Of all the different types of nonfiction books, memoir, or life story, seems to take writers the longest to write. Delving into experiences and memories from long ago and making them into a coherent and interesting story–one that reads like a novel and adds value to a reader’s life–isn’t easy. And many write their memoirs while exploring and healing their…
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Some writers pore over their books for years. Other knock them out in months. Still others churn out a complete manuscript in weeks. The reason for this can come down to writing style or ability–maybe you simply have the ability to write quickly–or to the format of the book they choose to write. Today, Rochelle Melander, author of Write-A-Thon and…
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Many WNFIN participants write a nonfiction book in a month–one reason I’ve chosen this year to also call this event National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo). So many nonfiction books get written in November in addition to articles, essays, book proposals, and more. To accomplish the task of completing a book in 30 days, however, it’s important to start your book…
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The WNFIN challenge focuses on finishing a nonfiction project in 30 days. A deadline like this often means you have to write fast. As a magazine journalist and a blogger with five blogs, I know all about writing fast to meet deadlines. However, it’s not enough to write fast; you also have to write well. It’s easy to write shlock…
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Welcome to 2012 National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo) and the 2012 Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge! I’m going to start WNFIN off with some cold hard facts about becoming published. I don’t care if you want to become a freelance journalist, a ghostwriter, a corporate writer, a blogger, or a book author. If you want to have your work…
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Today most people, including the writers and bloggers I know, are writing and talking about ghosts, goblins, witches, and candy. After all, it’s Halloween. They may be cavorting around in costumes and gorging on sweets. The ones who plan on taking the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge that begin tomorrow, November 1, however, are preparing. (I’ve seen their comments…
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Every year on October 31st, I feel the spirits get activated and start to move. Not the ghosts and goblins, mind you, but rather the muses of many nonfiction writers preparing themselves for a month of intense work on projects. They will start and finish a work of nonfiction in 30 days as they take the Write Nonfiction in November…
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For those of you planning to write a book during WNFIN and then pitch it during the post-WNFIN Virtual Pitch Slam, I thought you might like to know who will be judging your pitches. I’ve got a fabulous line-up of literary agents! The literary agents who will make up the panel of judges for the first ever post-WNFIN Virtual Pitch…
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I’m the type of nonfiction writer with a mission. Maybe you feel the same way. I don’t simply write for my own sake. I write to fulfill my mission: to author change. I want to help my readers create change on some level. No matter the topic I choose to write about–writing and publishing, human potential, practical spirituality, dance, or…
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