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Imserba Webstore - The Writer
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List Price: $42.00
Our Price: $29.00
Your Save: $ 13.00 ( 31% )
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
Manufacturer: Kalmbach Publ Co
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Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 12
Label: Kalmbach Publ Co
Magazine Type: Consumer magazine
Manufacturer: Kalmbach Publ Co
Number Of Issues: 12
Publisher: Kalmbach Publ Co
Studio: Kalmbach Publ Co
Subscription Length: 365
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Editorial Reviews:
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Today's best-selling writers discuss dialogue, plotting, characterization, suspense, romantic fiction; non-fiction writers cover interviewing, research, finding good subjects, how and when to query, turning personal experience into salable articles and books.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great writing resource
Comment: I've browsed all of the popular writing magazines, and ended up choosing The Writer to be my monthly subscription. The magazine itself is great -- lots of step by steps, motivational techniques (we all need those when we get writer's block!), strategies for publication, how to be organized, list of publishers looking for submissions, interviews with professional writers. A couple of my favorite articles in the last year included netbook versus notebook, best free computer software programs for writers. I like how The Writer really covers every aspect of life as a writer, and keeps up with the times. I checked out some of the computer programs recommended and found them integral to my creative process.
It's nice to browse every month to remind myself to keep going. Also, your subscription comes with free access to The Writer website and archives -- nice to browse through if you ever are looking for help on a specific topic. The main reason I like this magazine so much is, it's a very accessible read. Lots of writers manuals are tedious to go through, but this is a good one for those of us who are hobbyists or just starting to get serious. I'm sure even more advanced writers/professionals can glean a few new ideas and techniques from these pages!
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Summary: Customer Service is anything but
Comment: I like this magazine. Full Stop. The problem is, when I called customer service, and I use that term in it's loosest possible connotation, they said they couldn't tell me where I could buy their magazine in London. Not outer Slobovia. London. They said yes, they do distribute to retailers in London, they just couldn't tell me who they might be. Hmmm.
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Summary: Better late than never? Not!
Comment: After placing and paying for a subscription on August 27, 2008, through Amazon.com's subscription service, for The Writer magazine, and being informed that it could take up to two months for the first issue to arrive, I finally received my first month's copy, today, May 7, 2009. Although the magazine content appears to be as represented, I am extremely disappointed with the service.
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Summary: "Cosmopolitan" for writers
Comment: I subscribed to this magazine thinking it would be a good way to keep up with the trends and improve my writing. I found it a bit scary, actually. Most articles are reduced to lists, with few new or in-depth articles. A look at the cover reminds one so much of the cliché women's magazines that scream "10 sure-fire tips to rekindle your romance!" and "25 worst fashion mistakes revealed!"
There is some really useful information here (thus the two stars) but it's (dis)organised in text bites tailored to the attention span of the M-TV generation. This prevents the information from being comprehensive for a beginner (or relative beginner) and most of it would not be useful for anyone with more than moderate experience as a writer.
To sum up, if you are looking for comprehensive writing instruction, get a book (There are many good ones- just check the amazon reviews for which one would suit you) and if you are looking for info that will keep you abreast of what's going on, check the forums, publisher's and editor's blogs, etc... This magazine, unless it admits that it cannot compete with the internet for trendiness and puts its efforts into timeless, well-written pieces dealing with craft (good writing never goes out of style, people), is doomed for fluffy oblivion.
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Summary: Great resource for writers
Comment: I've learned a lot from the great examples and advice that Writer magazine gives -- it also encourages all writers, beginners and advanced, to "write on!" A worthy and invaluable investment.
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