SEE BELOW for MORE MAGAZINES' Exclusive, detailed, guaranteed content description!* With all the great features of the day, this makes a great birthday gift, or anniversary present! Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED. TITLE: Writer's Digest Magazine ["America's Leading Writer's Magazine" -- See FULL contents below!] ISSUE DATE: NOVEMBER 1996; Vol. 76, No. 11 CONDITION: Standard sized magazine, Approx 8oe" X 11". COMPLETE and in clean, VERY GOOD condition. (See photo) IN THIS ISSUE: [Use 'Control F' to search this page. MORE MAGAZINES' exclusive detailed content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. ] This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FEATURES: HOW TO WEIGH YOUR OPTIONS: FREELANCING FULL-TIME BY SALLY-JO BOWMAN Consider the pros: Be your own boss. Do your own thing. Then there are the cons: Sporadic pay. No health insurance. Such are the advantages and disadvantages you must weigh before making the most important decision of your freelancing career. A six-year full-timer explains what you first must know about yourself. FASCINATE 'EM WITH RHYTHM BY JACK HART It's not just what your articles say, it's how they say it. And if you say it with a mastery of cadence, balance, voice rhythms, alliteration, syncopation, sibilant sounds and other devices, your readers will be dancing to the compelling rhythms of your writing. DIALOGUE? NARRATION? LET YOUR STORY CHOOSE BY MIKE ORLOFSKY "Are your characters talking too much? Not enough? Should they just shut up and let you--the author-- speak? When should dialogue be set aside and narrative employed? Let us help.". HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY IN 9 WEEKS, PARTS: CONQUERING ACT 2 BY CAROL ROPER Our exclusive series continues with ajourney deep into the perils of Act 2, a potential quagmire of plot and characterization. We'll show you how to successfully navigate this act while adding depth to your screenplay. Plus, hands-on writing exercises that will get you closer to your characters. SHAKESPEARE STILL RISES TO THE TOP BY SETH BECKER Presenting the 801 winners of our 66th annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. CHRONICLE: PRACTICING TO DECEIVE BY BOB HOSTETLER - In high school, his chronic school-skipping earned him the nickname "AWOL" Little did he know then that his wayward days would end up rewarding him so well. COLUMNS: FICTION Nancy Kress on getting the facts your fiction craves. POETRY Michael J. Bugeja musters his poetic courage. THE ELECTRONIC WRITER Dave Schoonmaker conquers office chaos. NONFICTION David A. Fiyxell tries for perfection through practice. answer your questions. DEPARTMENTS:. LETTERS. THE WRITING LIFE Tales from writing's lighter side. Plus, our easiest contest ever. THE MARKETS ' Your opportunity to find buyers for your writing. TRADEMARK UPDATE "Five Golden Rings. TIP SHEET Quick tips that will help your writing today. ______ Use 'Control F' to search this page. * NOTE: OUR content description is GUARANTEED accurate for THIS magazine. Editions are not always the same, even with the same title, cover and issue date. This description Edward D. Peyton, MORE MAGAZINES. Any un-authorized use is strictly prohibited. This description copyright MOREMAGAZINES. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Careful packaging, Fast shipping, and EVERYTHING is 100% GUARANTEED.