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1: Editing For Style And Tone
All editors walk a fine line with fiction manuscripts.The job is always about enhancing the author's voice and not altering it....

2: The Editor's Artistic Touch
Some people don't understand that the editor's job often takes the same kind of artistic touch that the writer uses....

3: Writing Contests Could Be Your Ticket To Publication
Entering your work into writing contests is a great way to perfect your writing, win acclaim and eventually get your work published....

4: Short Story Writing - A Viable Route To Publication For Older Writers
Many people take up writing as a hobby or as a more serious undertaking later in life - maybe even after what would be considered by many retirement age. This article looks at one way the older writer can compete with younger rivals on a level playing field....

5: The Improved Idiots Guide to Object Writing
Object writing is the writers set of bar bells to get the creative muscle exercised. Use it every morning to tone your writing powers....

6: Agents And Publishers - Who Do I Approach First?
You may well think that the choice of approaching an agent or publisher is academic before you have even finished your book but nothing is further from the truth. This short article discusses the pros and cons of agents and publishers - and which one you should go for....

7: Novel Writing: Five Secrets Of Success
Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!...

8: A Book Review of "We Are All In The Dumps" by Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak is an excellent author and his books are funny, educational, and are just plain good stories. However, some students will not want to look at the monster pictures, and they shouldn't be forced to do so. Parents have every right to ask teachers not to read Sendak if the pictures scare their children....

9: The Trouble with Real World Grammar Rules
Common wisdom dictates that if a grammatical "mistake" becomes common enough, it is no longer a mistake. Real-world usage aside, isn't it time for a bit of common sense?...

10: Short Stories Vs. Novels
There are many differences in technique and purpose between Short Stories and Novels....