Finding the perfect title for your work
Titles introduce your work to readers. Here’s how to give them the meaty role they deserve. Read More “Finding the perfect title for your work”
Nonfiction
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. Read More “Advice for memoirists: No one wants to hear your whole life story”
Our annual flash contest is here! Here are 10 tips if you’re considering entering.
Our flash contest opens on July 1 and closes on Aug. 15 – and we’re looking for both fiction AND nonfiction entries. Read More “Our annual flash contest is here! Here are 10 tips if you’re considering entering.”
Recommended reading for memoir writers
You’ll be staring at a finished first draft in no time with these expert memoirists as your teachers. Read More “Recommended reading for memoir writers”
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. Read More “Narrative writing as sausage-making”
The secret to sharpening your fuzzy prose
Finding a rock on the beach reminds one editor of the importance of specificity and how it raises the emotional stakes. Read More “The secret to sharpening your fuzzy prose”
Ten essential resources for nonfiction writers
A creative nonfiction instructor opens up her truthteller’s toolbox and shares the aids she relies on most. Read More “Ten essential resources for nonfiction writers”
Are email interviews ruining storytelling?
Here is the case for journalists to speak with their subjects, and end the practice of email interviews. Read More “Are email interviews ruining storytelling?”
Ask The Writer: What’s the difference between historical fiction and creative nonfiction?
Are historical fiction and creative nonfiction interchangeable or are there definite differences between the two? Read More “Ask The Writer: What’s the difference between historical fiction and creative nonfiction?”
Preparing to write: Research and the art of narrative nonfiction
The role of research in narrative nonfiction. Read More “Preparing to write: Research and the art of narrative nonfiction”
Featured Posts
9 manuscript mistakes only first-timers make (and how to fix them)
The first self-published book I edited was written by a longtime newspaper reporter. Seasoned and self-confident, he decided to set sources aside and pen a … Read More “9 manuscript mistakes only first-timers make (and how to fix them)”
What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?
Top authors advise how to make your fiction work improve tenfold, and provide steps to making it happen. Read More “What’s the best thing you can do to improve your writing?”
2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307
Read “The Tower Block: Apartment 1307” by Markús Már Efraím, the winning essay from our 2018 Flash Contest. Read More “2018 Flash contest winner: The Tower Block: Apartment 1307”