Your Name in Print: A Teen's Guide to Publishing for Fun, Profit and Academic Success

by Timothy Harper, Elizabeth Harper

Make Your Mark

Looking for a way to express yourself? Need some extra spending money? Do you want to beef up that college application package? Look no further than this book.
With advice on how to write newspaper and magazine features, Web blogs, music and movie reviews, novels, graphic novels, short stories, and more, the father-daughter team of Timothy and Elizabeth Harper shows that it's possible for anyone who writes well to get published.
Topics include:

· How to find subjects to write about
· Learning productive research and writing habits
· Identifying the best market for your work
· Managing your career
· And so much more

With practical information on every step of the writing process, writing samples, personal anecdotes, tips from the pros, profiles on young authors such as Christopher Paolini and Zoe Trope, and a resource section, Your Name in Print has all the tools and advice young writers need to break into the writing world.

186 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kiersten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book to give ways for teens to publish a book. I’m a little above the targeted age group, so there were some parts that I really can’t apply anymore, and I just wanted a very basic look into writing. This book gave me some good ideas of how and when to write

[Melanie Fair · Rating 3 out of 5]

After skimming through it again, I see why I didn't like it the first time. It's very centered on journalism, and I've never really been into journalism.
I would not recommend this book; there are plenty of other books that have more advice than this one. Some of the links in the back are broken (but that's to be expected with age), and most of the advice can be found in other books.
Also, whichever of them wrote the snippet about Christopher Paolini; it's not "a magic stone that turns him into a dragon seeking revenge and liberation from the tyrant...". The stone turns out to be an egg, which hatches into a dragon. And you have the gall to lecture others about research...

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Totally helpful for you if you want to publish a story. :)

[Terye · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is good motivational reading for a teen who likes to write. Real examples and humor pull this book together.

[acarmel · Rating 2 out of 5]

i did not finish reading completely but i did skim it and i got some of the juicer bits.