Columnists come in too many colors, shapes and sizes to say precisely what it is they all do.
Gila Queen's Guide to Markets , in which oft-published fiction author Kathy Ptacek tells how to get your stuff published. James Cook James used to write the Net Detours column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch but had to knock it off because he was to busy raking in the bucks as an illustrator and Web site developer. Steve Davidson Davidson writes a Web-related column that appears in the Salem, Oregon, Statesman Journal. David's a gerontologist whose column is syndicated throughout the United States. Kerry Diotte Kerry's a feature writer and humor columnist for the Edmonton Sun of Alberta, Canada, who also runs the Carnivore Communications, a collective of funny folks trying to wring cash from humorless newspaper editors.