December 1999

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Features
Creating secondary characters
By Chris Bohjalian
Writing the historical mystery
By Anne Perry
Write by rewriting
By Tom Jenkins
Plots that go bump in the night
By Christina Hamlett
Writing a poem: technique and intuition
By Greg Glazner
A conversation with Walter Mosley
By Lewis Burke Frumkes
Departments
From the editor
Writing for Rainbow Books
By Betty Wright
Off the cuff
Reflections from a national book award finalist
By Beth Kephart
Roving editor
They say
Letters to the editor
The writer's library
Where to sell manuscripts
Religious Magazines
Op-Ed Pages
Political Articles
Prize offers
Market newsletter
The rostrum
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