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Writing Habits and Practices How Travel Makes Me a Better Writer

Bestselling author Madeline Martin shares why (and how) travel makes her a better writer, especially for writing historical fiction.

Madeline Martin

Writing Techniques My Research Journey for My Novel Susan McGuirk

Writing Techniques Writing About Places When You Don’t Live There Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Writing Habits and Practices On Writing My Faust Novel Emily Nemens

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

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

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

Find a Fiction Agent Coming Home Again: Moving Back to Michigan During the Pandemic (and Landing an Agent)Lindsay MacMillan

Writing Habits and Practices The Road Trip as Research and Inspiration for Your Writing Nikki Erlick

Children's Going Back in Time to Write a Middle-Grade Novel Donna Galanti

Get Published The Journey of My Debut Novel Tara Dorabji

Be Inspired A Conversation With Abbott Kahler on How to Write Narrative Nonfiction (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Write Better Fiction I Lived in Castles to Bring My New Novel to Life Amanda Eyre Ward

Write Better Nonfiction How You Can Write Like a Historian Without Getting a PhD David Hamilton Golland

Writing Habits and Practices 12 Dos and Don’ts of Research Travel for Writing Aimie K. Runyan

Write Better Fiction Isabella Maldonado: On the Importance of Improving Your Skills as a Writer Robert Lee Brewer

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