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What Else? – How Research Makes Meaning

By Tamara Dean | July 20, 2025 | 2
how research makes meaning

Since all the essays in my new collection, Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless, incorporate facts I learned from asking experts, reading scholarly works, or rooting around in…

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Truth in Possibility: Writing Speculative Nonfiction

By Sean Glatch | July 11, 2025 | 1
writing speculative nonfiction

Speculative nonfiction is an emerging genre of literature that empowers writers to discover the truth outside of reality. This exciting genre incorporate imagination, wondering, and non-shared realities into a work…

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Literary Motifs: What is a Motif in Literature?

By Sean Glatch | April 24, 2025 | 1
literary motifs

When a work of literature employs an image or idea in repetition, that image or idea might be a motif. Literary motifs describe noteworthy repetitions whose presence in the work…

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You Finished Your First Draft—Now What? A Step-by-Step Guide to Your Novel’s Next Chapter

By Elle | Community Manager | February 3, 2025 | 5
you've finished your first draft—now what?

Congratulations! You’ve crossed the finish line of your first draft—an accomplishment many dream of, but few achieve. I hope you are beaming with pride, but after the adrenaline fades, you…

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What is Free Writing? + Prompts to Elevate Your Writing Process

By Sean Glatch | September 9, 2024 | 4
what is free writing?

If you’re trying to write but can’t get the words flowing, free writing can jumpstart the writing process. Free writing is a no-pressure method of simply getting words on the…

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Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

By Elle | Community Manager | July 15, 2024 | 2
Wellness Journaling: How to Journal for Wellness

Keeping a wellness journal allows us to monitor our health in a way that’s both freeing and healing. Traditionally, journaling is a way to keep a written record of our…

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Writing About Real People

By Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg | May 13, 2024 | 2
The body and soul of your memoir | memoir writing course

Sneak Peek: This essay is excerpted from some of the materials I’ll be sharing in my class, “The Body and Soul of Your Memoir: Shape, Focus, and Write Your Memoir”…

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How to Start Journaling: Practical Advice on How to Journal Daily

By Frederick Meyer | April 9, 2024 | 8
How to Start a Journal

If you’re exploring how to start a journal, I can’t recommend it highly enough. Journaling has transformed my life, and it can do the same for you. In this article,…

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Capturing the Art of Storytelling: Techniques & Tips

By Sean Glatch | March 18, 2024 | 12
the art of storytelling

It is hard to describe the art of storytelling, but you know good storytelling it when you read it. You read a passage of prose and it raises your arm…

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How to Write a Memoir: Examples and a Step-by-Step Guide

By Zining Mok | January 29, 2024 | 41
how to write a memoir

If you’ve thought about putting your life to the page, you may have wondered how to write a memoir. We start the road to writing a memoir when we realize…

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