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| The Newspaper Feature Story | |
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| The Feature: Helen's Story | |
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| An Overview | |
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| Newspaper Feature Story Types: News and Timeless Features | |
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| Categories and Appeals | |
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| Newspaper Feature Writers: the Right Stuff | |
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| A Profile of the Pulitzer Winners | |
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| The Anatomy of a Newspaper Feature Story | |
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| "Mrs. Kelly's Monster" | |
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| By Jon Franklin of the Baltimore Evening Sun | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| The Future: Trends in Newspaper Feature Writing | |
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| The Newspaper Feature Story Idea | |
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| What Newspaper Readers Want to Read | |
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| How to Get Ideas | |
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| Focusing Ideas | |
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| Ideas That Didn't Work | |
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| Ideas That Worked | |
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| "Life on the Land: An American Farm Family" | |
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| "Life on the Land: An American Farm Family" | |
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| By John Camp of the St. Paul Pioneer Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| "Pearls Before Breakfast" | |
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| "PEARLS BEFORE BREAKFAST" | |
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| By Gene Weingarten of the Washington Post Magazine | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| The Magazine Article and Article Idea | |
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| How a Magazine Article Differs from a Newspaper Feature | |
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| Staff Writer Versus Freelancer | |
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| Three Necessary Skills for the Freelance Writer | |
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| Stalking the Elusive Article Idea | |
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| Matching Ideas to Markets | |
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| "Like Something the Lord Made" | |
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| By Katie McCabe for the Washingtonian | |
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| A National Magazine Award Winner | |
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| "Death of a Playmate" | |
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| By Teresa Carpenter for the Village Voice | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Taking the Next Step | |
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| Researching for Newspaper Feature Stories and Magazine Articles | |
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| Newspaper Reference Rooms and Computer Files | |
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| Magazine Reference Resources | |
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| Computerized Research | |
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| Using Search Engines and Directories | |
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| Writing for the Internet | |
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| On the Decline of Print Journalism | |
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| Freelancing for the Internet | |
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| Turning Research into the Finished Article | |
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| "WHERE BUSINESS TRAVELERS LIVE" | |
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| By Joe Brancatelli | |
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| "WHy we hate the airlines and lobve diet coke" | |
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| By Joe Brancatelli | |
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| Interviewing for Newspaper Feature Stories and Magazine Articles | |
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| Kinds of Interviews | |
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| Getting Ready to Interview | |
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| Who to Interview | |
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| Asking for the Interview | |
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| Persuading People Who Don't Want to Talk | |
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| When and Where to Interview | |
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| Researching the Interviewee | |
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| Conducting the Personal Interview | |
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| Making Friends | |
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| Asking Questions | |
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| Attribution Guidelines | |
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| Gathering Material | |
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| Fixing Quotes | |
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| Description | |
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| Excerpt from "The Boy Behind the Mask" | |
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| By Tom Hallman Jr. of the Oregonian | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "Crossing Over" | |
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| By J. R. Moehringer of the Los Angeles Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Closing the Session | |
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| The Interview Story | |
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| "Zepp's Last Stand" | |
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| By Madeleine Blais of the Miami Herald | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Writing the Newspaper Feature Story | |
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| Beginning the Process | |
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| Story Structure | |
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| Writing the Lead | |
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| A Dozen Lead Categories | |
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| Excerpt from "Angels and Demons" | |
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| By Tom French of the St. Petersburg Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "How Super Are Our Supercarriers?" | |
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| By Steve Twomey of the Philadelphia Inquirer | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "A Gift Abandoned: Day One���Jack-in-the-box" | |
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| By Sheryl James of the St. Petersburg Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''AIDS in the Heartland: Chapter 1'' | |
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| By Jacqui Banaszynski of the St. Paul Pioneer Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "Ashes to Dust" | |
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| By Linda Wilson of the Daily News, Longview, Washington | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "Being Black in South Africa: For Many, the Struggle Is Finding Work" | |
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| By David Zucchino of the Philadelphia Inquirer | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''toxic Shock'' | |
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| By Nan Robertson of the New York Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''A Daughter Remembers Dad as He Lived, and Died'' | |
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| By Tad Bartimus of the Associated Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Finalist | |
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| Excerpt from "Utica, Illinois" | |
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| By Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''Life on the Land: An American Farm Family'': Part | |
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| By John Camp of the St. Paul Pioneer Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''Family, Town, Grieve Three Drowned Brothers'' | |
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| By Tad Bartimus of the Associated Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Finalist | |
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| Excerpt from ''Making It Fly: Buying a Jetliner���An Act of Faith'' | |
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| By Peter Rinearson of the Seattle Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "Mrs. Kelly's Monster" | |
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| By Jon Franklin of the Baltimore Evening Sun | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "THE BUREAUCRACY: HOW DID IT GET SO BIG?" | |
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| By Saul Pett of the Associated Press | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from ''Making It Fly: the Big Gamble'' | |
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| By Peter Rinearson of the Seattle Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Excerpt from "A Father's Pain, a Judge's Duty, and a Justice Beyond Their Reach" | |
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| By Barry Siegel of the Los Angeles Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Writing the Body of the Story | |
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| Writing the End of the Story | |
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| Excerpt from "Crime Scene: Beyond the Statistics, A Druggist Confronts the Reality of Robbery" | |
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| By Angelo B. Henderson of the Wall Street Journal | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| EXCERPT FROM "THE GIRL IN THE WINDOW" | |
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| By Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| WRITING A STORY FOR THE WEB | |
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| Analyzing Two Feature Stories | |
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| "A Boy of Unusual Vision" | |
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| By Alice Steinbach of the Baltimore Sun | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| "All She Has, $150,000, Is Going to a University" | |
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| By Rick Bragg of the New York Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Writing the Specialized Feature Story | |
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| The Deadline Feature Sidebar | |
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| "Ashes to Dust" | |
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| By Linda Wilson of the Daily News, Longview, Washington | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| The Profile | |
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| "Adam & Megan: A Story of One Family's Courage" | |
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| By Dave Curtin of the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| The Feature Series | |
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| "First Born, Fast Grown: the Manful Life of Nicholas, 10" | |
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| By Isabel Wilkerson of the New York Times | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| The Specialized Feature Story and Multimedia Journalism | |
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| Excerpt from "Final Salute" | |
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| By Jim Sheeler of the Rocky Mountain News | |
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| A Pulitzer Prize Winner | |
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| Marketing and Writing the Magazine Article | |
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| Case History | |
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| The Idea | |
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| The Market | |
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| The Query Letter | |
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| The Waiting Game | |
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| Gathering the Information | |
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| Organizing the Story | |
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| Sitting Down to Write | |
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| The Aftermath | |
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| Send in the Clones | |
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| "Genome Tome" | |
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| By Priscilla Long for the American Scholar | |
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| A National Magazine Award Winner | |
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| Writing and Rewriting Like a Pro | |
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| Writers Must be Versatile | |
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| Revising Your Copy | |
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| Useful Writing Devices | |
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| Avoiding Common Mistakes | |
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| Common Writing Problems | |
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| Writing Subjectively | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D" | |
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| Game Review for PC Accelerator | |
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| "Medal of Honor: Allied Assault" | |
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| Game Review for MacAddict | |
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| Legal and Ethical Considerations for Writers | |
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| Libel | |
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| Invasion of Privacy | |
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| Copyright Law | |
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| Copyright Protection | |
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| Copyright Infringement | |
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| Ethical Guidelines | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |