February 2001

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Features
By Tess Collins
How creating a complex, interesting villain is essential to your story and keeps readers intrigued.
Departments
Ethics
Off the cuff
Girl poet: A famous novel helps a girl discover the writer within.
Letters
Syntax
A humorous look at why much of punctuation use is just comma sense.
Contributors
Bottom line
Is your office a disaster or merely a mess? Fellow writers offer some organizational tips.
WriteStuff
Reviews of books, media and tools for writers, including Natalie Goldberg's Thunder and Lightning.
Nudging the reluctant writer
By Lois Blinkhorn
Writer, heal thyself
By Lois Blinkhorn
Engaging tales of the trails
By Lee B. Roberts
Learn to write by writing
By Lee B. Roberts
Poet to poet
A poet sheds light on how an image inspires a poem and offers a useful exercise.
Net//Working
Learn to swim in the Internet swamp with these 10 helpful tips on researching.
Dear Writer
The Writer answers questions about literary contests and entry fees.
@Deadline
News, notes, quips and quotes from the writing and publishing world.
Market focus
The magic of photo essays.
Classified advertising
Writers wanted
New markets, prize offers, conferences and expanded market listings.
Index of advertisers
How I write
Established writers share their writing practices
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