Advice for memoirists: No one wants to hear your whole life story
No one wants to hear your whole life story. Just because your life started in childhood doesn’t mean your memoir should.
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Narrative writing as sausage-making
You can incorporate real-life fact into your fiction – as long as the reader never sees your hand in the game.
Beyond the backdrop: Mastering setting in fiction
Fully developing the setting of your work can lead to richer characters and deeper plotlines.