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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Specialize?
Chapter 2: Getting Started: What You Need to Specialize
Chapter 3: Tricks of the Trade: Queries & Research Techniques
Chapter 4: A Case Study: An Article from Start to Finish
Chapter 5: An Apple A Day: Writing About Health
Chapter 6: Bananas to Blintzes: Writing About Diet, Nutrition & Food
Chapter 7: Show Me the Money: Writing About Business & Finance
Chapter 8: Calling All Web-Heads: Writing About Technology
Chapter 9: The Mommy (or Daddy) Track: Writing About Parenting
Chapter 10: Taking a Trip: Writing About Travel
Chapter 11: Get Off the Couch: Writing About Fitness & Sports
Chapter 12: Warm Your Heart: Writing Essays & Personal Pieces
Chapter 13: No Place Like It: Writing About Home & Garden
Chapter 14: Nothing but the Truth: Writing Profiles & True-Life Features
Afterword: Broaden Your Horizons
Appendix: More Resources for Writers
Index
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