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February 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
The Best
Unfinished Book I've Ever Read
by Bill
Kenower
Collections
by Jennifer
Paros
Write It! How
to Overcome Roadblocks, Finish Your Project, and
Get It Out There
by Brian Mercer
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction
Interviews:
Clive
Cussler
Jen
Paros
Doug
Preston
Nassim
Assefi
Tom Hill
- Part 1,
Part 2 |
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March 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
The
Voice
by Jeff
Ayers
Authors Need Authors
by Katherine
Pryor
Top 6 Novel Writing Mistakes
by
James Thayer
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Anthony Horowitz
- Part 1,
Part 2
Robert Ferrigno
GM Ford
Jeff
Kinney
Jennifer Kaufman & Karen Mack
Ellen T. White (Audio Only) |
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April 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
Your
Way
by Jenifer
Paros
The
Genie
by Kevin
Lauderdale
Travel Writing on the Cheap
by
Allen Cox
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Joshilyn
Jackson- Part 1,
Part 2
Jonathan Javitt
Christina
Meldrum (Audio Only)
Skye Moody
Jason Pinter
N.D. Wilson |
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May 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
The
Search
by Pam
Binder
You Wouldn't Want to Publish the Article Could You
by Allen Cox
Using a Laser Instead of a Shotgun
by
Katherine Pryor
Dispatches from the Publishing Front:
A Day in the Life of a New York Editor
by
Erin Brown
The Serial Comma: It's Back
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Jeanne
Birdall - Part 1,
Part 2
Susan Breen (Audio
Only)
Rosanne Olson
Ridley Pearson
Jodi Picoult (Audio
Only)
Jane Porter
Lisa Tucker (Audio
Only) |
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June 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
When Do You Know You're an Author?
by
Donna Alward
Dispatches
from the Publishing Front
Inside the Editor/Agent Relationship -
June 2008
by Erin Brown
How
to Build a Book Tour Audience
by Paula Margulies
The
Horse Ate an Alligator:
Follow the Rules... unless you don't want
to...
by Jennifer
Paros
The Romance Report - June 2008
by Jane Porter
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
"Where's
That Go?" - June 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Blue
Balliett
Chris
Bohjalian
Sean Greer
Alice
Hoffman
David
Wagoner
Simon
Winchester
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July 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches
from the Publishing Front
Marketing and Publicity: What Can You
Expect
from Your Publishing House? -
July 2008
by Erin Brownr
Once Upon
a Conference
by Bill
Kenower
SASE's Return: A Refection Survival Toolkit
by Brian Mercer
The Romance Report:
War of Words - July 2008
by Jane Porter
Dialogue Traps
by
James Thayer
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
Do You
Have a Date? - July 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Jules Asner
(Audio Only)
Lee Child
Steve Martini & Phillip Margolin
- Part 1,
Part 2
Jon Land (Audio Only)
Sheldon Siegel
Willy
Vlautin (Audio Only)
Wendy
Walker
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August 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches
from the Publishing Front
Writing for the Market: Yea or Nay? -
August 2008
by Erin Brown
Careful What You Wish For
by Bill
Kenower
A
Conversation with Raggedy Ann: The Choice of Confidence
by Jennifer Paros
The
Romance Report: In the Fire - August 2008
by Jane Porter
Cure
of a Sagging Middle
by
James Thayer
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
Who's
Afraid of the Semicolon? - July 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Eoin
Colfer
Zoë Ferraris
J.A. Jance
Galt Niederhoffer
James Rollins
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October 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
Editors and Writers Conferences
We
Want to Meet You! - October 2008
by Erin Brown
You Know that You
Know:
Leading Your Live, Creating Your Story
by Jennifer
Paros
Check Your Bunny
Slippers at the Door
by Katherine Pryor
Outline? Yea or Nay.
by
James Thayer
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
Where, oh, Where
Does That Little Mark Go? - October 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
David Ebershoff (Audio Only)
Diane Hammond
Alice
Hoffman
Polly Horvath
Somaly
Mam
Joseph
O’Neill (Audio Only)
Garth Stein - Part 1,
Part
2 |
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November 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
You Might Be an
Editor If... - November 2008
by Erin Brown
That's
Not What You Are:
The Kindest Words
by Jennifer
Paros
A Procrastinator's Guide to Writing
by Lindsey Barrett
Stop All That Thinking
by
James Thayer
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
Let's Make a
List - November 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Dennis Lehane
Ivan Doig
T.A. Barron
Graeme Base
Alan Jacobson
Blake Snyder
(Audio Only)
David Baldacci
(Audio Only)
M.J. Rose
(Audio Only)
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December 2008 Issue:
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Articles:
All I Want for
Christmas is a Great First Novel
- December 2008
by Erin Brown
Confessions of a Library Lover
by Paula Margulies
Working Easy:
One woman's desire
to create problems
by Jennifer
Paros
The
Romance Report: Flirting
with Books that Become Movies
December 2008
by Jane Porter
Ending a Scene
by
James Thayer
Grammar
Tips with GrammarWorks
It Happened
When? - December 2008
by
Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Tomie dePaola - Part 1,
Part 2
Michael Neill
Jeffery Deaver
Ann Roth
Richelle Mead
Katherine Neville
Ingrid Newkirk
Christina Katz
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January 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches
from the Publishing Front
Please (Please) Avoid These Common Writing Mistakes
by Erin Brown
What Makes Writing Worth Doing?
by Paula Margulies
The End of an
Error
by Jennifer
Paros
The
Romance Report: New Starts
- January 2009
by Jane Porter
Smooth the Action
by
James Thayer
Happy Holidays
Let's Make a List - January 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Michael
Davis (Audio Only)
Jonathan
Evision
Tim
Johnston
(Audio Only)
Stephanie
Kallos
Larry Karp
Wally Lamb
Matt Ruff
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February 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Small Press or Big Press? That is the Question
- February 2009
by Erin Brown
Good Boss, Bad Boss
by Jennifer Paros
The Romance Report
Thoughts We Think -
February 2009
by Jane Porter
Chuckling and
Twinkling:
The Pot-Clanging
Words
by James Thayer
Did You Really Mean
That? - February 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Terry
Books (Audio Only)
Royce
Buckingham (Audio Only)
Michelle
Goodman
Vicki Robin
Michael
Schein |
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March 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Where, Oh, Where Had My Editor Gone? That is the Question
by Erin Brown
You Don't
Understand
by Jennifer Paros
The Romance Report:
For the Girls - February 2009
by Jane Porter
Suddenly, a Pause
by James Thayer
To Possess or Not to
Possess - March 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction
Young Adult |
Interviews:
Harlan
Coban (Audio Only)
Frank
Delaney
Andrew
Gross
(Audio Only)
Judith
Ryan Hendricks
Christopher Moore
Stephen
Pastis
(Audio Only)
Susan Wiggs
(Audio Only)
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April 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Taste vs. Marketplace: An Editor’s Dilemma - April 2009
by Erin Brown
Finding Opportunity in a Teacup
by Paula Margulies
Convinced
by Jennifer Paros
How Many Words a Day?
by James Thayer
Were You or Was You? -
April 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction
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Interviews:
Sara Barron
Robert Gregory Browne (Audio Only)
Chris Cleave
Robert
Dugoni
David Hagberg
- Part 1,
Part 2
(Audio Only)
Kim Harrison
Bryon Katie
(Audio Only)
Stephen Mitchell (Audio Only)
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May 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Effectively Handling Rejection and Criticism - May 2009
by Erin Brown
Building Your Platform,
Step by Step
by Paula Margulies
Accidentally Optimistic
by Jennifer Paros
Hating Your Project
Anna Sheehan
The Critical First Sentence
by James Thayer
The Pregnant Pause
- May 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction
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Interviews:
Rebecca Cantrell
William Dietrich
J. T. Ellison
David Hewson
Kate Jacobs
Tom Wilson
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June 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Writing Your G.I.
Joe
by Matt Cates
The Ten Best Books
on Writing
by Paula Margulies
The Big Wave Theory
by Jennifer Paros
Genre: A Glorious
Concept
by James Thayer
More About Possession - June 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction
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Interviews:
D. J. MacHale
Kaya McLaren
Will North
Iain Pears
Tamora Pierce
Jerry Stahl
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July 2009 Issue:
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Top Ten Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting Published
by Erin Brown
Whatever It Takes
by Bill Kenower
Showing Emotion
by Adam Nichols
I Wish You Like This
by Jennifer Paros
A Lesson from your Dog
by James Thayer
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Bonny
Becker
Michael
Connelley
Andre
Dubus III Part 1 ,
Part
2
Vicki
Hinzie
Hape
Kerkeling
Attica
Locke
China
Mieville
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August 2009 Issue: |
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
The Dos and Don’ts of Submitting to Agents
by Erin Brown
Stuck Where We Were
by
Jennifer Paros
Seven Big Tips for Describing Characters
by James Thayer
The Verbing of Nouns - August 2009
by Cherie Tucker
The Finest Place You Know
by Bill Kenower
Telling the Truth
by Laura Yeager
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Eric Barnes
Jean Reynolds Page
Heather Barbieri
Lohn
Lescroart
David
Lynn Golemon
P.J.
Campbell
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September 2009 Issue: |
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
The Query Letter and the Synopsis—What Makes
Them Effective (and Why Writers Hate Them!)
by Erin Brown
True Genius
by
Jennifer Paros
Scratching – The Secret to Vivid Writing
by James Thayer
Who, Whom, Which, and That - September 2009
by Cherie Tucker
The Process
by Bill Kenower
Celtx Screenplay Editing System
by
J. Malcolm Manness
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Carol Cassella
Elisabeth Hyde
Catherine A. Jones
Verna Dreisbach
Adam
Schell
Jessica Morrell
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October 2009 Issue: |
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
First Time Writers: Why They Rock!
by Erin Brown
Making a Mess
by
Jennifer Paros
Chop Off Whatever You Don’t Need
by James Thayer
Another of the Pesky Commas - October 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Your Choices Reveal Your Characters
by Jason Black
It’s Only Right: Writing about Social Responsibility for Children
by Christine Venzon
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Richard Bach
David Ellis
Sue Monk & Ann Kidd Taylor
Erica Bauermeister
Julia
Cameron
Grant
Blackwood
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November 2009 Issue: |
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Articles:
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Self-Publishing: Yes or No?
by Erin Brown
Giving Ourselves a Chance
by
Jennifer Paros
Really, Really, Really Good Advice: The Modifier Syndrome
by James Thayer
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo - November 2009
by Cherie Tucker
How To Make Readers Root for your Characters
by Jason Black
Location Matters
by R.A. Riekki
Warrior Writer:
Creating a New Generation of Authors
for the Future of Publishing
by Bob Mayer
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Jane Smiley
Diana Gabaldon
Tracy Kidder
James Dashner
Mike
Kelley
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December 2009 Issue: |
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Articles:
Engage Your Speaking Brain to Write Better Dialogue
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
I Wrote a Book! Who Cares?
- December 2009
by Erin Brown
Laryngitis of the Page
by
Rebbie Macintyre
By Choice: The Best Resolution of All
New!
by Jennifer Paros
Your Story Template
by James Thayer
To Be Con- -
December 2009
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Richard Paul Evans
Jennie Shortridge
Mary Guterson
Rachel Caine
Harry Connolly
Steven Savile
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January 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
Escape Your Speaking Brain to Write Better Dialogue
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Top Ten 2010 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers - January 2010
by Erin Brown
Those Peski Details
by Adam Nichols
By Choice: The Best Resolution of All
by Jennifer Paros
The Sidekick: Better than Ten Thousand Relatives
by James Thayer
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Timothy Egan
Robin Hobb
James Bach
Joanna Stempfel-Volpe
Donald Bain
Richard Doetsch |
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February 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
Your Story Needs a Hook, but Your Characters Are the Bait
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
What's My Genre, Anyway? - February 2010
by Erin Brown
The Shift
by Bill Kenower
Oh, Let Go
by Jennifer Paros
That’s So Yesterday:
The Perils of Backstory
by James Thayer
It's Not OK -
February 2010
by Cherie Tucker
To Teach or Not to Teach
by Laura Yeager
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Amy Berkower
Peter Brown
Jasper Fforde
Annika Glac
Randy Susan Meyers
Daniel Pink
Sir Ken Robinson
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April 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
Bad Habits Make Good Character Growth
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Voice—Yours and Theirs
- April 2010
by
Erin Brown
Today I Am an Underachiever
by Diane Hammond
Writing into a Tree
by Jennifer Paros
Hannibal, Nurse Ratched,
the Shark?
by James Thayer
The Numbers Game -
April 2010
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Kami Garcia (and Margaret Stohl)
Donald Maas
David Rosenfelt
Marcia Semple
Patricia Sprinkle
Rebecca Stead
Margaret Stohl
(and Kami Garcia)
Mark Terry
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May 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
How Your Novel's Point of View Affects Your Characters
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Top Ten Publishing Myths - May 2010
by Erin Brown
Giving Up
by Jennifer Paros
Making Yellow More Yellow:
The Power of Contrast
by James Thayer
Italics or Quotations Marks? -
May 2010
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Yann Martel
Martha Grimes
Deb Caletti
Sue Miller
Nathaniel Philbrick |
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June 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
Self-Editing:
A Cheat Sheet
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
Self-Editing: A Cheat Sheet - June 2010
by Erin Brown
Want Not
by Laura Munson
The Pre-Made Decision
by Jennifer Paros
Fending Off Filters:
A Key to Vivid Writing
by James Thayer
The Numbers Game
- June 2010
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Henry Winkler
Gary Zukav
Roddy Doyle
Louis Sachar
Tish Cohen
Laura Munson
Thomas Greanias |
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July 2010 Issue: |
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Articles:
Why Backstory Makes for Boring Characters
by Jason Black
Dispatches From The
Publishing Front
The Cost of Writing - July 2010
by Erin Brown
Why I Review
by Joan Frank
Electronic Cocktail Napkins:
Organizing Story Ideas with Liquid Story Binder
by Brian Mercer
Babies, Butterflies, and Books
by Jennifer Paros
The Essential Equation: P = T2
Plot Equals Trouble Squared
by James Thayer
Dashes or
Parentheses -
July 2010
by Cherie Tucker
Book Reviews:
Fiction
Non-fiction |
Interviews:
Colson Whitehead
Jacqueline Carey
Brando Skyhorse
Christopher Farnsworth
Laura Rennert
Gregg Hurwitz
Jessica Maxwell
Frank Delaney
Joshua Graham
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