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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 | |