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Advice for Writers

"Advice Overload"………………...…………………………………………………………………………...…………...…..	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 20
"Are You Writing Yourself to Injury?"………………………………...……………………………………………...…...…..	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 20
"Behavior Modification for the Total Writer"………………………...…………………………………………………..…..	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 14
"Best Writing Advice"……………………………………………………………………………………………….....…………	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 42
For Beginners Only—"Fog Index: Is the Reading Comfort Zone of Your Writing on Target?"	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 58
For Beginners Only—“Going Above and Beyond”…………………………….…………………………………...…...……..	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 58
For Beginners Only—“Good Writing” …………………………………………………………………………......……………	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 55
For Beginners Only—“How to Write a Winning Story”…………………………………………………………...……….	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 59
For Beginners Only—“Think Before You Write—Business and Social Ramifications of your Work”…………...……..	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 60
For Beginners Only—"Trust: The Unspoken Element in Selling your Writing—Help Your Editor to Trust You"….	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 58
For Beginners Only—“What Tiger Taught Me About Writing”.............................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 42
“Go from Clueless to Ruthless”………………………………………………………………………………………...………	Vol. 29, No. 2	pg. 46
“Here an Angle, There an Angle”……………………………………………………………………………………...…...…	Vol. 26, No. 3	pg. 44
“Networking for $$$”…………………………………………………………………………………………………...…………	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 46
“One Writer’s Advice: Aim Low and Persevere”…………………………………………………………………....……….…	Vol. 24, No. 6	pg. 55
“Take Care of ‘The Little Nails’”……………………………………………………………………………………...………….	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 41
“Ten Rules for Writing Your Own Million Dollar Baby”…………………………………………………………...……….….	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 21
“Ten Simple Exercises to Improve Your Craft”……………………….…………………………………………...…………..	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 41
“The Benefits of Becoming the ‘Go-to Person'” …………………………………………………...………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 16
“The Myth of Being “In the Mood” to Write”………………………..….…………………………..…………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 46
“The Ten-Minute Writer”…………………………………….………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 19
“The Yoga of Writing”……………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 24
“Thus Saith the Lord”……………………………………………………………………. ..........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 47
“Tips for Writers”…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 45
“To Edit or Not to Edit”……………………………………………………………………………………………………...…..	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 44
“Twelve Rules of Writing”………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 42
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“A Story Is More Than a Series of Incidents”………….…..................................................	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 59
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Lessons Learned from a Best Seller”……………………………..…………………….	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 60
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Plan to Be a Winner”…………………..………………………………………….………..	Vol. 26, No. 6	pg. 57
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Some Advice to Beginning Writers—and Maybe Others”…….……………………….	Vol. 24, No. 6	pg. 56
“Writing Opportunities on the Road”…………….………….…….………….……………………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 43
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Agents

“Agents”………………………………………………….……………….....................................................…………..…….….	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 42
“Beware the Bad Agent”……………………………………………………….…….............................................................….	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 20
“Caveat Scripter”……………………………………………………………………..………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 47
“E-mail or Snail Mail an Agent?”…………………………………………………....................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 41
“How to Get an Agent with Your Very First Query”……………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 22
“Questions and Answers”………………………………………………………..…………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 16
“Researching Agents”………………………………………………….……………………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 2	pg. 15
“The Author-Agent Partnership”.…………………………………………….…………………………………………………	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 22
“Twenty Tips for Writers, Beware of Agents”………………….………….………………………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 41
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Anthologies

“How to Create a Successful Anthology”…………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 4	pg. 41
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Article Writing

“Article Leads”……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 21
“Covering Meetings”…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 41
For Beginners Only—“Going Above and Beyond” ………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 58
“Getting Your First Clip”…………………………………………………….…………………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 23
“Go for the Green—Tips for Selling to the Garden Market”………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 44
“Going Green”……………………………………….…………………………………………..................................................	Vol. 30, No. 4	pg. 21
“Magazine Freelancing in the 21st Century”…………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 21
“Pitcher Perfect, Ten Tips to Target Your Sales”………………………..…………………………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 5	pg. 45
“Regional Magazines”………………………………..…………………………….…………………………………………..	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 46
“Taking Baby Steps with Regional Parenting Publications”……………………………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 19
“Thus Saith the Lord”……………………………………………………………………. ..........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 47
“Variety Is the Spice of Writing”…………………………………………….………………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 4	pg. 50
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Think Before You Speak—or Write!”……………………………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 56
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Article Publishing

“Do your Homework and Get Published"…………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 21
“Taking Baby Steps with Regional Parenting Publications”……………………………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 19
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Biography Writing
““On Biography Writing”………………………………………………………………………………………………...............	Vol. 30, No. 4	pg. 21
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Book Publishing

“How to Birth a Book”……………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 13
“Interesting Book Publishing Questions”…….………….…………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 19
“Publishing Your Book”…………………………………………………………………. ..........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 5	pg. 48
“Top Five To-Dos for Aspiring Authors”…….………….……………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 44
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Book Signing

“Four Little-Known Reasons”………………………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 5	pg. 23
"Sign Your Way to Sales"……………………………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 21
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Business Side of Writing

“Be Neurotic About Your Record Keeping”………………………….…........................................................................…….	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 41
“Professional Writer or Hobbyist?—IRS Criteria”…….……………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 29, No. 2	pg. 13
“Save Stamps, Calibrate Your Scale”…………….………….…….………….………………………………………………	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 44
“The Only Business Is Selling”…………….……………….……………….…….…………………………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 3	pg. 14
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Character Development

“Character Development”………………………………….…………………….…………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 5	pg. 47
“Choosing Character Names”……………………..………………………….……………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 46
“Developing Flesh-and-Blood Characters”…………………………….…………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 19
Effective Screenwriting “The Name Game: Not Every Character Needs One”………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 6
“Fiction Fever”.……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 6	pg. 43
For Beginners Only—“Four Tips for Creating Creative Sidekicks”…..................................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 4	pg. 58
“Get into Character”……….………………………………..……………………………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 22
“How Does Your Character Sound?”…………………………………..….....................................................................….….	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 41
“Keeping the Author Out of the Story”……….…………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 46
Massaging the Muse—“Animal Instincts”………………………………….…........................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 5
“Minor Characters”…………………………………..….……….……………….…….………………………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 44
“Put Some Personality in Your Characters”…………………….……………………………………………………………	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 46
“Say Something Concrete”……………………………………………………………. ...........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 5	pg. 22
“What Happens in Your Story”……………………………..….……………………………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 6	pg. 44
"What’s in a Name?”………………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 23
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Plan to Be a Winner”…………………..……………………………………………………	Vol. 26, No. 6	pg. 57
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Rules Are Made to Be Broken”……………………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 59
“Writing On-Site”……….……………………………………………………………….………………………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 42
“Your Character’s Car”…………………………….……………….…………………………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 6	pg. 15
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Children’s Fiction

For Beginners Only—“What Happens Next? Suspense in Children’s Fiction”…………..………..……………...……	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 56
Massaging the Muse—“Animal Instincts”………………………………….…. .....................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 5
“Talking Turkey with Diana Jenkins, Children’s Author”……….………………………………………………………..	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 21
“What Happens in Your Story”……………………………..….…………………………………………………...…………	Vol. 27, No. 6	pg. 44
“Writing Novels for Children—Catagories”………………….….......................................................................…..…….….	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 46
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Christian Writing

“Thus Saith the Lord”……………………………………………………………………. ..............................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 47
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Collaboration

“Writing with a Partner—the Pros and Woes”…………………………………………………….……….…………....	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 16
“Why You Need a Writer Buddy”……………………………………………………..….…………………………….…….…	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 22
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Column Writing

“How I Became a Columnist: A Passion Energized My Writing”……………………………………………………..…	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 55
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Comedy Writing
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Comic-Book Writing

“The Art of Writing Comic Books”……….……….……….………………………………………………………….…….…	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 19
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Computer, Technology, and Internet

“Affiliate Marketing”……………………………………………………………........................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 22
“ClearType Tuner”…………………………………………………………………………………………....……………..…	Vol. 28, No. 2	pg. 42
Computer Business—“An Insider’s Guide to Contact Management”..….……….…………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 12
Computer Business—Blogging Part 1—“Is Blogging Right for You”…...………............................................................	Vol. 29, No. 6	pg. 10
Computer Business—Blogging Part 2—”TIps and Tricks for Better Blogging"…….....................................................	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 10
Computer Business—Blogging Part 3—“Pretty Posts, Happy Guests”…….….............................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Capitalizing on the E-Book Trend”……….…..............................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 4	pg. 11
Computer Business—“How to Build an Electronic Clip File”……………………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 12
Computer Business—“Part 1—Building Your Web Presence”………..…….………………………………………….	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Part 2—Nine Questions Your Developer Should Ask You”……………….…………….…...	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Part 3—What Types of Pages Do You Need?”……………………..…………………….…...	Vol. 29, No. 2	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Part 4—Graphics: Friend or Foe?”….…………….....................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 12
Computer Business—“Part 5—Using Interactive Media on the Web”….…………........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 11
Computer Business—"Part 6—Six Dirty Secrets about Engine Optimization”….………..............................................	Vol. 29, No. 5	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Protect Yourself, Computer Security Tips”………...………………………….……………….	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Save Time and Frustration with Microsoft Word”……………………………….………………	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 13
Computer Business—“SPAM Away”………………………………………………………………………….………….…	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Time to Write”………………………………………………………………...……..………….…	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 10
Computer Business—“You Have E-mail”………………………………………………………….…………………….…	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Using Microsoft Word, Part I”……………………………………………………..…………….	Vol. 26, No. 3	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Using Microsoft Word, Part 2”………………………………………………...………...….…...	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Using Microsoft Word, Part 3”……………………………………………….………….….…...	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 12
Computer Business—“Using Microsoft Word, Part 4”……………………………………………….….………….…...	Vol. 26, No. 6	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Using Microsoft Word, Part 5”…………………………………………………..………….…...	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Wireless Options”…………………………………………………….……………………….…	Vol. 26, No. 1	pg. 12
Computer Business—“Word Up”……………………………………..……….…..............................................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 11
Computer Business—“Working with ASPs”………………………………………………..…………..…………….…..	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 10
Computer Business—“Writing for the Web”……………………………………………….………………………….…..	Vol. 24, No. 6	pg. 10
“Emergency Preparedness for Writers”………………………………………………..………………..……..………….	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 47
“E-Subbing, Are You Doing It Right?”……….…..………………………………………………..……..………………….	Vol. 26, No. 3	pg. 45
For Beginners Only—“Podcast Review” ………………………………………..................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 56
For Beginners Only—“Utilizing the Tools of the Trade”………………………………………………..……..….…….…	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 55
“Internet Journalism”………………………………………………………….………..........................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 22
Marketing Helps—“Slogging through the World of Blogging”………………………………………..……………..…..	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 54
“Special Symbols Improve Your Manuscript”………………………………………………..………..…………………..	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 41
“Taming Technology”……………………………………………………….………………………………………….…….	Vol. 28, No. 5	pg. 41
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Bloggers Are Not Always Literary Lights”…………………..…...................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 57
“Writer Naturally Scribbling, Speech Recognition Software”….…………………………………….………………..…	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 13
“Writing for Web TV”………………………….…………………………………………...…………………………….…….	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 41
"Writing with My Pal, the Dragon”……………………………………………………...........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 41
“Writing-Management Systems”…………………………………………………………………………..………….…….	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 13
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Conferences
—See Workshops
“Capitalize on the Conference”……………………………………………………………………….....…………….…….	Vol. 28, No. 4	pg. 46
“My Biggest Mistake as a Beginning Writer”………………………………….....................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 19
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Contests
—See Writing Contests
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Contracts

“Questions and Answers”……………………………………………………………………………………………....…….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 16
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Conventions
—See Workshops
“Conventions”……………………………….…………………………………………….……………………………….…...	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 20
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Copyrights

“Copyright Protection for Writers”……………………………………………………..…………………….………….…...	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 19
“Four Steps Through the Copyright Minefield”……………..………………......................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 4	pg. 44
“Rights, Rights and More Rights”….………………………………………………….…………………….………….…...	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 47
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Cover Letters

“Various Questions—Answered”……..…………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 15
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Creative Nonfiction

“…And Nothing but the Truth”…………….……………………………….…………………………………………...….…	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 45
“Covering Meetings”…………………………………………….………………………………………………………….…	Vol. 27, No. 2	pg. 41
“Creative Writing in Your Own Backyard”…………………………….………………………………………………….…	Vol. 26, No. 3	pg. 16
“Technical Writing ABCs”………………………………………………………………………………………...………….	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 41
“The Art of the Rough Draft”……………………………………………..……………………………………………...…...	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 43
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Creativity

“Building Inspiration”……………………………………………………………..……………………………………….….	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 44
“Feng Shui for Writers”…………………………………………………………….……………………………………...….	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 51
“Flashes of Insight”…………………………………………………………………………………………………...………	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 45
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Critique

“Critique Groups”…………………..…………………………………………..………………………………………...…...	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 45
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Dialogue

“Everything I Need to Know About Writing (Dialogue) I learned at the Movies”…………………………………..…..	Vol. 28, No. 2	pg. 23
“Get into Character”……….………………………………..………………………………………………………..……….	Vol. 27, No. 1	pg. 22
“How Does Your Character Sound?”…………………………………..…….….................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 41
“Improving Your Screenplay Dialogue”…………………………….….…………………………………………….…….	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 20
“Never Answer a Question”………….………………………………………………..............................................................	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 44
“Seven Bad Habits of Highly Unsuccessful Writers”…………..…….…..........................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 44
“Ten Rules for Effective Dialogue”…….………………………………………………………………………..………….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 21
“Writing Visual Dialect in Fiction”………………..………………………………………………………………...….…….	Vol. 28, No. 4	pg. 22
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Editing
—See Rewriting and Revision
“Apples and Oranges”……………………………………………………………………………….……………………….	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 43
For Beginners Only—“Making the Word Count”……………………………………………………………….….…….…	Vol. 29, No. 2	pg. 56
For Beginners Only—“Utilizing the Tools of the Trade”……….…………………………………………………...….…	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 55
“Homer Simpson and the Art of Proofreading”………………………………………………………………..………….	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 15
“Make Editing a Daily Practice”…………….………………………………………………………………………..…….…	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 58
“New Rule on Works-in-Progress: Manuscripts Are Over”…………………………………………………….……….	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 23
“Quote, Misquote”…………………………………………………………………………………………...………….…….	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 42
“Take Care of ‘The Little Nails’”…………………………………………………….………………..………………….…...	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 41
“The Art of the Rough Draft”………………………………………………………………………..……………..…….…...	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 43
“To Edit or Not to Edit”…………………………………………………………………..……………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 1	pg. 44
“What We Found While Editing WJ”………………………………………………………..……………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 44
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Essay Writing

“…And Nothing but the Truth”…………….………………………………………………………………..……….…….…	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 45
“Consider the Essay”………….…………………………………………………………. .........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 5	pg. 44
“Three Tips for Publishing Your Life Experiences”…………………………………………………….…………………	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 13
“What to Do to Write a Personal Essay……………………………………………………………………...…………….	Vol. 24, No. 6	pg. 41
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E-zines

“E-zines—Valuable ‘Apprentice Markets’ for Writers”…………………………………………………………….………	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 58
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Fantasy Writing

“Fabricating Reality”…………………………………………………………….……….......................................................	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 48
Massaging the Muse—“Animal Instincts”………………………………….…. ................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 3	pg. 5
“Visionary Fiction”……………….…………………………………………………………...................................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 16
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Fiction Writing
—See Character Development
—See Plot Development
—See Foreshadowing
—See Flashbacks
—See Children’s Fiction
“But That’s the Way It Really Happened”……………….………………………………………………………….………	Vol. 27, No. 6	pg. 19
“Can Characters Write Your Story All by Themselves?”………..……………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 58
“Choosing Character Names”……………………..………………………….…………………………………………….	Vol. 27, No. 4	pg. 46
“Details! Details!”……………………………………………………………………….……………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 16
“Developing Flesh-and-Blood Characters”…………………………….…………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 6	pg. 19
“Does Fiction Have a Future?”……………………………………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 57
“Fabricating Reality”…………………………………………………………….……….......................................................	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 48
“Finding the ‘Where’”………………………………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 29, No. 1	pg. 44
For Beginners Only—“Good Writing” ……………………………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 55
For Beginners Only—“How to Write a Winning Story”……….……….………………………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 59
For Beginners Only—“Pacing the Short Story”…………….…….……….……………………………………………….	Vol. 21, No. 1	pg. 58
“How Does Your Character Sound?”…………………………………..…….….................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 41
“How to Design an Irresistible Plot”…………….………………….………….…………………………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 2	pg. 23
“Let’s Get It Started—Choosing a Title”………………………………………....................................................................	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 16
“Make Transitions Work for You”……………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 41
“Minor Characters”…………………………………..….……….……………….…….…………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 44
“Mixing Creative Endeavors to Improve Your Writing”……………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 14
“Nurture Your Inner Hack, Release the Natural Storyteller”…………………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 5	pg. 23
“Parallels”……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 25, No. 5	pg. 14
“Rx for Short Story Woes”……………………………………………………………...........................................................	Vol. 29, No. 6	pg. 41
“Seven Bad Habits of Highly Unsuccessful Writers”…………..…….….........................................................................	Vol. 30, No. 2	pg. 44
“Snazzy First Lines”…………………………………………………………….……….........................................................	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 20
“Story Construction”…………………………………………………….………….…………………………………………	Vol. 26, No. 6	pg. 14
“Ten Rules for Effective Dialogue”…….……………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 4	pg. 21
“The Art of Writing Comic Books”……….……….……………………….…….…………………………………………..	Vol. 26, No. 4	pg. 19
“The Art of the Rough Draft”……………………………………………..…….…………………………………………….	Vol. 26, No. 5	pg. 43
“The Elements of Story”……………………………………………………….………..........................................................	Vol. 30, No. 1	pg. 46
“Tips from Tolkien”……………………………………………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 25, No. 3	pg. 23
“Turn Your Family History into Historical Fiction”…………………………………………………………………………	Vol. 26, No. 6	pg. 20
“Using Both Sides of the Brain to Create Fiction”…….…………….…………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 12
“Visionary Fiction”……………….…………………………………………………………....................................................	Vol. 30, No. 3	pg. 16
“When to Show and When to Tell”……………………….………………….………………………………………………	Vol. 27, No. 5	pg. 45
“Who Will Publish My Short Story?”……………………………………….………………………………………………..	Vol. 28, No. 6	pg. 23
“Winning through Structure”…………….………………..………….………….…………………………………………..	Vol. 28, No. 1	pg. 13
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“A Story Is More Than a Series of Incidents”……….................................................….	Vol. 29, No. 4	pg. 59
Words…Tools of Our Trade—“Brevity is the Soul of Wit—and of Good Writing”…………………………………..…	Vol. 28, No. 3	pg. 57
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“Details! Details!”…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….	Vol. 25, No. 2	pg. 16
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“Curriculum Writing and Beyond”…………………………………………………………………………………………..	Vol. 27, No. 3	pg. 15
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Ghostwriting

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