Turning Trauma Into Purpose: How I Turned a Traumatic Brain Injury Into a Writing Mission

Author John R. Miles shares how a game of tag changed his life and led him on a path to turn a traumatic brain injury into a writing mission.

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Writing About People From Different Cultures

Author Manish Chauhan shares four pieces of advice for writing about people from different cultures that honor the characters and story.

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Writing About People From Different Cultures

Author Manish Chauhan shares four pieces of advice for writing about people from different cultures that honor the characters and story.
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Writing About People From Different Cultures

Author Manish Chauhan shares four pieces of advice for writing about people from different cultures that honor the characters and story.

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Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories

Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.

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Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories

Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.
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Writing From Traditional Chickasaw Stories

Author G. M. DiDesidero discusses the importance of writing traditional Chickasaw stories in a way that is respectful to earlier works.

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Lighting the Dark South: Reclaiming Representation in Southern Gothic

Neurodivergent author Todd Brown shares some of this strategies and reasoning for increasing representation in Southern Gothic fiction.

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Capturing the Full Spectrum of Experiences—Book by Book and Story by Story

Author Deena ElGenaidi shares her lifelong love of reading and the importance of sharing stories for the full spectrum of human experience.

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An Opinionated Guide to Writing British Characters (When You're Not British Yourself)

Author Sarah Chamberlain reveals her very opinionated guide to writing British characters when you're not British yourself.

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How (and Why) to Create Diverse Characters

Author Jude Berman discusses the importance of writing diverse characters to reflect a more diverse world (and how to do it with care).

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Dads Need Role Models Too

Author Andrew Weiner shares his experiences of becoming a dad and makes an argument for better dad representation in children’s fiction.

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