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Column: Ramblings on the Writing Life

Fiction Writing - General
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Column: Crafting Fabulous Fiction

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Articles in Translation

Begin at the Beginning...

What Is a Writer? - Moira Allen

A Beginner's Guide to Writing Terminology - Dawn Copeman

How to Read 'How To Write' Books, by Sean McLachlan

How to Sit Down and Write an Article - Dawn Copeman

Learning the Craft - Dawn Copeman

Self-Belief: The Vital Ingredient - Dawn Copeman

Should You Write for Free? - Moira Allen

When Procrastination is a Good Thing - Barbara Florio Graham

Choosing a Career Path

Should You Specialize or Generalize? - Moira Allen

Take Your Specialty for a Spin - Moira Allen

What Kind of Writer Do You Want to Be? - Terje Johansen

Setting Writing Goals

Planning Your Writing Career - Dawn Copeman

Setting Effective Writing Goals - Moira Allen

Goals Are Worthless If... - Brian Jud

Finding Ideas

Five Unusual Places to Look for Article Ideas - Chryselle D'Silva Dias

Where Oh Where Are All the Good Article Ideas? - Patricia Fry

Should You Quit Your Day Job?

Balancing Act: Ten Reasons to Keep Your Day Job - Denene Brox

Making the Leap from a "Real Job" to Freelancing - Kathy Sena

To Plunge or Not to Plunge? - Moira Allen

Fifty Tips on Taking the Plunge - Moira Allen

Ready to Quit Your Day Job? - Hasmita Chander

To Job or Not To Job: A Writer's Question - Antonio Graceffo

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Moving On...

For more information on getting started, visit these helpful sections:

Classes, Critiques, Conferences & Networking

Build your writing skills through classes, critique groups, and other opportunities; find out how to network for more help and information.

Queries, Submissions and Market Research

When to query instead of submitting a complete article; how to craft a query; crafting e-mail queries; formatting submissions; locating market information and choosing appropriate markets.

Honing Your Craft

Tips on building your article or story; editing and polishing your work; structural issues that can make or break a sale; grammar tips.

Research & Interviews

Good research and effective interviews can make the difference between a sale and a rejection; find out how to locate experts, get the right interviews, and gather information.

Rights & Copyright

What every writer needs to understand about print rights, electronic rights, copyright, and whether publishers will "steal" your work.

The Business of Writing

Your job doesn't end when the article goes out the door; find out what you need to know about tracking income and expenses; handling contracts and payments; taxes; and tracking submissions.

The Writing Life

Learn how to cope with rejection and the many other frustrations of the writing life; plus, tips on healthy writing habits; how to jump-start the creative process; how to write when you're not in the mood.

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