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Articles in November, 2003 issue of Writing!

• In appreciation of heroes contest: the deadline for this years Writing! contest is January 6!(Contest Reminder)
• The comic book project: words and drawings against smoking: more than 50 New York City students made a statement against tobacco use--while learning how to write and design a comic book!(Focus)
  by Davidson, Bonny
• Why I wrote Persepolis: a graphical novel memoir: writer Marjane Satrapi faced the challenges of life in post-revolutionary Iran. She used the graphic novel format to tell her unique story.(Reading-Writing Link)
  by Satrapi, Marjane
• Dialogue in strips & scripts: from Moby Dick to "Crime in the Gym": in this Writer's Portfolio, you'll turn dialogue from a graphic novel into a script. Then you'll turn dialogue from a script into speech for a graphic novel.(Writer's Portfo
  by Davis, Kate
• The Hobbit: different ways to tell: here's how a graphic novel version translates a classic fantasy into a different format.(Author's Craft)
  by Eftekhar, Judy
• "Just trusting my instincts": a conversation with David Klass.(Special Feature)(Interview)
  by Gallo, Don
• How to do it, how to get there: writing directions: there's an art to writing effective directions. It's not as easy as it looks.(Power Of Words)
  by Orr, Tamra
• Preventing problems with plurals: plurals can be confusing, but writing them correctly is worth the effort!(Troubleshooters)
  by Jenkins, Diana R.
• Cleaning out the poetry file: here are six outstanding poems sent in by readers. They seemed to the editors to form three pairs--read on.(Student Writing)(Poem)
• Starting off strong: student Mithu Mahes asks how to start a story. Janus Adams, Emmy-winning broadcast journalist and author of three books on African-American history, reflects on her struggles with this challenging issue.(Write In)(Brief Article)
  by Adams, Janus