Digital Issue: 2009 Writing Basics

This special newsstand-only issue is now available for download! Get Insipred and Start Writing NOW! [BUILDING BLOCKS Upfront Ideas, tips and more on living the writing life. o Make Microsoft Word Work for You o Carry a Camera o Back Up Your Work for Free o Money in Mobisode Writing o November is National Novel Writing Month o Putting the "Pro" in Profanity 10 Baby Steps Stop obsessing about writing a book. Instead, spend 15 minutes writing one page, five times a week for a year. by Bill O'Hanlon From Start to Finish Here's how to roll up your sleeves and pound out that novel-from blueprint to "the end." by Jon Robertson What Type of Book Are You Writing? Do you have an idea for a novel but you aren't sure where it falls on the literary spectrum? Let us help. Here's an in-depth breakdown of some of your favorite fiction genres. By Michael J. Vaughn Publish Your First Book After 50 Who says publishing is a young person's game? Here are an agent's tips for wri