January 1997

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Features
Turning your experiences into fiction
By Edward Hower
Poet to poet
By James Applewhite
The poem as story and song
Writing opportunities in the great outdoors
By Brian McCombie
If you want to write a mystery novel
By Gwendoline Butler
The idea factory
By Cork Millner
Departments
From the editor
Writing for westways
By Susan LaTempa
Off the cuff
Promoting your writing career
By Linda Batt
They say
Letters to the editor
Roving editor
The rostrum
Writing for children's magazines
By Donna Freedman
The writer's library
Market newsletter
Prize offers
Where to sell manuscripts
Sports and recreation; environment and conservation
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