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5 Excellent Tips on Writing Women's Fiction
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If you're a writer and you know Women's Fiction is for you, here are five tips for crafting a good story that any fan of women's fiction will enjoy. Read More...

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Top 5 Reasons Cruising is the Perfect Writing Vacation
z Laura Heffernan 100
Sometimes finding relaxing, inspiring time to write is difficult-OK, sometimes it's downright impossible. But one sure-fire way to cure that is to take a cruise. Here are some reasons why cruising is a great way to spend a vacation that can lead to some excellent writing results. Read More...

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Submitting Your Short Fiction and Poetry: 5 FAQs from a Magazine Editor
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For writers of short form literature, submitting your work can mean a variety of positive things. This step is a powerful signal to yourself that you take your craft seriously enough to put your work out into the world. And having your work published in a genre or literary magazine can serve to build your resume and grow your writing community. But so many writers, emerging or established, have lingering questions about the process. As editor of 2 Elizabeths, here are five of the most frequent questions I'm asked: Read More...

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New Literary Agent Alert: Alexander Field of The Bindery Agency
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Literary agent Alexander Field is open to queries! He is seeking memoir, biography, Christian spirituality, literary fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and more. Read More...
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Note Found at a Construction Site: You're a construction worker and, while in the middle of a dig to build a new building, you stumble upon a box with contents in it. There are five very specific items in it along with a note: "When you find this, call me. This is only phase one." The is a phone number so you call it. What happens next?

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Brian A. Klems is the senior online editor of Writer's Digest and author of the popular gift book Oh Boy, You're Having a Girl: A Dad's Survival Guide to Raising Daughters.
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