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How Living Out of a Van Inspired My Writing and Life

Author Kathryn Nolan details how moving into a van with her husband helped inspire her writing, writing habits, and ultimately her life.

Kathryn Nolan
The Soundtrack of a Story: How Music Shaped My NovelJane L. Rosen
The Page or The Stage: The Differences in Writing Novels vs. ScriptsLeslie Liautaud
Why *Exactly* the Second Novel Is So Impossible to WriteJessie Rosen
Why I Wrote Fiction Instead of Memoir—Even Though Much of It Is TrueAndres Schabelman
How Journalism Helps Me Write Fiction (and Vice Versa)Bryan Gruley
2 Things Writers Should Know About the Future of the NovelSimon Okotie
Making Use of Storystarter Scenes in FictionAndrew Welsh-Huggins
On Writing and Research—for Books and ScreenplaysJohn Sayles
Comics vs. Prose: The Novelization of a Comic Book CharacterFred Van Lente
The Siren Song of Memory: Avoiding Sentimentality in Fiction When Using Material From Our PastLucian Childs
Symbolic Drive: Using Allegory in FictionErika Swyler
Turning Memoir Into Fiction: A RecipeSusen Edwards
Sprinting Across Alligators: How to Use Vignettes as Stepping Stones to Build a NovelC.H. Hooks
Build Your Novel Scene by SceneThe Editors of Writer's Digest
The Author as Gardener: 7 Novel-Writing (and Gardening) SuggestionsSarah Lariviere

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