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ONLINE COLUMN: Web Savvy
Widget, blidget, gadget—sticky for your Web site
Journalist Kay B. Day brings you news of Internet trends, development and technology.
ONLINE COLUMN: Writing Q&A
Inventing settings; improving on "he said"
Brandi Reissenweber of Gotham Writers' Workshop addresses your questions on writing.
ONLINE EXTRA
More on the power of clichés
Short story and novel author Eric Witchey shows how to improve your writing by studying clichés.
ONLINE EXTRA
More Poet to Poet
Columnist Marilyn Taylor offers examples of poems that create an 'emotional landscape' through word choice.
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Timeless words of wisdom for writers
Sam McCarver highlights writing advice from the very first Writer's Handbook
Take 10 minutes to try a writing prompt!
Increase your chances of getting published
Writer and publisher John Daniel offers a guide to a good book proposal package.
Top reasons queries get rejected
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