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Academics or experts writing for a broader audience than peers should consider framing complex facts through a personal lens.

There will absolutely be tape lines to adjust and plot questions to answer along the way, so don’t let the prep prevent messy progress.

Memoir can benefit from starting at the moment that change became inevitable, then explaining what came before and what followed.

Whether in life or publishing, when faced with setbacks it’s important to stay present and find joy in the small triumphs.

Worry less about creating a first sentence that will shock and awe, and more about drawing readers into the story one link of the chain at a time.

What does an average person like me have to say? If you ever find yourself thinking that way, make a list of subjects you know inside and out.

Nonfiction writers have to decide where to collect their stories and how much to rely on their personal experience.

Struggling with the plot of your current work-in-progress? Maybe one of these tried and true solutions will do the trick for you.

Next time you feel stuck, abandoning perfection and embracing bad ideas might be just the trick for breaking out of a creative slump.

It's easier to write beginnings and endings but often the middle is left sagging—not out of the lack of skill or care, but out of confusion.

Christine Larson, author of Love in the Time of Self-Publishing, talks about the genre’s struggle with diversity, and how writers earn a living.

Here are three techniques to help you write about an event when your memories of it are scattered, shattered, or gone.

Spooky season is the perfect time to write that Gothic fiction tale you've been brewing. Learn the key genre conventions and how to outline your story.

One author examines the fear that accompanies publication—that a perceived flaw in the work, or herself, could cause embarrassment and shame.

An in era of episodic adventure stories, Sense and Sensibility offered a novel with what modern readers would recognize as plot structure.

Having retired from finance to pursue an MFA, one writer offers tips on embracing a new identity, taking risks, and maximizing strengths.

With an optioned NYT bestseller under her belt, one author assumed she was on easy street—but every writing career has bumps in the road.

Here’s how highly effective people and highly ineffective writers share the same seven habits, but apply their efforts in different directions.

We all fantasize about overnight success, but building an audience—and platform—takes time, persistence, and strategy.

Creative intuition is about trusting yourself to make bold choices, even when you can’t immediately justify them.

Whether your writing partner is your spouse, best friend, or a colleague, here are some tips on setting expectations and sharing the work.

The outcome of submitting short work for publication is never in your control, but a thoughtful, realistic strategy can improve your odds.

An experienced crowdfunding author offers an overview of the current landscape and tips for how a novice can plan a successful campaign.

Interiority adds emotional context for what your characters experience. Learn when interiority is appropriate, and how much to use.

A proposal is often necessary to present your nonfiction idea to agents and publishers, but the process offers important side benefits as well.