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Writing Habits and Practices The Struggle of Getting There: On Writing Novels and Conserving Paintings

Author Charlene Wang shares how a trip to Florence, Italy, helped her capture the spirit of painting conservation in her novel.

Write Better Nonfiction In Defense of Research for Writing Andrea Curtis

Writing Techniques The Myth of Lightning: Or, How My “Morbid Curiosity” Led to My Most Recent Novel Karen White

Writing Habits and Practices How a First Century Saint Inspired Me to Save Myself and Share My Voice Meggan Watterson

Historical The Way We Were Jeff Somers

Writing Habits and Practices “See” Your Story Take Shape With Visual Notetaking Liz Massey

Write Better Nonfiction What Is Undercover Journalism (and Why Is It Usually Discouraged)?Alison Hill

Write Better Fiction When Research Leads the Story Samantha Greene Woodruff

Writing Habits and Practices How My Writer’s Library Helps My Writing and Research Evette Davis

Write Better Fiction Angélica Lopes: On the Importance of Research in Historical Fiction Robert Lee Brewer

Resources How to Research Your Novel like a Reporter The Editors of Writer's Digest

Writing Techniques Handcuffed and Stun-Gunned: How Far Would You Go for Writing Research?April Henry

Writing Habits and Practices Researching Your Fiction Like a Reporter Christopher Stollar

Write Better Nonfiction Handling Primary and Secondary Sources as a Journalist Alison Hill

Write Better Fiction Christy Lefteri: On Using Research to Help Storytelling Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction The 5 Questions You Should Ask During (Almost) Every Interview Don Vaughan

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