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The wallpaper in Cary Holladay’s writing room features a design of early maps of Virginia—décor that reflects her writing interests. Holladay is intri... More »
How do I write a query letter? What do I need to include?A query is a letter, fax or e-mail to an editor "pitching" a story idea for his or her publi... More »
Kay B. Day 2010
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Brandi Reissenweber
Q: What novels are 'must reads' for fiction writers? Ask a hundred different authors this question and you’ll get a hundred differe...
Stephanie Dickison
You: “On your last album, your theme of society’s disintegration and familial discord touched a lot of people as well as caused a lot of debate. Do yo...
Making a splash on the national news
Ron Kovach
In case you caught metro Milwaukee (The Writer's home base) on the network news last week for its giant flash flood, your waterlogged correspond... Read more »
Online book browsing
Jeff Reich
While there are many things to like about online bookstores (discounted prices, free shipping, access to countless titles), there are also certain di... Read more »
Bad directions
Ron Kovach
Just finished writing a long piece for our magazine’s November issue that is tentatively headlined “25 ways to sharpen your writing,&rdqu... Read more »
A historic shift
Jeff Reich
Online retailer Amazon announced yesterday that sales of books for Kindle, its e-reader, jumped ahead of hardcover sales in the second quarter of th... Read more »
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