April 1999

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Features
Writing and inspiration
By Jay Parini
Taking the sting out of rejection
By Eileen Goudge
Writing nonfiction for young readers
By Nancy Warren Ferrell
Characters that move
By Alyce Miller
Finding the right from for your poem
By N.I. Clausson
Why I don't comput...
By Roger Rosenblatt
Departments
From the editor
Roving editor
They say
Letters to the editor
The rostrum
When you write a biography for children
By Ruth Turk
Off the cuff
All's well that ends right
By Barbara J. Miller
Where to sell manuscripts
Magazine Markets: Juvenile; Young Adult; College & Career; City & Regional
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The writer's library
Market newsletter
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