Beginning Writer's Answer Book

by Kirk Polking (Editor)

Answers almost nine hundred questions frequently asked by new writers, arranged by subject for quick reference

Genres: Writing, Reference, Nonfiction, Language

324 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Kirk Polking is a pseudonym for Dorothy Polking, a writer, editor, and pilot from Cincinnati. She purposely obscured her gender throughout her career.

Polking wrote books on many topics, including flying and oceanography, and was the editor of Writer's Digest for several years.

Reviews

[Ashley Haynes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helpful book for it’s time. Unfortunately, I read it a few decades too late and much of the information is no longer relevant.

[Don Incognito]

This book has some miscellaneous useful information, almost all of it on practical aspects of writing, such as copyright issues, how to deal with agents and editors, and good notetaking habits. There is relatively little on how to actually write well, especially for fiction writers. But it's a valuable book.

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

It would have been great to read this book 15 years ago. Not the author's fault it is outdated.

[Kellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An older, but helpful book on writing by Writer's Digest. But then, in my eyes, Writer's Digest can do no wrong.