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Writing Techniques When Facts Aren’t Enough: Finding Truth Between Fiction and Reality

Award-winning journalist and bestselling novelist Bob Reiss breaks down the differences between storytelling in fiction and nonfiction.

Marketing 5 Methods for Interviewing Subject Matter Experts for Copywriting Projects Robert W. Bly

Historical The Power of Presence—Walking the Roads Traveled by Your Historical Characters Kelly Scarborough

Write Better Nonfiction In Defense of Research for Writing Andrea Curtis

Interviews/Journalism How to Write About Unfamiliar Topics With Authority!Chris Saunders

Mystery/Thriller A Conversation With Janelle Brown on Writing and Historical Mystery/Thrillers (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Mystery/Thriller How I Handle In-Person Research as a Thriller Writer Elise Hart Kipness

Historical The Way We Were Jeff Somers

Character The Character Next Door: How to Tap Into Relationships and Communities to Create Realistic Characters Eric Rickstad

Business of Writing Favors to Do for Your Future Author Self Kelli Estes

Mystery/Thriller 10 Steps to Maximize Research for Mystery Novelists Wendy Gee

Character The Specificity of Details: Creating a Fully Realized Character in a Work of Historical Fiction Danielle Teller

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

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

Write Better Fiction 5 Ways to Avoid Common Research Pitfalls in Historical Fiction Katya Apekina

Writing Techniques Truths & Categories: How to Research and Represent Truth in Fiction J. Lee

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