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3 Reasons to Reveal Real Secrets (Or Their Emotional Residue) in Your Fiction

Author J.E. Thomas shares three reasons to reveal real secrets (or at least their emotional truths) in your fiction.

When Pantsing Pays Off for Writers Chris Saunders

Why I Wrote Fiction Instead of Memoir—Even Though Much of It Is True Andres Schabelman

Why I Choose to Self-Publish My Writing Norah Woodsey

Finding Freedom in Fiction Writing Jean Trounstine

The Power of Proximity: On Using Personal Experience to Write Fiction Amanda DuBois

How to Turn Real-Life Events Into Compelling Fiction Susan Azim Boyer

4 Rules on How to Write the Conflict Between Loyalty and Self-Interest in Fiction Kelly Loy Gilbert

Misdirection Is the Secret Sauce of Plot Twists and Surprise Endings Robert McCaw

Fiction Gives Me Hope Nandita Dinesh

The Story of a Heel: Notes on Memoir and Fiction Joel Agee

3 Things I Learned About Writing From Reading L.A. Weather by María Amparo Escandón Amy Jones

5 Ways to Seize the Moment With Sensory Detail in Action Scenes Helen Hardt

Samantha Mabry: Author Spotlight Amy Jones

Author Spotlight: Maisy Card Amy Jones

Author Spotlight: Afia Atakora Amy Jones

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