font, announcing a particular author's appearance on a morning show or another's event at a bookstore.
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