February 2007

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Features
Step-by-Step: Action: the heartbeat of fiction
By Jordan E. Rosenfeld
Step-by-Step: Children's writing: 6 steps to make your story sparkle
By Laura Backes
Step-by-Step: Push your fiction beyond mundane description
By Dave Koch
From blogs to books
By Sharon McDonnell
Classic advice from novelist Phyllis Whitney (Archive)
A way to turn your ideas into sizzling prose
By Bill Nelson
Networking 101
By Jackie Dishner
A print-on-demand success story
By Don Meyer
How an author turned his historical fascination into a bestselling novel
By Randy Rudder
Departments
Breakthrough
A writer’s success story
Conversion to writing pays off for injured GI
By David Debatto
Freelance Success
Tailor your pitch to reach multiple markets
By Kelly James-Enger
Get Published
Get started
Help for the new writer
Keep mystery readers in suspense with dynamic scenes
By William Tapply
How I write
Sara Gruen author of Water for Elephants
Letters
Literary spotlight
Nimrod
Market focus
Explore Canada's writing markets
By Peter Aikin
Market listings
Publications, publishers, agents
Off the cuff
Poet to poet
Put your poetry through the paces
By Marilyn Taylor
Syntax
Are you saxy enough?
By Arthur Plotnik
Writer at work
Practical solutions for writing problems
WriteStuff
Book reviews, products and resources
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