June 2006

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Features
Fiction and nonfiction for kids: 12 steps to an engaging story
By Melissa Stewart
4 top fiction editors: What turns them on–and off
By Sarah Anne Johnson
Freelancer's checklist: 11 ways to manage your time and money
By Michael A. Covington
Nonfiction: How to develop a distinctive voice
By Mimi Schwartz
Running a successful writing gruop
By Patricia Hope
Make a POD book stand out
By Arthur Edwards
Departments
Letters
Market listings
Publications, publishers, agents
Literary markets
Breakthrough
A writer’s success story
A busy freelance life blossoms in retirement
By Bridget Huckabee
How I write
Established writers share their writing practices
R. L. Stine
Get Published
Choose the right publisher
Get started
Help for the new writer
A dozen pet peeves on punctuation
By Constance Hale
Literary spotlight
Brilliant Corners
Market focus
Mind-body magazines evolve
By Mary Mihaly
Poet to poet
Mothers and daughters
By Marilyn Taylor
Writer at work
Practical solutions for writing problems
Writing technique: Build a short story from scenes
By Gary Fincke
Syntax
Dash happy? Hoe editorial asides can help–or hurt–writing
By Arthur Plotnik
WriteStuff
Book reviews, products and resources
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