Crossword enthusiasts are called cruciverbalists.
Creative writers hope someday to be called Career Authors.
Getting there means learning the ropes.
Demonstrate your cruciverbalist and publishing savvy by printing out this crossword and filling in the blanks.
Or take the test (with the answers below).
CLUES
Across
2. BELOVED NITPICKER
7. PAID OUT AGAINST ROYALTIES
9. FORMAT FEATURING “LOCATION IN BOOK”
11. 90,000, GOOD FOR A DEBUT
12. SELL THEM IN FRANCE
Down
1. MIGHTIER THAN SWORD
2. WRITERS DIGEST #1 WRITING ADVICE WEBSITE
3. NUMERICAL ID
4. PASSIONATE ABOUT BOOKS
5. PERUSED FOR TYPOS
6. BOOKSTORE SHELVING BY _________
8. PITCH RECEIVER AND GIVER
10. PRAISEWORTHY WORDS
ANSWERS
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Across
2. COPYEDITOR—BELOVED NITPICKER
7. ADVANCE—PAID OUT AGAINST ROYALTIES
9. EBOOK—FORMAT FEATURING “LOCATION IN BOOK”
11. WORDCOUNT—90,000, GOOD FOR A DEBUT
12. SUBRIGHTS—SELL THEM IN FRANCE
Down
1. PEN—MIGHTIER THAN SWORD
2. CAREERAUTHORS—WRITERS DIGEST #1 WRITING ADVICE WEBSITE
3. ISBN—NUMERICAL ID
4. BIBLIOPHILE—PASSIONATE ABOUT BOOKS
5. GALLEYS—PERUSED FOR TYPOS
6. GENRE—BOOKSTORE SHELVING BY _________
8. AGENT—PITCH RECEIVER AND GIVER
10. BLURB—PRAISEWORTHY WORDS
