February 2000

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Features
First-person narrators in historical fiction
By William Martin
Welcome to my study
By Maeve Binchy
A conversation with Maeve Binchy
By Lewis Burke Frumkes
The power of dialogue
By Sol Stein
The $$$ and sense of travel writing
By Jane Edwards
Two stories for every mystery
By William G. Tapply
Today's religious book market
Departments
Roving editor
They say
Off the cuff
The perks of writing
By Roberta Sandler
From the editor
Letters to the editor
The writer's library
The rostrum
Tricks of the trade (journals)
By Fraser Sherman
Prize offers
Where to sell manuscripts
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