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How to Write a Book That’s Based on a True Story

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Life is filled with stranger-than-fiction moments. But how do you write a book based on a true story? How do you take those fantastical events…

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How to Start a Story: 10 Ways to Get Your Story Off to a Great Start

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Perhaps you’ve heard the old publishing proverb: The first page sells the book; the last page sells the next book. I’m convinced there’s a mammoth…

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Writing

How to Write a Novel (Without Fail): The Complete 20-Step Guide

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What if you could begin your novel without the fear of failing? What if you had a process so foolproof, you knew you would finish…

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3 Powerful Ways to Hook Your Reader With Emotion

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In college, I majored in communication, and the first thing I learned is that communication is a two-way street—it needs a sender and a receiver.…

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Literature

Staff Picks: Witches, Glitches, and Governesses

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Anne Serre. Photo: ©Sophie Bassouls/Leemage and New Directions Publishing. Anne Serre’s The Governesses (translated from the French by Mark Hutchinson) is like someone else’s feverish…

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How to Write an Underdog Story Readers Will Cheer For

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Everyone loves a good underdog story. In some ways, we can all relate to the downtrodden character who rises against insurmountable odds. And the requisite…

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How to Write Lore That Will Deepen Your Fantasy World

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We can all name a few good fantasy stories off the top of our heads—Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings come to mind. A…

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Writing

Justin Boote on Becoming a Writer Without a Degree in Writing

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Do you want to be a writer but are hesitant to try because you haven’t taken any writing classes? Wondering if you need to have…

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Literature

Staff Picks: Dictators, Deep Souls, and Doom

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Lyonel Trouillot. Photo: Georges Seguin. CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). A sense of unease pervades the Haitian writer Lyonel Trouillot’s Street of Lost Footsteps, translated from the…

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The Top 3 Things We Love About the Fall Writing Contest

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What’s the most fun you can have with writing? It starts with brilliant inspiration for a story you love. Even better if you’re surrounded by…

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