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5 Tips for Incorporating Sensitive Family Material Into a Memoir
Memoir

5 Tips for Incorporating Sensitive Family Material Into a Memoir

By Elisa Bernick
5 Insights on Writing About Challenging Topics With Children in Age-Friendly Ways (and Why It’s Important To Do So)
Children's

5 Insights on Writing About Challenging Topics With Children in Age-Friendly Ways (and Why It’s Important To Do So)

By Patty Mechael
Courageous Discomfort: Thoughts on How To Have Important Conversations About Race and Racism for Writers, Readers, and Other Human Beings
Writing Habits and Practices

Courageous Discomfort: Thoughts on How To Have Important Conversations About Race and Racism for Writers, Readers, and Other Human Beings

By Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman
How To Write More Compelling Dialogue in Fiction
Dialogue

How To Write More Compelling Dialogue in Fiction

By Matthew Farrell
Advice on Writing Characters From a Psychologist
Character

Advice on Writing Characters From a Psychologist

By Rebecca Alexander
4 Questions To Ask When Writing Romantic Scenes
Romance

4 Questions To Ask When Writing Romantic Scenes

By M.M. Crane
5 Tips for Forming Your Own Distinct Voice (and Why That’s Important)
Writing Habits and Practices

5 Tips for Forming Your Own Distinct Voice (and Why That’s Important)

By Ronald Kelly
5 Tips on How To Write Fast—And Well!
Writing Habits and Practices

5 Tips on How To Write Fast—And Well!

By Kate Hewitt
Using Beats To Improve Dialogue and Action in Scenes
Dialogue

Using Beats To Improve Dialogue and Action in Scenes

By Audrey Wick
How You Know When the Time Is Right To Write a Memoir
Memoir

How You Know When the Time Is Right To Write a Memoir

By Peter Quinn
How One Photograph Inspired a Novel
Writing Habits and Practices

How One Photograph Inspired a Novel

By Lola Jaye
How To Find and Write the Soul of a Place
Memoir

How To Find and Write the Soul of a Place

By Annette Libeskind Berkovits
Writing the Uncomfortable: On Digging Into Transgressive Fiction
The Writer's Life

Writing the Uncomfortable: On Digging Into Transgressive Fiction

By Mark Stevens
Writing Better Banter: 4 Tips for Making Your Readers Laugh Out Loud
Romance

Writing Better Banter: 4 Tips for Making Your Readers Laugh Out Loud

By Kerry Rea
How To Find an Irresistible Idea for Your Science Fiction Novel
Science Fiction/Fantasy

How To Find an Irresistible Idea for Your Science Fiction Novel

By A.G. Riddle
5 Secrets for Mining the Stories in Your Own Home To Inspire Compelling Historical Fiction
Historical

5 Secrets for Mining the Stories in Your Own Home To Inspire Compelling Historical Fiction

By Yvette Manessis Corporon
Lisa Nikolidakis: On Writing Emotionally Difficult Material
Interviews

Lisa Nikolidakis: On Writing Emotionally Difficult Material

By Robert Lee Brewer
Mandanna, 9:1
Romance

5 Tips for Mixing Magic and Romance in a Novel

By Sangu Mandanna
The People-Watcher’s Guide to Writing
Writing Habits and Practices

The People-Watcher’s Guide to Writing

By Freya Sampson
Top 10 Tips for Writing Nonfiction Humor
Humor in Nonfiction

Top 10 Tips for Writing Nonfiction Humor

By Bob Eckstein
10 Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Piece of Journalism
Interviews/Journalism

10 Dos and Don’ts of Writing a Piece of Journalism

By Alison Hill
8 Steps To Prepare for Podcasts and Radio Interviews To Promote Your Forthcoming Book
Build My Platform

8 Steps To Prepare for Podcasts and Radio Interviews To Promote Your Forthcoming Book

By Aileen Weintraub
5 Tips for Writing a Contemporary Western Romance
Romance Writing

5 Tips for Writing a Contemporary Western Romance

By Dylann Crush
Angela Marsons: On Shocking Readers With a Surprise New Book
Interviews

Angela Marsons: On Shocking Readers With a Surprise New Book

By Robert Lee Brewer