October 2006

The Writer

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Features
Step-by-Step: Put a subplot to work in your story
By Laura Yeager
Step-by-Step: Developing minor characters
Step-by-Step: The anatomy of a flashback
By Peter Selgin
Stories within stories
By Sarah Anne Johnson
Brainstorming ideas: Trend-spotting on the Internet
By Toddie Downs
Revision: Flaws stand out when you read your work aloud
By Brian Sousa
Hot topics
By Bonnie Hearn Hill
Let's critique the critiquers
By Barbara Croft
Departments
Letters
Market listings
Publications, publishers, agents
Breakthrough
A writer’s success story
In retirement, a new freelancer finds a practical plan that works
By Jane Needham
How I write
Established writers share their writing practices
John Smolens
Get started
Help for the new writer
Watch out for tricky word pairs
By Patricia O'Connor
Literary spotlight
AGNI
Market focus
Anthologies are hot: We show you how to break in
By Erika Dreifus
Poet to poet
Writing a dramatic dialogue
By Marilyn Taylor
Writer at work
Practical solutions for writing problems
Finding success with a 'crazy quilt' approach to fiction
By Sharon Oard Warner
Syntax
Show some attitude and energize your dialogue
By Arthur Plotnik
WriteStuff
Book reviews, products and resources
Freelance Success
How to target a new market: 7 steps to a spot-on query
By Melvina Noel
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