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Fifty Things to Know About Writing Nonfiction Articles for Magazines by author, Donna Patton, offers a quick and easy approach to teach you the basics for writing saleable, nonfiction articles in no time. Most books on writing nonfiction articles for magazines begin with asking whether you have what it takes to become a writer. They offer quizzes or writing prompts to see if you have the aptitude for the writing life. Although there's nothing wrong with that, the simple fact that you’ve purchased this book shows you already either know how to write or believe you can. If you can write, or even just believe you can write, non-fiction magazine article writing is a skill almost anyone can master. Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts…people who already have successful careers writing non-fiction articles for magazines...you’ll soon be among that published crowd.

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