Personal Essays - Write Nonfiction NOW!

Seven Tips for Writing the Deep Core Story Only You Can Tell

September 7, 2012 By Nina Amir 7 Comments

Today’s guest post is written by blogger and memoir writer Kathleen Pooler. “Say what you have to say, not what…
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Are Your Life Experiences Stories Worth Telling?

May 9, 2012 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

Every day we tell stories. Sometimes we tell the same stories over and over again–to our friends, people we meet…
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Using Your Life Issues as an Article Idea File

February 10, 2012 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

Some of the best articles I’ve written came out of the issues I faced in my life. Not only that,…
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How to Turn Current Life Issues Into Writing Topics

May 20, 2011 By Nina Amir Leave a Comment

I’ve often found that the the current life issues with which I’m struggling make the best topics for personal essays,…
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How to Write About Negative Life Experiences

July 30, 2010 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

When writing about life experiences, it’s important not to let so-called negative life story scare us or our readers off….
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How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in an Essay

July 12, 2010 By Nina Amir 2 Comments

Last week I wrote two posts related to memoir, 10 Ways to Use Life Story in Nonfiction Writing and How…
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10 Ways to Use Your Life Story in Nonfiction Writing

July 8, 2010 By Nina Amir 6 Comments

This evening I’m participating in a round table discussion on a teleseminar offered by the National Association of Memoir Writers….
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Nina Amir, the Inspiration to Creation Coach, inspires writers and bloggers to create published products and careers as authors. Additionally, she helps her clients and readers achieve their potential, fulfill their purpose and make a positive and meaningful difference with their words. She is the author of How to Blog a Book, The Author Training Manual, and Creative Visualization for Writers, all published by Writer’s Digest Books. As a hybrid author, she also has published 17 books independently. She is a nonfiction book editor and doctor, proposal consultant, and an Author Coach and Trainer as well as a Book and Blog Coach. Some of her clients have sold 320,000+ copies of their books and been published by major publishing houses. Nina also is an award winning blogger and journalist, international speaker and founder of National Nonfiction Writing Month, also known as the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, and the Nonfiction Writers’ University. Also a Certified High Performance Coach, Nina strives to help creative people Achieve More Inspired Results personally and professionally.