Writers Tricks of the Trade Issue 3, Volume 8 | Page 3

Volume 8, Issue 4
Fall 2018
Tips, Techniques and Tricks
Chats with the Experts
Industry News...and... more
Fall 2018
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3 W HO OR W HAT I NFLUENCES Y OUR W RITING S TYLE ( S )
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L IFE S TORIES BY K EITH B ETTINGER
M ERRY C HRISTMAS D EAR , Y OU ’ RE D EAD
Y OU D ON ’ T S AY —R EDUNDANCIES AND C ONTRADICTIONS
M ORGAN S T . J AMES AND M IKE D ENNIS
H OW T O D O I T F RUGALLY ~ A MPERSANDS : P RETTY I S A S P RETTY D OES
C AROLYN H OWARD -J OHNSON
T HE W AY I T W AS - O PINIONS I NSERTED I N N EWS S TORIES O NCE W ERE S TRICTLY T ABU
H AL M ORRIS , GRUMPYEDITOR . COM
S POTLIGHT I NTERVIEW
T RUE C RIME A UTHOR AND H ISTORIAN D ENNIS N. G RIFFIN
W RITERS C ONFERENCE L ISTINGS
F REE W RITERS W ORKSHOP /P RESENTATION IN L AS V EGAS O CTOBER 27
“R IPPED F ROM T HE H EADLINES ”
W RITERS T RICKS OF THE T RADE R ADIO L ISTINGS
R EVIEWS BY M ARTHA - M ARTHA A. C HEVES —R ESIDENT R EVEWER
P.S. I L OVE Y OU
P ROOFREADING —N EVER S KIP T HIS S TEP
M ORGAN S T . J AMES
T HE B IG I NDIE B OOKS OF F ALL 2018
T HE D EPARTING CEO R EMINDS U S T HAT B ARNES & N OBLE I S O F I NTEREST A ND I S A S OURCE
O F C ONCERN F OR A LL P UBLISHERS
M IKE S HATZKIN
W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE – T HE B OOK
H OW TO R EAD B ACK I SSUES OF W RITERS T RICKS OF THE T RADE