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Wow! [v1 #3, December 1930] (Wow Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

7 · Bow Wows! · Ye Editor · cl

8 · The Creation of Jenia Lee · Nard Jones · ss

27 · A Sleeping Sister Stumbles · Robert Dumont · ss

34 · Painted Panties! · Cristel Hastings · ms

35 · Dangerous Dilly Dallying! · Reggy Meade · ms

36 · Interference · Merlyn Swift · ss

47 · Getting Daughter Settled · Jack Woodford · ss

54 · Lavender Sheets · Violet Short · ss

62 · Love’s Language · Arthur Lewis · ss

70 · Bigger and Petter · Russ West · ss

78 · Jokes Galore! · Various · hu

79 · This Thing Called Faith · Shane O’Houlihann · ss

87 · How to WOW Your Heart · Davna Davenport · cl

Wow! [v1 #4, January 1931] (Wow Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
“Real Snappy Stories”
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

7 · Bow Wows! · Ye Editor · cl

8 · This Is the Life! · Robert Dumont · ss

21 · Stolen Fruits Are Sweeter · Gwen Wagner · ss

36 · Dollared Damsels · Atwater Culpepper · ss

49 · It’s Not So Simple · Lillian B. Thomas · ss

59 · Gels and a Gigolo · Lotta Byrnes · ms

60 · Steppin’ High · C. S. Montanye · ss

75 · College Widow · Nard Jones · ss

83 · How to WOW Your Heart · Davna Davenport · cl

88 · Jokes Galore! · Various · hu

Wow! [v1 #5, Spring 1931] (Wow Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp) []
“Real Snappy Stories”
Details supplied by John Locke from Table of Contents.

7 · Bow Wows! · Ye Editor · cl

8 · Breakfast for Two · Jack Woodford · ss

17 · Moonlight on the Ocean · Dolly Ramseur · ss

24 · Regular Habits · Shane O’Houlihann · ss

35 · The Girl Who Reformed · Robert Dumont · ss

43 · Get Happy! · Various · hu

44 · Cape Cod Capers · Russ West · ss

52 · Palm Beach Love · Ronald Adair · ss

59 · A Knight of Jazz · Robert Bliss · ss

66 · Happy Ending · Merlyn Swift · nv

87 · How to WOW Your Heart · Davna Davenport · cl

Wright’s Shakespeare Library (about)

Wright’s Shakespeare Library [#1, 1935] ed. Farnsworth Wright (Popular Fiction Publishing Co., 35¢, 96pp+, pulp) []
The first of a planned series of reprints of Shakespeare’s plays, in pulp magazine format, profusely illustrated by Virgil Finlay. Only one volume was issued, however.

1 · A Midsummer Night’s Dream · William Shakespeare · pl Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies by William Shakespeare, Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623

Write Ahead the Future Looms (about)

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 1, January/February 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook) []

7 · Other · John K. Webb · ss

17 · The Future Is Always Perfect · Dennis Mombauer · vi

21 · Glamorous Corpses · David Tallerman · ss

29 · ’Victed · L. P. Melling · ss

37 · We Live as We Dream, Alone · Ashley Naftule · ss

46 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 2, March/April 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 42pp, ebook, cover: Revenge by Ariel Zuckerbrull) []

3 · The Collection · F. J. Bergmann · ss

8 · Watching the Space Stations Rise · Tais Teng · ss

14 · Artcrime: The Institute Unit 319J · Asher · vi

17 · A Local Matter [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

31 · The Proxy · Alexander Hay · ss

35 · Guardian Angel · Cathy Smith · ss

41 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 3, May/June 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover: Dining with the Erl-King by Tais Teng) []

5 · The Reapers’ Harmony · William Delman · ss

9 · The Never [Persephone in Neon] · Jake Swindall · ss

16 · Artcrime: The Institute HiveMind · Asher · vi

18 · Digital Vigil · Carlos V. Esteves · vi

21 · A Dance of Doors and Boxes [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

28 · Dating · Matthew Harrison · ss

32 · Toxin · Thomas Canfield · ss

39 · Recognition · Nathan Susnik · ss

46 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 4, July/August 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover: Artwork Gate 52 by Sergio Seabra) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Metadata · Linda McMullen · ss

13 · Footsteps on Water [Persephone in Neon] · Jake Swindall · ss

25 · Down Payment · Maggie M. Schreier · ss

32 · And Your Enemies Closer [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss; given as “The Finance Center, and Your Enemies Closer” in the Table of Contents.

40 · The Recursion Problem · Ana Gardner · ss

46 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 5, September/October 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover: Noir Joys by Tais Teng) []

5 · Power of Attorney · Louis Evans · ss

13 · Taste of Pomegranate [Persephone in Neon] · Jake Swindall · ss

25 · Rollback · Keith P. Graham · ss

32 · Spyder’s Web [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

42 · Artcrime: Foetalcon · Asher · il

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 6, November/December 2019] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Tais Teng) []

5 · In the Blood · Eric Lewis · ss

9 · Siberia · Darragh Savage · ss

13 · Intellectual Capital · Cathy Smith · ss

21 · Car Talk · Joshua Marinacci · ss

30 · Easter Egg [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

38 · Life Without Possibility · David Tallerman · ss

42 · Artcrime: UnCanny Valley · Asher · il

44 · Miami Cop · Xennon · ms

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 7, January/February 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Tithi Luadthong) []

5 · Handiwork · V. F. Thompson · ss

12 · An Arm and a Leg · Alexander Hay · ss

19 · Always Forget Never Remember · John Gerard Fagen · ss

27 · John and Merilyn · John Rumpel · ss

34 · Inner Peace [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

43 · Artcrime: Syncaster Unit 7352101 · Asher · il

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 8, March/April 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Michail Mamaschew) []

5 · A Wolf in Two Dimensions · James Edward O’Brien · ss

12 · Estrella · Stuart Barton · ss

18 · The Last Fare of M1S-3 · Jeffery Doka · ss

24 · Primal Objective · Kelly Parlin · ss

28 · Pseudo Joy · Natasha Calder · ss

31 · Hop on the Beam · Josh Marinacci · ss

35 · Invisible Revolt [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 9, May/June 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Hiro Hideki) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Roof Dogs · Hayden Trenholm · ss

12 · Evidence · Joel R. Hunt · ss

19 · Bootstraps · Spencer Nitkey · ss

27 · A Modern Supersoldier’s Alchemical Reference · Alexandra Munck · ss

34 · Unseen Assault [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

43 · Mutual Support for the Formerly Fictitious · Andrew Milne · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 10, July/August 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Jukka Nieminen) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Brand Protection Services · Gabriel Land · ss

10 · They Live Untouched by Sorrow · Laurence Brothers · ss

19 · Infringement · Filip Wiltgren · ss

24 · Executive Privilege · Matthew McHugh · ss

34 · Phantom Endgame [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 11, September/October 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Tithi Luadthong) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Head on the Door · M. Stern · ss

10 · Private Detector · Cayce Osborne · ss

27 · Just in Time · Louis Evans · ss

32 · Tim in Hardware · Lottie Lynn · ss

36 · Taking Down Kitty Mannone · Bryn Fortey · ss

40 · The Vizier Waits · Devon Field · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 12, November/December 2020] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Agustina Camilion) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Missing Presumed Furious [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

18 · 3:24 · Chris ’Shep’ Shepperson · ss

23 · Social Cemetery · K. R. Monin · ss

30 · Still Life · Shawn Kobb · ss

36 · One at a Time · Christopher Edwards · ss

42 · Breakfast After the Singularity · Mark Silcox · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 13, January/February 2021] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, ebook, cover by Tithi Luadthong) []
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Dragons with Three Billion Eyes [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

16 · Do You Human · Joachim Heijndermans · ss

25 · All Kinds of Time · Matt McHugh · ss

30 · Not from Concentrate · Liam Hogan · ss

34 · Annual Maintenance Report · Stanley Hendren · ss

38 · Upgrade · C. J. Dotson · ss

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 14, March/April 2021] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover by Grandeduc) []

5 · Flicker · Charlotte Platt · ss

16 · Memories of Emma · M. Stern · ss

25 · Love Thy Brother · Benjamin DeHaan · vi

30 · Tetarius · Alec Meden · ss

38 · Smoking Kills [Caz] · Gabriel Rodin Lozada · ss

46 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 15, May/June 2021] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover by Tithi Luadthong) []

5 · In the Eye of the Storm · M. M. Schreier · vi

12 · Paperwork · Evan Conaway · ss

21 · Two Weeks out of Four · Markus Wessel · vi

26 · Datajack: Bait · Harry Elliott · ss

38 · The Nibelung [Caz] · Gabriel Rodin Lozada · ss

46 · Editor’s Notes · Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren · ed

Write Ahead the Future Looms [Volume 16, July/August 2021] ed. Henry Charles Gysin & Stanley Hendren (Write Ahead Ltd., £3.00, 48pp, ebook, cover by Tithi Luadthong) []

5 · Depreciated Hardware · Austen Read-McFarland · ss

12 · The Pisco Sour War [Sked & Cyrano] · Gustavo Bondoni · ss

23 · Android Subservience · Steven Translateur · vi

26 · Datajack: The King’s Toll · Harry Elliott · ss

38 · Angela and the Neural Affirmation Device · James Rumpel · vi

40 · Dragonslaying [Caz] · Gabriel Rodin Lozada · ss

The Writer

The Writer [June 1932] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Detective in Fiction · John Dickson Carr · ar

The Writer [February 1937] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Genesis of Ideas · Algernon Blackwood · ar

The Writer [October 1942] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Who Can Write Fiction? · James B. Hendryx · ar

The Writer [August 1948] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Fame · Shirley Jackson · ar

The Writer [October 1956] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Joy of Writing · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Writer [October 1958] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Zen and the Art of Writing · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Writer [July 1961] []
Issue partially indexed.

· How to Keep and Feed a Muse · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Writer [November 1965] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Secret Mind · Ray Bradbury · ar

The Writer [Volume 83, No. 2, February 1970] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., 50¢, 46pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

9 · Off the Cuff: It’s Push, Not Pull · Lesley Conger · cl

11 · My Reluctant Magician · Richard Powell · ar

15 · Everything Is a Character · George Cuomo · ar

17 · Where Does a Novel Begin? · Sue Grafton · ar

20 · Does It Have to Be Dirty to Sell? · Winifred Wolfe · ar

23 · Reference Books for Writers · Richard Armour · ar

The Writer [Volume 83, No. 3, March 1970] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., 50¢, 46pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: Where the Magic Lies · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · Privacy and Production · Peggy Simson Curry · ar

12 · Special Feature · gp

_12 · The Case History of a First Novel: Writing The Hand of Solange · Marion Rippon · ar

_15 · Editor’s Postscript · Lawrence P. Ashmead · ar

17 · Writing for Children · Irene Hunt · ar

21 · Humorous Greeting Cards · Carl Goeller · ar

25 · The Long Voyage · Hammond Innes · ar

26 · Write What You Feel · S. L. Stebel · ar

28 · The Poet’s Workshop · Florence Trefethen · cl

The Writer [v84 #5, May 1971] (The Writer, Inc., 60¢) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

3 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

_3 · A Dissertation on Roast Lamb · William I. Smith · lt

_3 · Testing a Novel Manuscript · Jerry R. Hobbs · lt

_3 · Clash of Experts · Pablo Vandermeer · lt

5 · They Say… · Various · cl

7 · Off the Cuff: Writers and Money · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · Presenting the Past · Arturo Vivante · ar

12 · The Uses and Abuses of Dialogue · Bill Pronzini · ar

15 · Science Fiction and How It Got That Way · Roger Zelazny · ar

18 · Writing the Male Confession · James D. Harsh · ar

20 · The Poet’s Workshop · Florence Trefethen · cl

24 · From Our Rostrum: Groundwork for a Novel · Arthur Hailey · ar

27 · The Hows and Whys of Writers’ Conferences · Ken McCormick · ar

29 · 1971 Writers’ Conferences · [uncredited] · ms

36 · Where to Sell Manuscripts: Men’s Magazines; Detective and Mystery; Science Fiction; Confession, Romance Magazines · [uncredited] · cl

47 · Market Newsletter · [uncredited] · cl

The Writer [Volume 84, No. 8, August 1971] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., 60¢, 46pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: The No-No on Page 91 · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · In the Beginning · Eva Ibbotson · ar

13 · Writing the Mystery Short Story · Joe Gores · ar

17 · Make It Happen · Rosemary Gatenby · ar

20 · When You Send Your Manuscript to an Editor · [uncredited] · ar

22 · Trade Magazines—The Larges Market · Charles McIntosh · ar

25 · From Our Rostrum: Coming to Terms with a Character · Anne Chamberlain · cl

The Writer [Volume 88, No. 2, February 1975] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., 75¢, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: Already in 1975: A Celebration · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · Writers in Glass Houses · Doris Betts · ar

12 · Characterization · Arturo Vivante · ar

14 · “It’s Been Done Before” · Samm Sinclair Baker · ar

17 · Writing an Adventure Novel · Hammond Innes · ar

19 · A Little Light on Lighthearted Writing · Richard Armour · ar

22 · Editors and Their Authors · [uncredited] · ar

The Writer [Volume 88, No. 8, August 1975] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., 75¢, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: In Loneliness, In Separate Rooms · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · The Life and Depth of Story Characters · Adele Glimm · ar

12 · Titles That Talk · Mort Weisinger · ar

15 · Caring · Margery Finn Brown · ar

17 · Plot in Science Fiction · Ben Bova · ar

21 · Becoming a Novelist · Peter Lovesey · ar

24 · The Rostrum: Writing About Legend and Lore · Terry Tucker Francis · cl

The Writer [v89 #2, February 1976] (The Writer, Inc., 75¢) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

1 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

_1 · Never Too Old · John W. Fleming · lt

_1 · A Question of Security · Joseph Burnette · lt

3 · They Say… · Various · cl

7 · Roving Editor · [uncredited] · cl

9 · Off the Cuff: Nancy Drew and the Secret Fort · Lesley Conger · cl

11 · The Ancestry of Your Characters · Shelby Hearon · ar

14 · The Elements of Suspense · Bill Pronzini · ar

18 · Style and the Fiction Writer · Mary Wallace · ar

22 · Travel Writing · F. A. Rockwell · ar

26 · Editor to Author · Ernest M. Hutter · ar

29 · The Rostrum: How to Write Your Way Through College · Lois Duncan · ar

31 · Where to Sell Manuscripts: Trade Journals and Business Magazines · [uncredited] · cl

44 · Prize Offers and Awards · [uncredited] · cl

46 · The Writer’s Library · [uncredited] · cl

47 · Market Newsletter · [uncredited] · cl

The Writer [v90 #12, December 1977] (The Writer, Inc., 75¢, quarto) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

1 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

_1 · Three Generations of Readers · Louise Ryan · lt

_1 · Using Real Settings · Leslie Moss Davis · lt

_1 · Should You Write a Book? · Lindy Michele Parker · lt

5 · They Say… · Various · cl; quotes for writers.

7 · Roving Editor · [uncredited] · cl

9 · Off the Cuff: New Traditions, Old Innovations · Lesley Conger · cl

11 · The Creative Cycle · Sue Grafton · ar

16 · What Do You Learn at a Writers Conference? · Madeleine Costigan · ar

19 · Writing the Mystery Short-Short · Bill Pronzini · ar

24 · The Printed Word · C. P. Snow · ar

26 · George Sand to a Young Writer · [uncredited] · lt; a posthumous letter.

27 · Free-Lancing for the Religious Markets · Pat Wolff · ar

30 · The Rostrum: Ten Ways to Build Article Sales · Kathleen Cruzic · cl

32 · Where to Sell Manuscripts: Religious and Denominational Magazines · [uncredited] · cl

42 · Prize Offers · [uncredited] · cl

45 · Market Newsletter · [uncredited] · cl

47 · Index to Volume 90 · [uncredited] · ix

The Writer [Volume 91, No. 4, April 1978] ed. A. S. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $1.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: All the Luck in the World · Lesley Conger · cl

9 · About That Novel · Evan Hunter · ar

12 · Second Time Around · The Gordons · ar

16 · In Search of a Story: The Setting as Source · Katherine Paterson · ar

20 · I’m Old Fashioned · Isaac Asimov · ar Mystery Writers’ Annual #31, 1977

22 · Growth of a Saga · Jane Aiken Hodge · ar

26 · The Rostrum: Beat the Block · Susanne Shaphren · ar

The Writer [Volume 91, No. 10, October 1978] ed. Sylvia Kamerman Burack (The Writer, Inc., $1.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

9 · Off the Cuff: Excuses, Excuses · Lesley Conger · cl

11 · “Reporting” Fiction · Mary Ruth Myers · ar

14 · The Importance and Unimportance of Plot · L. Rust Hills · ??

18 · Sex-less Confessions · Peg Kehret · ar

20 · Creating a Female Sleuth · Marcia Muller · ar

23 · Writing Greeting Cards · Selma Glasser · ar

26 · Off the Cuff: How and Article Idea Grows · Margaret Poynter · ar

The Writer [Volume 92, No. 10, October 1979] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $1.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: The Prolific Writer · Isaac Asimov · cl

9 · Reality and Illusion in Fiction · Janice Elliott · ar

12 · Stalking the Shy Story · Anne Chamberlain · ar

15 · The Unauthorized Juvenile Biography · Gloria D. Miklowitz · ar

18 · Modern Backgrounds for Today’s Novels · Desmond Bagley · ar

22 · Profitable Writing for the Sunday Magazines · John P. Hayes · ar

25 · The Rostrum: Nature—The Wild World of Inspiration · Peggy Simson Curry · ar

The Writer [August 1980] []
Issue partially indexed.

· What Do They Mean, SF? · Gene Wolfe · ar

The Writer [v94 #11, November 1981] (The Writer, Inc., $1.00, quarto) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

1 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

_1 · An Open Letter on Censorship · [unknown author] · lt

4 · They Say… · Various · cl

5 · Roving Editor · [uncredited] · cl

7 · Off the Cuff: First, You Are a Sponge · Roger Caras · cl

11 · “But That’s Impossible!” · Bill Pronzini · ar

16 · The Process of Writing a Story · Merrill Joan Gerber · ar

19 · Creating a Character · Thomas Savage · ar

22 · Guidelines for the Beginning Playwright · Louis E. Catron · ar

26 · The Poet’s Workshop · Florence Trefethen · cl

29 · The Rostrum: Twenty Ways to Cure Writer’s Block · Susan C. Feldhake · ar

31 · Where to Sell Manuscripts: Drama: TV Scripts, Play Publishers, Literary Magazines, Regional and University Theaters · [uncredited] · cl

46 · Prize Offers · [uncredited] · cl

47 · Market Newsletter · [uncredited] · cl

The Writer [v98 #3, March 1985] (The Writer, Inc., quarto) []
Details supplied by Bill Pronzini from Table of Contents.

1 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

_1 · Rewrite, Revise—and Get Published · Serita Stevens · lt

_1 · “First-Person” Writer · Addie Meyer Sanders · lt

_1 · Romantic Heroes · Trudy Sheets · lt

2 · Roving Editor · [uncredited] · cl

3 · They Say… · Various · cl

4 · The Professional Response: Answers to Questions Writers Ask · Sidney Sheldon · qa

5 · Off the Cuff: The Eagle and the Hummingbird · Jane Yolen · cl

7 · Should You Collaborate? · Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini · ar

11 · Wasting Time for Pleasure and Profit · Eleanor Hyde · ar

14 · Writing the Op-Ed Article · George W. Earley · ar

18 · Turning Characters Into Plot · Dori White · ar

21 · The Poet’s Workshop · Florence Trefethen · cl

25 · The Rostrum: Unusual References for Writers · Eloise Hollyfield Barnes · ar

27 · Where to Sell Manuscripts: Poetry—General Magazines; College, Literary, and Little Magazines—Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry · [uncredited] · cl

45 · The Writer’s Library · [uncredited] · cl

46 · Prize Offers · [uncredited] · cl

47 · Market Newsletter · [uncredited] · cl

The Writer [v99 #2, February 1986] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $1.50, 48pp) []
Issue partially indexed.

5 · Off the Cuff: Writer’s Block · Roger Caras · ar

7 · Building Without Blueprints · Tony Hillerman · ar

11 · Imaginary Homework · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · ar

15 · When You Write for Young Adults · Norma Fox Mazer · ar

18 · The Writer as Physician · Carol Farley · ar

20 · The Business of Business Writing · Mark L. Goldstein · ar

23 · Writing by the Calendar · Thelma C. Sokoloff · ar

25 · You’re Never too Old to Write! · Harry Edward Neal · ar

The Writer [v100 #2, February 1987] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $1.75, 48pp) []
Issue partially indexed.

5 · Off the Cuff: When I Retire · Donald M. Murray · ar

7 · Science Fiction Today · Isaac Asimov · ar

11 · Getting Your Novel Started in Ten Days · Genni Gunn · ar

14 · Erasing the Blue-Pencil Blues · David Petersen · ar

17 · Form and Experimentation in Poetry · Liz Rosenberg · ar

19 · A Sense of Audience · Jill Paton Walsh · ar

25 · Finding a Subject for Short Nonfiction · Gordon A. Reims · ar

The Writer [March 1989] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Birth of a Series Character · George C. Chesbro · ar

The Writer [August 1989] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Think of the Reader · Piers Anthony · ar

The Writer [March 1990] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Science Fiction Virus · John Sladek · ar

The Writer [Volume 104, No. 5, May 1991] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: Surviving Rejection · Carol Diggory Shields · cl

9 · Being Tough, Being Gentle · William Stafford · ar

12 · Short Fiction Is Salable · Helene Lewis Coffer · ar

15 · Characters in the Suspense Novel · Teri White · ar

17 · The Author/Agent Relationship · Jonathan Dolger · ar

20 · Special Feature: Editorial Judgment or Censorship? The Case of American Psycho · Sven Birkerts, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Helen Gurley Brown, Anita Diamant, Loren D. Estleman, Tony Hillerman, John Jakes, Madeleine L’Engle, Donald M. Murray, Sally Wendkos Olds, Robert B. Parker, Bill Pronzini, Sidney Sheldon, Jeffrey Sweet & Phyllis A. Whitney, et al. · sy; short pieces by several authors.

The Writer [Volume 104, No. 6, June 1991] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: Criticism: Can You Take It? · Lance E. Wilcox · cl

9 · The Professional Response · Sidney Sheldon · cl

11 · Breaking the Rules · John Lutz · ar

15 · Huw Much of My Story Is True? · David Huddle · ar

18 · The Art of Interviewing · Wendell Anderson · ar

21 · Common Questions About Copyrights · Howard Zaharoff · ar

24 · Poet to Poet · Denise Dumars · ar

28 · The Rostrum: Boating Articles You Can Write and Sell · Thomas Gannon · ar

30 · The Rostrum: So You’d Like to Write a Cookbook · Margaret S. Guthrie · ar

The Writer [Volume 104, No. 11, November 1991] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.00, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · The Mot Juste: Finding the Exactly Right Word · John Powell Riley · cl

9 · How to Get the Story Behind the Story · Judith Broadhurst · ar

13 · Science Fiction Writing at Length · Roger Zelazny · ar

15 · What Makes a Good Historical Novel · Jill M. Morgan · ar

18 · Getting Started in Book Reviewing · Bryan Aubrey · ar

21 · Writer’s Retreat · Stan J. Higgins · ar

24 · The Rostrum: How to Turn Every Idea Into a Dozen Sales · Mauria DeLean · ar

The Writer [Volume 109, No. 4, April 1996] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.50, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Off the Cuff: The One-Novel Theory · James Gabriel Berman · cl

9 · The Professional Response · Sidney Sheldon · cl

11 · A Mystery in Three Acts · Stephen Greenleaf · ar

14 · Bringing History to Life for Young Readers · Cheryl Zach · ar

16 · Poet to Poet · James Applewhite · ar

20 · Creating Effective Stage Characters · David Copelin · ar

23 · The Pleasures of Revisions · Margaret Chittenden · ar

26 · The Rostrum: “Managing” to Write: Seven Tips for Success · Ruth Cash-Smith · ar

The Writer [Volume 109, No. 6, June 1996] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.50, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

5 · Off the Cuff: Time Line · Sylvia Rothchild · cl

7 · Writing the Disaster Novel · Richard Martin Stern · ar

10 · The All-Important Query Letter · Steve Weinberg · ar

14 · Creating Memorable Endings · Peter Robinson · ar

17 · Breaking Into Book Reviewing · Brian McCombie · ar

20 · The Rostrum: The Business of Writing About Business · Christine M. Goldbeck · ar

25 · Writing for Pelican Publishing Company · Nina Kooji · ar

The Writer [Volume 110, No. 5 May 1997] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.50, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

5 · Off the Cuff: What Emily Dickinson Knew · Helen Marie Casey · cl

7 · Partners in Crime · Marcia Muller · ar

11 · Finding the Alien Voice · Dean Whitlock · ar

15 · A Conversation with A.S. Byatt · Lewis Burke Frumkes · iv [Ref. A. S. Byatt]

17 · Writing Human Interest Articles · Janet Fabyankovic & Catherine Pigora · ar

20 · All Lines Lead to Rhyme · Addie Adam · ar

23 · The Rostrum: Writing Residencies in Our National Parks · Doris Lynch · ar

The Writer [Volume 110, No. 7 July 1997] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.50, 56pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

5 · Off the Cuff: When to Quit Your Day Job · Bill Vossler · cl

7 · Twilight for High Noon: Today’s Western · Loren D. Estleman · ar

11 · Doing It for Love · Erica Jong · ar

13 · The Creative Power of Doing Nothing · Colleen Maria Rae · ar

16 · Seven Keys to Effective Dialogue · Martin Naparsteck · ar

19 · Special Features · gp

_19 · Writing a First Novel · [uncredited] · ar

_25 · Wanted: First Novels · Tony Harold · ar

The Writer [Volume 111 No. 12, December 1998] ed. Sylvia K. Burack (The Writer, Inc., $2.50, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

1 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · ed

3 · They Say… (Quotes for Writers) · Various · ms

5 · Off the Cuff: If You Can’t Resist Writing Your Memoirs: Ten Commandments · George Lang · ar

7 · The Professional Response: Answers to Questions Writers Ask · Sidney Sheldon · qa

9 · The Supporting Cast in Your Novel · Barbara Delinsky · ar

13 · Detective Novels: The Pact Between Authors and Readers · Ian Rankin · ar

16 · Writing Juvenile Fiction for the Christian Market · Linda Lee Maifair · ar

19 · Poet to Poet: How Form Influences Idea in Poetry · James Applewhite · ar

23 · The Key to Successful Personal Essays · John Lenger · ar

26 · Where to Sell Manuscripts · [uncredited] · ar

Writer’s Block Magazine

Writer’s Block Magazine [Vol. I No. I, Spring 1994] ed. Shaun Donnelly (Shaun Donnelly, $15 per year, 48pp) []
Details supplied by Ralph Schildknecht.

4 · Editor’s Note · Shaun Donnelly · ed

5 · A Bit of a Hurry · Michael Stephenson · ss

12 · No Immunity · Heather Tisdale-Nisbet · pm

12 · The Zen Master on Logan Avenue · Rosemary Aubert · pm

13 · On the Subject of Writer’s Block… · [uncredited] · hu

16 · An Ocean of Wealth · Ewald Gossner · vi

18 · Sandpiper: A Dangerous Course · Ian Hawkins · ar

20 · In Focus! The Photography of Ole Svennes · Ole Svennes · pt

21 · Impressions… The Artwork of Darcy J. Rogusky · Darcy J. Rogusky · il

22 · No Secrets, No Games · Bonnie Ryan-Fisher · ss

29 · Linseed Oil · Nancy Bullis · pm

30 · How I Spent My Summer Holidays · W. O. Mitchell · ss

37 · The Prince’s Kiss · Gail Sidonie Sobat · ss

41 · Eyes of Love · Joy McN. Walker · pm

41 · The Dancer · Ann Baker Antignano · pm

41 · Absence · Bernice Lever · pm

42 · Executions and the Memory of Executions · J. J. Steinfeld · ss

46 · The Secret Language of Symbols · Shaun Donnelly · br [Ref. David G. J. Fontana]

47 · The Perfection of the Morning · Wes Bellmore · br [Ref. Sharon Butala]

Writer’s Block Magazine [#2, 1994] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Youth Not Wasted · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss

Writer’s Block Magazine [April 1995] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Ground Under Man · Daniel Pearlman · ss

Writer’s Digest:

Successful Writing
original incarnation of Writer’s Digest.

Successful Writing [v1 #1, December 1920] ed. J. J. Hoffmann (Atlas Publishing Company, 25¢) []
Issue not indexed.

Writer’s Digest
Title changed from Successful Writing.

Writer’s Digest [v1 #4, March 1921] (20¢) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

3 · Why I Rejected Ten Thousand Manuscripts · W. Adolphe Roberts · ar

· Adventures of a Showman in Magazineland · Thomas Thursday · ar

Writer’s Digest [Volume III Number 2, January 1923] (The Writer’s Digest, 15¢) []
Subtitled “Formerly Successful Writing” and “A Monthly Journal on Writing Photoplays, Short Stories, Poems, Popular Songs, Etc.”
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · An Interview with Margaret Widdemer · Garnett Laidlaw Eskew · ar

9 · An Analytical Study of the Title · Culpeper Chunn · ar

12 · How to Break Into Advertising · Dorr Mangood · ar

13 · Scribblers Errant · Anna Brownell Dunaway · ar

15 · The Photoplay Plot · Henry Albert Philips · ar

17 · A Lesson in Versification · Robert Lee Straus · ar

20 · Slashes and Puffs · La Touche Hancock · ar

22 · How to Be a Press Agent · Harry V. Martin · ar

25 · The Day’s Work · gp

_ · How I Won Success · Winifred Kimball · ar

_ · Are You a Rolling Stone? · Allison Euray · ar

_ · “Just Notes” · Lee Foyles Rodgers · ar

_ · Savers of Time and Money · Florence Martin Eastland · ar

29 · Tips to Scenario Writers · Wycliffe A. Hill · ar

31 · Some Common Mistakes in Grammar · Robert C. Schimmel · ar

33 · News of Writers’ Clubs · [uncredited] · ms

35 · The Writers’ Forum · Judith Oliver · cl

42 · The Digest’s Book Shelf · [uncredited] · rc

46 · The Songwriter’s Den · C. S. Millspaugh · cl

52 · The Writer’s Market · [uncredited] · ms

Writer’s Digest [July 1929] []
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· An Analysis of Black Mask · August Lenniger · ar; examines the July 1929 issue, story by story.

Writer’s Digest [February 1930] []
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· How to Write “Science” Stories · Hugo Gernsback · ar

Writer’s Digest [February 1931] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Write ’Em, Cowboy! · Herbert Corwin · ar [Ref. William MacLeod Raine]

Writer’s Digest [v11 #4, March 1931] ed. Richard K. Abbott (Writer’s Digest, 20¢, 64pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

13 · Adventure’s Editorial Demands · August Lenniger · ar

17 · The Perfect Triangle: Editors, Writers and Readers · Virginia Watson · ar; re Harper’s.

20 · Reading for Writing’s Sake · Ray Hamilton · ar

22 · The Truth About Writing for the Talkies · Stephens Miranda · ar

29 · Fireside Fiction · Lurton Blassingame · ar; “A Study of the Lesser Women’s Magazines”.

33 · Debunking Genius · Thomas H. Uzzell · ar

37 · Getting the Business Paper’s Checks · Prentice Winchell · ar

41 · Adventures in Editing [Part 1 of 3] · Minnie Hoover Linton · ar

43 · Selling the Song Lyric · Edwin T. Grandy · ar

Writer’s Digest [August 1931] []
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· The Pyscho-Mystic, Horror and Weird Story Field · Joseph Lichtblau · ar

Writer’s Digest [October 1931] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Writers A-Wing · Arch Whitehouse · ar

Writer’s Digest [December 1931] []
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· New Horizons for Mystery · August Lenniger · ar

Writer’s Digest [January 1932] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Local Color · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar

Writer’s Digest [May 1932] (20¢, 64pp) []
Details supplied by Rich Harvey from Table of Contents.

2 · Forum · The Readers · lc

_2 · [letter] · Lon Murray · lt; from the Street & Smith editor re: The Shadow.

_3 · [letter] · John F. Byrne · lt; from the Fiction House, Inc. managing editor re: Discontinued pulps and continuing pulps.

_10 · [letter] · The Editor of Detective Fiction Weekly · lt

_10 · [letter] · Laurence D’Orsay · lt

_49 · [letter] · Harry Steeger · lt

11 · Writing and Selling the Juvenile Story · Lurton Blassingame · ar

18 · The “Popular Mechanics” Field · Douglas Lurton · ar

24 · The Western Story · August Lenniger · ar

26 · Vitalizing Characters · Dr. Richard Burton · ar

30 · National Contest Announcement · Madeline Archer · cl

34 · New York Market Letter · Joseph Lichtblau · lt; capsule descriptions on Irving Donnefeld & Spicy pulps; Short Stories notice; Harry Steeger, Popular Publications, Hollywood Tattler, Dare-devil Aces, Battle Aces; Evelyn Segel, Sweetheart Stories; A. Samalman, editor of Snappy Stories.

37 · Edit to Suit · [uncredited] · cl; criticism of imitative pulp magazines, mentions of Variety, Speakeasy Epics, Speakeasy Stories, criticism of Harold Heresy, Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan of the Apes.

38 · One Hundred and One Questions Writers Ask Editors and the Answers · [uncredited] · ms

40 · The Bakery Magazines · Robert H. Brown · ar

46 · The Writer’s Market · [uncredited] · cl; capsule descriptions on Adventure, Love Story Magazine, Real Love Magazine, Underworld Magazine.

Writer’s Digest [July 1932] []
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· Selling Western Stories · Douglas Lurton · ar

Writer’s Digest [May 1933] []
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· Selling Detective Stories · Lurton Blassingame · ar

Writer’s Digest [May 1934] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Writing for the Pulps · Joseph T. Shaw · ar

Writer’s Digest [October 1934] []
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· Writing for Ten Detective Aces · August Lenniger · ar

Writer’s Digest [March 1935] []
Issue partially indexed.

· A Million Words a Month · Leo Margulies · iv [Ref. Mort Weisinger]

Writer’s Digest [v15 #5, April 1935] ed. Richard K. Abbott (Writer’s Digest Publishing Co., 20¢, 64pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by John Locke.

4 · [letter] · Fanny Ellsworth · lt

11 · [letter] · Erle Stanley Gardner · lt

13 · Advice to Novelists · Pearl S. Buck · ar

19 · Poor Proud Guys · Jack Byrne · ar

23 · New York Markets · Harriet A. Bradfield · cl

27 · A Young Man Breaks In · Jean Francis Webb · ar

30 · A Beginner Writes · Russell Tatum · ar

32 · A Fiction Trick Explained · Narleen Thornes · ar

34 · Adventures in Collaboration · Newman Levy · ar

38 · …More Than Norman Blood · Fleming Healy · ar

53 · The Book Publishers · August Lenniger · cl

Writer’s Digest [May 1935] []
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· Mellow Drama · Richard Sale · ss

Writer’s Digest [September 1935] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Between the Devil and a Dime Per Word · Eustace L. Adams · ar

Writer’s Digest [January 1936] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Magic Out of a Hat · L. Ron Hubbard · ar

Writer’s Digest [June 1936] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Headaches and Trade Tricks of a Detective-Story Writer · James H. S. Moynahan · ar

Writer’s Digest [August 1936] []
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· Something Different · H. Bedford-Jones · ar

Writer’s Digest [January 1937] []
Issue partially indexed.

· The Detective Fiction Market · Lurton Blassingame · ar

Writer’s Digest [March 1937] []
Issue partially indexed.

· How I Sell a Story a Week · Frank Gruber · ar

Writer’s Digest [May 1937] []
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· Letter from an Author Who Publishes His Own Books · Edgar Rice Burroughs · ar

Writer’s Digest [June 1937] []
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· Quantity Production · Arthur J. Burks · ar

Writer’s Digest [March 1938] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Selling the Fantasy Story · Henry Kuttner · ar

Writer’s Digest [July 1938] []
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· The Western Story · Frank Gruber · ar

Writer’s Digest [August 1938] []
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· Within Quotes · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar

Writer’s Digest [December 1938] []
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· The Little Giant of the Pulps · Earl Wilson · iv [Ref. Leo Margulies]

Writer’s Digest [February 1939] []
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· This Story Will Sell · Anthony M. Rud · ar

Writer’s Digest [June 1939] []
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· Dialogue · Joseph T. Shaw · ar

Writer’s Digest [August 1939] []
Issue partially indexed.

· They Wanted “Horror” · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar

· Two Cents a Word for All You Can Write! · Ralph Daigh · ar

· Writer’s Market · [uncredited] · ms

Writer’s Digest [June 1940] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Could a Pulp Sell for Five Cents? · James W. Egan · ar

Writer’s Digest [August 1940] []
Issue partially indexed.

· Kill Them the Hard Way · Wyatt Blassingame · ar

Writer’s Digest [November 1940] (Automobile Digest Publishing Corp., 25¢, 64pp) []
Details supplied by Rich Harvey from Table of Contents.

1 · Forum · The Readers · lc

_1 · [letter] · Harry Steeger · lt

_4 · [letter] · Richard Sale · lt

_4 · [letter] · Ray Palmer · lt

_9 · [letter] · John L. Nanovic · lt

13 · The First 1,000 Words · Nelson S. Bond · ar

18 · Author Builds House · Edward S. Fox · ar

24 · The University Presses · Sovoie Lottinville · cl

26 · New York Market Letter · Harriet A. Bradfield · cl

30 · Did You Know? · [uncredited] · cl

32 · Blue Prints for Articles · Lou Myrtis Vining · ar

35 · O Time, O River (Pst!) · Robert Lowry · ar

38 · Farewell to Bang! Bang! · J.-J. des Ormeaux · ar

44 · Humor Markets · Don Ulsh · cl

51 · Idea a Day · Frank A. Dickson · cl

56 · The Writer’s Market · [uncredited] · cl; capsule descriptions on Real Sports, Sports Action, Thrilling Football, Thrilling Sports, Amazing Stories, Astonishing Stories, Astounding Stories, Big Chief Western, Love Story Magazine, Marvel, The Occult Digest, Popular Love, Red Star Mystery, Sea Novel Magazine, Short Stories, Super Science Stories, Sweetheart Stories, Thrilling Love, Thrilling Ranch, Unknown, Western Action, others.

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