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EDITOR'S DESK
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WELCOME: TIPPING THE SCALES
Before you realize it, life can get lopsided. Your inner-writer and inner-nurturer engage in heavy battle, hoping to weigh each other down. That's when you must step in, put that inner-writer to rest and focus on getting balance back in your life… MORE >>
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HOW DAY TRIPS ENRICH YOUR WRITING
You don't have to leave your inner-writer at home, take her with you! A day trip is a great way to breathe new life into your characters and setting. Come on a mini-trip with me to the Salton Sea and find out… MORE >>
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FEATURES
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DIANA ABU-JABER DISCOVERS HER TRUE IDENTITY WITH ORIGIN
Part of balancing life and writing is being able to explore new ground. Diana does this in her latest book ORIGIN, a breakthrough that delivers above and beyond her expected literary style. Those of you familiar with her award-winning novels will be delighted by her unique literary mystery… MORE >>
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DIANA GABALDON'S GREAT ESCAPE
Move over Margaret Mitchell—there's a new author on Americans' literary pedestal. Or is Diana Gabaldon and her Outlander series the… MORE >>
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CHRISTINA KATZ EPITOMIZES A BALANCED WRITER'S LIFE
Who says you have to choose between writing and family? Christina shares that you don't have to choose, if… MORE >>
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WALK THE L.A.B.Y.R.I.N.T.H. FOR BALANCE
Writers fashion well-balanced characters and whole worlds from blank pages all the time, so why do we find it so difficult to transfer this talent to ourselves and our lives? Sue Donckels navigates us down the right path and shows us how asking the right questions can… MORE >>
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COLUMNS
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20 QUESTIONS: LINDA FORMICHELLI
Magazine writer, author, speaker and teacher, Linda is a big proponent of diversifying her career and life interests. She's in the position to share some surprising insight… MORE >>
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FREELANCER'S CORNER: DEB KINCAID THOUGHTFULLY PRESENTS THE GOOD APPRENTICE
Deb offers fabulous advice to build up a clip portfolio before venturing out to bigger publications… MORE >>
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FUNDS 4 WRITERS: AVANT GARDE WRITING: TAKING YOUR MUSE TO EXOTIC RETREATS
Everyone dreams of writing in an unusual place with most people thinking that entails the town down the road or two states away at best. But have you considered Costa Rica, France, even the Azores Islands? C. Hope Clark gives you the info on exotic… MORE >>
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HOW 2 ACHIEVE A WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Beth Morrissey travels around the world and examines how other freelancers balance their writing schedules with their home lives and hobbies. Just how do we succeed in obtaining this work-life balance? Learn from these experts and follow… MORE >>
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INSPIRATION: TRACY McARDLE KNOWS ABOUT SACRIFICE
The author of Real Women Eat Beef and Confessions of Nervous Shiksa knows that balancing writing, work, and life takes more than juggling, it takes sacrifice. Tracy is a mother, advertising VP, a novelist, and brutally honest when it comes to… MORE >>
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MARKETS: HEALTH AND FITNESS MAGAZINES
If you are successfully balancing your life with writing, then you're probably an expert at eating right and/or exercising. Well, why not try your hand in writing about it? These magazines are seeking your… MORE >>
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MUST HAVES: ESSENTIALS FOR MAINTAINING
We all want a balanced life, but how do we achieve it? Lauren Baratz-Logsted writes in about her Must-Have, and we share some special finds on amazing websites… MORE >>
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REVIEW: ORIGIN, A ONE-OF-A-KIND MYSTERY NOVEL BY DIANA ABU-JABER
This unique storyteller, Diana, slips her words around your mind and heart as you read, before you know it—your living the investigation of a series of crib deaths through the most remarkable… MORE >>
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