January 1999

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Features
Writers and their readers
By Norma Fox Mazer
The instant of knowing
By Josephine Jacobsen
Bringing history to life for children
By Deborah M. Prum
A conversation with...Ron Chernow
By Lewis Burke Frumkes
Killing off characters... and other editorial whims
By Louise Munro Foley
Point of view
By Robin White
Departments
From the editor
Writing for Weight Watchers magazine
By Matthew Solan
Off the cuff
The reluctant Grammarian
By Susan Pollack
They say
Roving editor
Letters to the editor
The rostrum
Free-lancing for you local newspaper
By Dan Rafter
Prize offers
Market newsletter
The writer's library
Where to sell manuscripts
Sports and Recreation; Environment and Conservation
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