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Biographies 4 Tips for Researching Historical Biographies

Independent historian Judith Lissauer Cromwell shares her top tips for researching historical biographies.

Judith Lissauer Cromwell

Biographies Nora Princiotti: Nail Your Elevator Pitch Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction On Writing Artist Biographies C.J. Cook

Writing Quotes One Piece of Advice From 35 Nonfiction Authors in 2024 Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction Why Write Your Family’s Story Teresa Wong

Write Better Nonfiction Researching and Writing a Family History Linda Ambrus Broenniman

Write Better Nonfiction Zipora Klein Jakob: On Ordinary People in Times of War Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction Leah Redmond Chang: Breathing Life Into the History of Misunderstood and Forgotten Queens Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction Santi Elijah Holley: On Writing About Black Liberation Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction How I Researched My Biography of Her Majesty the Queen Matthew Dennison

Writing Techniques How to Write a Biography of a World Leader Supriya Vani

Writing Techniques Through Another’s Eyes: An Auschwitz Survivor Inspires His Biographer Joshua M. Greene

Write Better Nonfiction Joshua M. Greene: On Balancing Poetry and Conciseness in Biographies Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction Johanna Garton: The Intersection of Mountaineering and Crossed Paths and Lives Robert Lee Brewer

There Are No Rules Blog by the Editors of Writer's Digest The Road Already Taken Barry Sparks

Write Better Nonfiction Go There: Lessons In Writing From Dear Old Dad Adrienne Crezo

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