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Historical Ink Against Silence: Crafting Family Trauma From the WWII Japanese American Camp Into Historical Fiction and Folklore

Author Autumn Krause discusses the process of crafting family trauma from a WWII internment camp into historical fiction and folklore.

Writing Techniques My Research Journey for My Novel Susan McGuirk

Personal Writing How to Manage a Family Archive Anna Mathias

Memoir I Am Her Memory: Working With Matrilineal Narratives in Memoir Barbara Caver

Historical How to Turn Your Family Folklore Into Historical Fiction Melora Fern

Memoir Keeping the Light of Family Memory in Memoir Stacy Waldman Bass

Write Better Fiction How I Turned My Family History Into a Novel Joanne Howard

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 Fiction Vanessa Lillie: On Exploring Family Heritage Through Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

The Writer's Life Thoughts on Unleashing the Ideas Inside You Anika Scott

Write Better Fiction Mirinae Lee: On Writing Literature in a Foreign Language Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction How To Turn Artifacts and Research Into a Family Memoir Cornelia Maude Spelman

writing technique How To Go Beyond Blaming Mom for Everything (Or if You Do, at Least Make It Interesting)Juliet Blackwell

Writing Techniques When Is Historical Accuracy Inaccurate?Terry Roberts

Write Better Fiction Catherine Hokin: On Following Your Story Robert Lee Brewer

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