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Creative Nonfiction Tips: Balancing Truth with Artistic Structure New!

Have you ever sat down to write about your life, only to find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer messiness of it? Real life doesn’t come pre-packaged with neat beginnings, middles, and ends. Yet, as creative nonfiction writers, our job is to transform that chaos into...

A Passion to Write and the Perseverance to Make It Happen New!

I was hooked from the first time I set pencil to paper. Once I learned enough words to construct a sentence, I was writing. Why writing? As the youngest of a large family full of storytellers, it was always difficult to get a word in...

Weaving Real Life Stories Into Fiction New!

My grandmother never talked about her daughter and her tragic death at the age of 24. My mother never mentioned her sister. I only knew about her because, apparently, I looked like her, and I was often called Jo after Aunt Josephine, instead of my...

Finding Your Voice: How Perspective and Description Bring Creative Nonfiction to Life New!

I was overwhelmed when I started writing creative nonfiction, the idea of “voice” overwhelmed me. People would tell me, “Find your voice,” and I’d nod along like I knew what they meant. But deep down, I wondered: How do you find something so intangible? And...

How to Craft a Strong Narrative in Creative Nonfiction New!

When I first started writing creative nonfiction, I struggled with structure. I had a torrent of ideas, scenes, and emotions swirling in my mind, but when I tried to lay them out on paper, they felt scattered—like puzzle pieces that just wouldn’t fit together. I...

How Old Should Your Protagonist Be? New!

When I wrote my “Piccadilly Street” series (“Mrs. Murray’s Ghost” and so on), my publisher wanted it to be a Young Adult novel. I had written my main character for Middle-Grade readers. She raised the protagonist’s age, but it still reads like a Middle-Grade novel....

The Core Elements of Creative Nonfiction: Facts, Themes, and Emotions New!

I remember the first time I tried writing a piece of creative nonfiction. I thought I had all the essentials—an interesting event, vivid descriptions, and a bit of humor. But when I read it back, it felt... hollow. Something was missing. It wasn’t until I...

Bizarro Fiction: Literature’s Wild Frontier New!

Somewhere out on the furthest fringes of weird, but just before entering pure chaos, sits a niche literary genre that has spent the past few years gaining serious traction. It's not called Bizarro fiction for nothing. This is the space where the bizarre isn’t simply...

What is Creative Nonfiction? A Beginner’s Guide to the Art of True Stories New!

When I first heard the term "creative nonfiction," I thought it was an oxymoron. How could nonfiction—by its very nature factual—be creative? But the moment I started exploring it, I realized it’s the perfect union of truth and artistry. It’s about taking real-life events, ideas,...

How Authors Can Use AI Agents to Write Award-Winning Books Without Losing Their Voice New!

As a writer who has embraced the world of AI tools, I understand the skepticism surrounding their use. Many writers, especially those specializing in historical fiction, nonfiction (self-help), fiction, and children’s books, feel uneasy about the idea. Some believe that leaning on AI is a...