Writers Digest (unofficial)May 15, 2025
How I Wrote My Book Without an Outline: Allowing for Spontaneity and Discovery in Narrative Nonfiction Writing https://www.writersdigest.com/how-i-wrote-my-book-without-an-outline-allowing-for-spontaneity-and-discovery-in-narrative-nonfiction-writing #CreativeNonfictionWriting #WriteBetterNonfiction #HistoricalNonfiction #narrativenonfiction #WorldWarIIStories #HistoricalBooks #historybooks
How I Wrote My Book Without an Outline: Allowing for Spontaneity and Discovery in Narrative Nonfiction Writing

Award-winning journalist Michelle Young shares how (and why) she prefers to write her narrative nonfiction book without an outline.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)May 3, 2025
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning a Second World War Novel https://www.writersdigest.com/a-step-by-step-guide-to-planning-a-second-world-war-novel #HowToResearchForHistoricalFiction #WriteBetterFiction #WritingTechniques #historicalfiction #WorldWarIIStories #Historical #Genre
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning a Second World War Novel

Author Susanna Bavin shares here nine-step process for planning out a second world war novel, useful for other historical novels.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Mar 31, 2025
6 Tips for Writing Wartime Cozy Crime Novels https://www.writersdigest.com/6-tips-for-writing-wartime-cozy-crime-novels #WriteBetterFiction #CozyMysterySeries #historicalfiction #WorldWarIIStories #Mystery/Thriller #CozyMysteries #Historical #Genre
6 Tips for Writing Wartime Cozy Crime Novels

Author Helena Dixon provides her top six tips for writing wartime cozy crime novels, from creating your cozy world to setting up crimes.

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