August 2000

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Features
Writers: see how they run
By Joyce Carol Oates
The stepping stones of research
By Tom Jenkins
Poetic leaps and movements
By James Plath, Zarina Mullan Plath
How to research and write nonfiction for children
By Susan Goldman Rubin
Writing personal experiences articles
By Deborah Newton
Confessions of a contest judge
By Beverly Lauderdale
Departments
Roving editor
Off the cuff
She's a character, all right
By John Cardwell
They say
Letters to the editor
From the editor
The rostrum
Writing about pets
By Roberta Sandler
The writer's library
Market newsletter
Prize offers
Where to sell manuscripts
General Interest; Consumer / Personal Finance; History; Animals; Seniors
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