In her recent post about How Writers Write: Lessons Learned from Monica Hesse, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) explored how writing in-depth narrative nonfiction can require immersing yourself in the story. Today, she discusses how to continue writing when immersion isn’t enough to keep the words flowing. Sometimes, even after the most immersive writing experiences, you may still reach an…
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The most significant challenge writers face is learning to write consistently. They say they want to write daily but instead do so sporadically if at all. I bet you understand—unless you are one of the few who sits down at the computer every day at the same time and knocks out a specific number of words or manuscript pages. You…
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Most nonfiction writers and authors take a haphazard approach to their careers. Doing so offers a sure-fire way to bypass success. To achieve your goals as a nonfiction writer, you need to have a big-picture vision of your career—where you are now, where you want to go, and how you will get there. But it’s not that simple. Why? The…
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Not all ideas are fit to become books. In this guest post, book editor C.K. Bush (@theladyck) offeres important distinctions that help writers determine if an idea should become a book or would be better served as a blog post or article. Before you decide to write a book, you need to determine if the topic you want to explore…
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How do writers write? That’s a common question asked by newbie (and even more seasoned) writers. A peek at someone else’s successful writing process can provide keys for developing your own. Today, professional writer Deb Hemley (@dhemley) gives us an inside look at how one narrative nonfiction writer produced her acclaimed book. “At its best, the sensation of writing is…
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