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Internet research Make your stories authenticSome tools and tips for doing historical research onlineMore than some other genres, historical fiction requires writers to... More »	SASEs and copyrights Why do I need to enclose a SASE with my manuscript or contest entry?If you're an experienced writer, you're familiar with the term "SASE," or "self-ad... More »
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	Q&A: Getting past your fear of sharing; spotting redundancy Q: I’m ready to find out what others think about my poems, but I’m afraid to share them. How can I get past this? Sharing your work—whether in a w...

	Watch Your Language: Your seven-step checklist for tip-top writing Now that your manuscript is completed, take a bow. Well done. Before you can wrap your writing in a bow and send it to an agent or editor, though, you...

	Web Savvy: These Web sites save time, put punch in your day Sometimes I wonder how we writers did our work without the Internet. I often mention what that was like when I speak to groups—how long it could somet...

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Self-publishing’s growing influence

Jeff Reich

Entertainment Weekly has a short piece on John Edgar Wideman’s upcoming story collection, Briefs: Stories for the Palm of the Mind, which... Read more »

Book bundling: Would you pay extra?

Martha Lundin

Yesterday, an article on PublishersWeekly.com announced that Barnes & Noble is planning to test a new sales idea: they're going to sell the p... Read more »

Do feed Marilyn the Grammarilyn after midnight

Sarah C. Lange

The other day I was working on the first round of edits for Marilyn Taylor’s next Poet to Poet column. She begins the piece by saying that she... Read more »

One writer’s painful regret

Ron Kovach

I’ll add one more mention to the recent burst of coverage about esteemed film critic Roger Ebert, whom my colleague Jeff Reich blogged ab... Read more »

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