August 1997

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Features
Plotting a mystery novel
By Carolyn Hart
Forget the alamo
By Sylvia Whitman
The wisdom of a wishy-washy poet
By Rachel Hadas
Writing and selling personal experience articles
By Moira Allen
Write from the heart
By Patricia Lee Gauch
Literary agents: Do you need one? How can you find one?
Departments
Roving editor
Off the cuff
A writer's best friend
By Julius Goldstein
They say
Letters to the editor
From the editor
The rostrum
Writing for radio news
By Janie J.C. O'Neal
The writer's library
Market newsletter
Prize offers
Where to sell manuscripts
General interest; Consumer/Personal Finance; History; Animals; Seniors'
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