2008 Writer's Market by Robert Brewer
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Book Reviews of 2008 Writer's Market
Book Review: A wealth of information
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't even know there was such a book with so much information about publishers. This book will save me time finding the right publisher.Book Review: Big Help!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is full of tons of useful information. Anyone wanting to venture into the world of writing/publishing should get a copy.Book Review: Writer's Market is very helpful
Summary: 5 Stars
Without a book like this, I would never be able to get around and find business opportunities.Book Review: A solid introduction to writing markets, but by no means the end-all, be-all
Summary: 4 Stars
Before you buy a Writer's Market, it might be helpful to understand the audience - those wishing to start a freelance writing career, especially writing for magazines. The vast majority of the book (several hundreds of pages) is composed of detailed information about consumer magazines and trade journals. While there are listings for other markets (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, newspapers, and even greeting cards), if you want to write novels, you should probably invest in Novel & Short Story Writer's Market 2008 (available July 31, 2007). And if you write novels, you'll likely need an agent, and so you should look at Guide to Literary Agents 2008 (available July 19, 2007).
However, Writer's Market 2008 is helpful for all writers, because it frames writing not in terms of the creative process - that is left to the writer - but in terms of business and marketing. The book opens with a series of essays and articles that explain how markets are constructed for fiction writers, poets, nonfiction writers, and of course writers of magazine articles. Not all of the opening essays are helpful. A few of them read like stories of how someone stumbled into publishing a book. The rest of the essays are in agreement that you, the writer, have control of your marketability. And so, the message of what it takes to break into a writing market is sometimes confusing.
The book introduces you on how to query and propose book ideas to publishers, editors, and agents: A proposal for a nonfiction book on the history of guitars will likely take more time and be more detailed than a proposal for a fantasy novel. The "good" query samples aren't particularly well written, and the "bad" query samples are truly silly. There is a "How Much Should I Charge?" table for a variety of freelancing work, including ghosting writing, copyediting, proofreading, fiction writing, poetry, and so on. I was somewhat annoyed that the table is incomplete; over half of the table is "n/a." And there is a small section on agents, all of whom are currently seeking new and established writers.
Overall, the book is a wealth of contact information - places to send your work, people to contact, and a rough idea of how much money you can make in a certain market. It's a great introduction to the business side of writing and the practicalities of publication.
Book Review: YOUR GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED
Summary: 4 Stars
Back in 1991, I was studying creative writing under a published author. The one thing we learned was to expect an average 70 rejections no matter if were beginners or seasoned pros. So if you write something, and you send it to be published, and it is rejected...DON'T GIVE UP!!!
With that in mind let me say that this book is one of, if not THE most, respected publications in its field. There are literally over 1000 different publishers of various types of material in this huge book. Publishers of both fiction and nonfiction, publishers of books as well as magazine publishers, complete with addresses and in some cases, phone numbers, email addresses, and websites.
This huge publication houses some of the most respected names in writing, which is another bonus of this book. You get "THE BIG BOYS", plus you get smaller publishers. Publishers of religious material, porn, poetry, short stories, novels, history, sports, hobbies, and much much more. Another bonus of this fine publication, is that it has tips for how to increase your chances of being published as well as notes some of the legal aspects of the art.
My first two articles I had printed and PAID for, were the result of sending my material to publishers in this handy guide.
So if you're looking for an publication that will greatly increase your chances of getting published, you need this long time established tool.