November 1998

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Features
Fitting real people into you historical fiction
By John Jakes
Mistakes to avoid in writing mysteries
By Eleanor Hyde
How to get the most from the internet
By Moira Allen
Poets speak in many voices
By George Keithley
A conversation with Arundhati Roy
By Lewis Burke Frumkes
Departments
Roving editor
Off the cuff
Writing about your differences
By Jeffery Alan Ford
They say
Letters to the editor
From the editor
The rostrum
Inventing a character's past
By Michelle Rae
The writer's library
Market newsletter
Prize offers
Where to sell manuscripts
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