nonfiction Archives

Sounds like a plan: Creating a business strategy for your book

When authors are self-published, taking a strong business approach can help them achieve success. Read More “Sounds like a plan: Creating a business strategy for your book”

Last writes

If you’re the family scribe, chances are you’ll be asked to produce (and deliver) a eulogy. Are you ready to speak of the dead? Read More “Last writes”

As Bahadur, a journalist, set out to discover the lost story of her ancestry, she realized her great-grandmother’s narrative was not unique; it was “emblematic.” Read More “Gaiutra Bahadur: How I Write”

Alissa Quart interview: Full quart press

Poet and journalist Alissa Quart combines her skills for a sprawling examination of the outsider class.
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Jesmyn Ward: Structure and Memoir

Ward found out the hard way that writing memoir is a very different experience from creating fiction, and that it is something she’ll never attempt again. Memoirists and novelists alike will find something of value in Ward’s thoughts on her latest work. Read More “Jesmyn Ward: Structure and Memoir”

Be Advised: Writing Tips From Editors

From the classroom to the newsroom, good advice can last a lifetime. Read More “Be Advised: Writing Tips From Editors”

Nancy K. Miller: How I Write

“I wanted to smoke in a left Bank café,” Miller says. “I wanted to be sophisticated and daring, nothing like my nice-Jewish-girl self and her nice Jewish parents from whom I longed to escape.” What she found in Paris, however, was a deeper connection to her parents – and a sense that liberté may lie elsewhere. Read More “Nancy K. Miller: How I Write”