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I don’t care what anyone else says. I love reading historical nonfiction. Holla if you’re with me! No? Historical nonfiction isn’t cool en

Next month, I’m going to be writing a 5 Myths blog post about what male writers get wrong about female characters. Then, in September, we’re

With yesterday’s Writing Challenge, we covered your ethical responsibility in writing a biography. For today’s Writing Rule though, we go fr

No bones about it, writing a biography is quite the undertaking. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You’re dealing with someone’s life an

If you struggle with writer’s block and nothing else has worked for you, listen up! This could be your big breakthrough moment. Innovative

There are so many fascinating stories to tell out there, many of which aren’t fictional. Real-life people, places, movements, ideas, inventi

Autobiography. What’s the first thought that pops into your head when you hear that regal, multisyllabic word. If you said something along

Many a person writing an autobiography can get extremely nervous about the road ahead. And it’s not just the normal writing process or pre-p

Hollywood has a tendency to exaggerate some things and completely fabricate others. It’s the nature of the business, and the results can be

Last week, we were all about memoirs: non-fiction stories about particular times in authors’ lives. This week, we’re onto the well-respected

When writing a memoir, the very act can dredge up a whole lot of soul searching in the process. How much do you want to reveal, and how much

Because memoirs are technically about just one significant point in their authors’ lives, they do pose an immediate problem. What about eve

“I’m writing my memoir” sounds like such a fancy phrase. It calls to mind worthwhile accomplishments and personal hurtles jumped and battles

Sadly, by the time I actually publish this video, I will no longer be at the beach. But shooting it is a completely different story. Shooti

What’s your young adult fiction writing poison? As a young adult fiction writer, you might want to wait to answer that before asking to oth

I’m not sure if it was the 2002 release of Gossip Girl that started the trend of turning young adult novels trashy. It might have been. The

I grew up with a Trekkie for a mother: i.e., someone who likes Star Trek: The Original Series. Scratch that, actually. Because it’s not qui

We’re officially up to one of my favorite groupings out there, right alongside fantasy and historical fiction: the young adult fiction genre

In honor of Father’s Day yesterday, let’s discuss the topic of fathers in fiction. In order to portray them correctly in our writing worlds,

I’m a big fan of the young adult fiction genre – when it’s done right. Which, judging by the last three young adult fiction books I’ve read,