With all the talk about how to build author platform and promote books on the internet, sometimes good old tried and true speaking to audiences gets forgotten. Indeed, speaking, whether in the form of talks, seminars, workshops, or classes, remains an important platform and promotion element for both aspiring and established authors. For those aspiring authors wanting to build platform,…
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Why You Shouldn’t Publish Your Manuscript Without an Editor
As a nonfiction editor, as well as a writing coach and publishing mentor, I’ve seen a lot of manuscripts come across my desk that were in dire need of help; their author’s did the right thing by spending the time and money on a professional editor prior to sending them out to agents or publishers or deciding to self-publish. I’ve…
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How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in an Essay
Last week I wrote two posts related to memoir, 10 Ways to Use Life Story in Nonfiction Writing and How to Use Life Story or Personal Experience in Articles. Today, I’d like to add to these with a post about how to use life story and personal experience in essay. For the memoirist, it makes total sense to branch off…
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How to Use Life Story and Personal Experience in Articles
Often writers want to use life stories and personal experiences in their writing. They think the only way to do so in the realm of nonfiction involves writing a memoir. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Yesterday I offered 10 ways to use life story in nonfiction writing. Today, I’d like to expand on how to do so in…
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10 Ways to Use Your Life Story in Nonfiction Writing
This evening I’m participating in a round table discussion on a teleseminar offered by the National Association of Memoir Writers. Our subject: the intersection between memoir and other types of nonfiction. That got me thinking. Lots of ways exist to use your life story in nonfiction writing besides writing straight memoir. You can use your life story as anecdotes or…
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