January 2001

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Features
Take your readers along
By Martha Sutro
Capture the sights, sounds and smells of your travel destination.
Departments
Dear Writer
Answers to a question about indemnity clauses and liability insurance.
Poet to poet
How "listening" to your poem can help you create authentic work.
Listen to your poem
By John Fox
Contributors
@Deadline
News and notes, quips and quotes on writing and publishing.
Off the cuff
Ethics
All about plagiarism and attribution.
Net//Working
Questions about e-publishing? Here are the pros and cons of three types.
Letters
Bottom line
If tax time sends to receipt-stuffed shoeboxes, this will help you organize for 2002 and beyond.
WriteStuff
Stephen King's new book on writing, plus other book reviews and tools for writers.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
By Lois Blinkhorn
About the Author by Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner
The Everything Get Published Book by Peter Rubie
Online Markets for Writers by Anthony and Paul Tedesco
Classified advertising
Market focus
Travel adventure magazine editors tell what they're looking for.
Hot markets for the adventurous
By Christine Barnes
Writers wanted
New markets, prize offers, conferences and expanded market listings.
Index of advertisers
How I write
Reading and loafing help author Ha Jin overcome writer's block. Read more about his other writing habits.
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