COVER STORY
Step by Step: Create great suspense: Hallie Ephron on hooking your readers at the start
HALLIE EPHRON
Step by Step: When it pays tell, not show
BHARTI KIRCHNER
Step by Step: MIsdirection: a valuable tool
MICHAEL KURLAND
Archive: Patricia Cornwell on how to create a strong voice
PATRICIA CORNWELL
Joseph Finder on the art of suspense
JEFF AYERS
10 wise thoughts on character
MEG CHITTENDEN
Playing with time in the memoir
KAREN PROPP
Sparks of thought
LINDA BATT
The ABC''s of screenwriting
DAVID KOHNER ZUCKERMAN
Writing op-eds for pay and pleasure
LARRY ATKINS
The Writer, 2007, March