"The Writer's Handbook" provides professional writers with over 1000 pages of essential information, how-to advice and paying markets. Part I presents more than 50 invaluable articles filled with professional advice from such prominent writers as Madeleine L'Engle, Lois Lowry, Robert W. Bly, M. J. Rose, Ray Bradbury and Anne Lamott. Part II offers 3000 quality book and magazine markets, along with updated details and contact information. It also features more than 300 additional resources, such as agents, writer's organizations, competitions and conferences. New to this 2004 edition are dozens of "quick-look" checklists for writing, selling and organizing work more efficiently, as well as extensive sidebars with tips for submitting work for publication, writing queries and