When you get vague in your manuscript, the reader wonders, âWhat am I not getting here?â She reads and rereads your story and ends up frustrated and does not quite âget it.â The reader may well give upâon reading the memoir or on you Here are a few ideas as to why vagueness may happen and some solutions for creating…
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What is Write Nonfiction in November â a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 85 days to prepare for a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November. Are you busy writing nonfiction these days? If so, we want to hear from you! Letâs get some momentum going for Nina Amirâs uber-clever alternative to NaNoWriMo. Kudos to those who love…
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This post is a blogged draft excerpt from The Author Training Manual (Writer’s Digest Books, March 2014). Read the previous blogged excerpt, here. If you take the time to brainstorm spin-offs, additional books ideas related to the one you want to write now, youâll be amazed what you think of. Youâll soon discover you are not a one-book author. And…
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What is Write Nonfiction in November â a.k.a. NaNonFiWriMo? As of today, nonfiction writers have 87 days to prepare for a month-long marathon of writing nonfiction in November. As a recap, NaNonFiWriMo is: Like a marathon because writers are encouraged to write a lot, write every day, and write a complete nonfiction work during the month of November, The nonfiction…
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There are a ton of new things going on here at Write Nonfiction in November. Please bear with me as todayâs blog post is longer than usual and chock full of new things to inspire you. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Â Â Â Â ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Â Â Â Â ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Â Â Â Â ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Â Â Â Â …
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