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Becoming fearless
By Alicia AnsteadBravery may not always be easy. But it certainly forces us to prevail in the presence of danger and fear, which nearly every writer confronts.
Features
Turn around
By Aubrey EverettNovelist Mitchell S. Jackson turns his past into a unique voice.
Twofer
By Patti HartiganThree writing duos share the magic formula for working together.
Will the real Jane Isay please stand up?
By Robert HirschfieldSecrets revealed with the editor turned writer.
Business class
By Megan KaplonBook publicist Lissa Warren talks transition to writing.
In conversation
By Alicia AnsteadAnn Hood on craft, creativity and "An Italian Wife."
Departments
The little helpmate
By Eric BryanThe science of the sidebar.
First in class
By Lisa Wade McCormickBreaking the rules to spark creativity.
Off the charts
By Julia RappaportYour purpose could be written in the stars.
Great true stories
By Melissa Hart"Broad Street": Cultural commentary.
Rocky Mountain high
By Meredith QuinnThe Northern Colorado Writers Conference.
1972: Seeing into the soul
By Meredith QuinnCarson McCullers: Listen to the story.
Master of the house
By Hillary Casavant"Ploughshares" editor Ladette Randolph offers advice and insight.
Also in Every Issue
From the Editor
Take Note
Teaching the craft of writing, finding inspiration, tech products for the writer and more.
Writers on Writing
Peter Godwin: "You have to be prepared to embrace a life of solitude."
Markets
Writers conferences.
Classified advertising
How I Write
Beverly Donofrio: "Tell your story, and it will heal you."