After you read Diane Speare Triant's touching 5-Minute Memoir, "The Centenarian's Secret," go deeper into history with this article detailing the other treasures her 105-year-old subject kept in his cabin over the years: http://www.wellesleywestonmagazine.com/winter07/mcnutt.htm.

In this issue’s WD Interview, Jamie Lee Curtis credits her illustrator, Laura Cornell, with helping her add the “secret sauce” that appeals to children and parents alike. Learn more about how their partnership works in our exclusive extended Q&A.

The February 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest features Porter Anderson’s in-depth article “Banking on E-Books,” which provides an overview of today’s e-book marketplace and discusses how savvy self-publishing authors can make money from their digital titles. Here, in this online-companion sidebar, Anderson delves into whether or not the kinds of free e-book giveaways that once had the power to translate into headline-making sales are still viable in 2013.