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Harper, Timothy & Harper, Elizabeth. Your Name In Print: A Ten's Guide to Publishing For Fun, Profit and Academic Success.


HARPER, Timothy & HARPER, Elizabeth. Your name in print; a teen's guide to publishing for fun, profit and academic success. St. Martin's St. Martin's or St. Martins may refer to:
  • St. Martins, Missouri, a city in the USA
  • St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, an island off the Cornish coast, England
  • St Martin's, Shropshire, a village in England
. 178p. c2005. 0-312-33759-0. $13.95. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association.  

The co-authors are father and daughter. The father, an established author, and the daughter, editor of her high school newspaper, offer practical and worthwhile advice and encouragement for young writers seeking to have their work published as well as for parents and teachers who want to support and encourage those young writers.

As stated in the Introduction, this book explains "how to go about writing something that is worthy of being published" and also explains the process of getting that work into print. Chapters range in focus from explaining the advantages of having work published, to finding ideas to write about, learning how to pitch those ideas, and finding appropriate markets. Everything from school newspapers, local and national newspapers, traditional and print-on-demand book publishers, blogs, and websites are explored. An annotated list of helpful Internet sites for young writers is included.

In addition to their own experiences, the writers include some tips from other professionals and examples of successful queries and articles. One particularly effective example is the poem, "To Beach or Not to Beach," written by Elizabeth Harper. This poem, which began as a response to an assignment in her AP English AP English can stand for two distinct Advanced Placement Programs provided by the College Board:
  • AP English Language and Composition
  • AP English Literature and Composition
 class, was eventually published in the New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 Times, but not before it had been rejected by the editors of several other publications, illustrating the importance of persistence (1) In a CRT, the time a phosphor dot remains illuminated after being energized. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second. .

The authors express the hope that their book will "help teenagers learn to be creative and expressive." In addition, it will provide some insiders' savvy that should increase their chances for success in a competitive marketplace. Anthony Pucci, English Dept. Chair., Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame  HS, Elmira, NY

J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers.

S--Recommended for senior high school students.

A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field.  and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries.
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Date:Jul 1, 2005
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