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BOOK REVIEW: 'Legends of the Mountain State': 13 Scary Stories ... - HNN Huntingtonnews.net

BOOK REVIEW: 'Legends of the Mountain State': 13 Scary Stories ...HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - Apr 21, 2008I checked to find if the book is available on Amazon and found that it wasn't. Try Empire Books in Pullman Square, Hearthside Books in Bluefield or any ...

Viets' future with the Post uncertain; she continues to build syndication. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Elaine

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This digital document is an article from St. Louis Journalism Review, published by SJR St. Louis Journalism Review on September 1, 1996. The length of the article is 1716 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Elaine Viets was a fashion writer when she started at the St. Louis Post- Dispatch in the late 1970s.  read more »

Letters to a Young Journalist (Art of Mentoring)

cover of Letters to a Young Journalist (Art of Mentoring)author: Samuel J. Freedman
asin: 0465024556
binding: Hardcover
list price: $22.95 USD
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From one of America's most respected journalists--and a revered professor at Columbia University's School of Journalism--a lively and inspiring look at the art and craft of journalism Over the course of a thirty-year career, Samuel Freedman has excelled both at doing journalism and teaching it, and he passionately engages both of these endeavors in the pages of this book. As an author and journalist, Freedman has produced award-winning books, investigative series, opinion columns, and feature stories and has become a specialist in a wide variety of fields.  read more »

Writing Opinion for Impact

cover of Writing Opinion for Impactauthor: Conrad C. Fink
asin: 0813807514
binding: Paperback
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Good editorial writing has the potential to start a war – or avoid one. Is it any wonder event the most experienced journalists find opinion writing important and fascinating?  read more »

Small Is The New Big

cover of Small Is The New Bigauthor: Seth Godin
asin: 1598870564
binding: Audio CD
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An Audiofile Earphones Award Winner Is it better to be CEO of Craigslist or the head of UPS? Bestselling business author Seth Godin reveals why small is better (among other surprises) in this full-size dose of brilliant, provocative thinking. Big used to matter. . . and then small happened. Enron (big) got audited by Andersen (big) and failed (big). American Airlines (big) is getting creamed by Jet Blue (smaller and way faster). Today, little companies often make more money than big companies. So why are so many people still stuck on big is better?  read more »

Successful Syndication: A Guide for Writers and Cartoonists

cover of Successful Syndication: A Guide for Writers and Cartoonistsauthor: Michael Sedge
asin: 1581150512
binding: Paperback
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Chock full of insiders' information, this is the first book devoted to providing complete information about the syndication business, systematically detailing how writers and cartoonists can turn dreams of having work syndicated into reality. Tell-all text addresses every aspect of syndication: creating columns, comics, and features most likely to sell; finding a syndication agency; working with people at a syndicate-or setting up self-syndication; marketing through the Internet or direct mail; attracting international sales; pricing; and invoicing.  read more »

Your Own Words: The Bestselling Author of Word Court Explains How to Decipher Decipher the Dictionary, Master the Usage Manual,

cover of Your Own Words: The Bestselling Author of Word Court Explains How to Decipher Decipher the Dictionary, Master the Usage Manual,author: Barbara Wallraff
asin: 1582432821
binding: Hardcover
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As the author of the Word Court columns that appear in The Atlantic Monthly and in newspapers nationwide, Barbara Wallraff is one of America's most widely read writers on language. She is beloved for her wit and renowned for the depth of her knowledge. Now, in Your Own Words, Wallraff answers common and uncommon questions about English--and simultaneously explains how she does it. She reveals how you, too, can be a language expert.  read more »