The poets & writers | complete guide to being a writer : everything you need to know about craft, inspiration, agents, editors, publishing and the business of building a sustainable writing career / Kevin Larimer and Mary Gannon - New York Avid Reader Press 2020 - xiv, 480 pages ; 25 cm - First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition .

"The definitive source of information, insight, and advice for creative writers, from the nation's largest and most trusted organization for writers, Poets & Writers."--Page [2] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-462) index.

I. The freedom and the power --
Getting started --
Inspiration --
Writing prompts --
One hundred notes on craft --
Finding community --
A writer's education --
II. Writing and time --
Writing and money --Writing and happiness --
Writing and family --
Writing and respect --
Writing and the law --
III. Literary magazines --
Writing contests --
Self-publishing --
Literary agents --
The book deal --
Independent publishers --
Working with your editor --
Publication checklist --
Publicity and promotion --
IV. Surviving success and failure --
Careers --
The end of the book --
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"For half a century, writers at every stage of their careers have turned to the literary nonprofit organization Poets & Writers and its award-winning magazine for resources to foster their professional development, from writing prompts and tips on technique to informative interviews with published authors, literary agents, and editors. But never before has Poets & Writers marshaled its fifty years' worth of


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