May 2006

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Features
Master the art of personal essay (Step by Step)
By Sheila Bender
Gail Godwin: a novelist's tools
By Elfrieda Abbe
Give your fiction a nudge–10 surprising places to find ideas
By G.W. Thomas
Description: Use it effectively in your fiction (Step by Step)
By Peter Selgin
3 top freelancers tell us what it takes to succeed
By Reshma Memon Yaqub
Afraid of the limelight
By Cal Orey
Departments
Letters
Market listings
Publications, publishers, agents
Find the right contests
Breakthrough
A scientist rediscovers the English language
By Paul Schlichta
How I write
Established writers share their writing practices
Libba Bray
Get Published
Selling your ideas
By Gretchen Roberts
Get started
Help for the new writer
Writing basics: 7 grammar sins and how to avoid them
By Constance Hale
Literary spotlight
Jubilat
Market focus
Bread-and-butter magazines
By Moira Allen
Poet to poet
Writer at work
Practical solutions for writing problems
It's about time
By Dominic Preziosi
Off the cuff
Rules for the writing life
By Sharon Mignerey
Syntax
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