Writer's Digest July/August 2009 (Pdf)

SPOTLIGHT: PUBLISHING 101 Your Step-by-Step Guide to the Publishing Process BY JERRY D. SIMMONS Here’s how it works, why you need to know and how you can play an influential role in your book’s success. What Not to Expect When You’re Expecting BY ELIZABETH SIMS A veteran author tells you, writer to writer, what getting published is really like—and confronts the seven biggest myths. Your Publishing Survival Guide BY PATRICIA HOLT An industry veteran reveals how to stay true to yourself—and champion your writing—in the madness that the book business has become. Hindsight’s 20/20 WD readers who are published authors share what they wish they’d known about the process going in—and help you see your own book’s future more clearly. [FEATURES] THE WD INTERVIEW: ANNE TYLER BY JESSICA STRAWSER With a body of work spanning five decades, a Pulitzer Prize and membership in the Academy of Arts Discounted at only: US$ 5.99