July 2001

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Departments
Syntax
Letters
Off the cuff
An author offers helpful writing hints to a budding poet and, in the process, receives some morsels of inspiration.
Contributors
Ethics
Recording interviews without permission: Is it taping or tapping?
Poet to poet
Lyrics arise from a need to give shape to a melodic, rhythmic idea.
Dear Writer
How writers deal with rejection; copywriting for local businesses.
Bottom line
Add to your income by including photos with your articles.
Picture this
By Terry Scott Reed
Net//Working
Online critique groups offer feedback, support - and unique threats.
@Deadline
WriteStuff
Reviews of writing books and tools, including Write from the Heart: Unleashing the Power of Your Creativity by Hal Zina Bennett.
Go where no man - or TV show - has gone before
By Faith L. Justice
Book Promotion Made Easy, by Eric Gelb
By Lee B. Roberts
Uphill with Archie: A Son's Journey, by William H. MacLeish
By Marc Anderson
Market focus
Train your research and writing skills for health and fitness markets.
By Kelly James-Enger
How I write
For novelist Antonya Nelson midnight can be her best writing time.
Writers wanted
Market news, fairs, conferences, prize offers and market listings.
Index of advertisers
Classified advertising
Features
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