How a Dire Prognosis and Recovery Inspired My Novel

Author Sharon V. Agar shares the personal story of how her dire prognosis and recovery related to her lung inspired her novel.

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The Problem With Pity: 4 Rules for Writing Characters With Specific Conditions

Author Martha Conway shares her four rules for writing characters with specific conditions and explores the problem with pity.

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The Problem With Pity: 4 Rules for Writing Characters With Specific Conditions

Author Martha Conway shares her four rules for writing characters with specific conditions and explores the problem with pity.
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The Problem With Pity: 4 Rules for Writing Characters With Specific Conditions

Author Martha Conway shares her four rules for writing characters with specific conditions and explores the problem with pity.

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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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