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How Did Writing a Memoir Change You? - video
Zoe Carter
As writers our work always impacts us in some way. In this interview, memoir author Zoe Carter discusses the impact of writing a memoir about her mother’s death. Writing the book helped her to re-evaluate and come to terms with events from her past...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
How Technology Has Affected Writing and Journalism - podcast
Hiawatha Bray
Journalist and author Hiawatha Bray explores how technology has changed writing and journalism. Over the last decade, many journalists have lost their jobs. Not because of a lack of readers, but because of a collapse of advertising revenue. People...
over 8 years ago
Advertising
Newspapers
How Technology Has Affected Writing and Journalism - video
Hiawatha Bray
Journalist and author Hiawatha Bray explores how technology has changed writing and journalism. Over the last decade, many journalists have lost their jobs. Not because of a lack of readers, but because of a collapse of advertising revenue. People...
over 8 years ago
Advertising
Newspapers
How Did Writing a Memoir Change You? - podcast
Zoe Carter
As writers our work always impacts us in some way. In this interview, memoir author Zoe Carter discusses the impact of writing a memoir about her mother’s death. Writing the book helped her to re-evaluate and come to terms with events from her past...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
How to Build Your Writing Community
Author Learning Center
Community is one of the most important parts of writing a book . It’s how authors get feedback on their work, advice to make the right decisions, and the support they need to keep working until “The End”. Without community, many successful authors never...
over 6 years ago
Getting Feedback
Writing Groups
What if There Is No Genre for My Book? - video
Shannon Johnson
How do you know what genre your book is? What if there is no genre for your book? Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson discusses facing the challenge of writing a book that didn’t naturally fit into a typical genre. She was writing a poetry memoir and worried...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
What if There Is No Genre for My Book? - podcast
Shannon Johnson
How do you know what genre your book is? What if there is no genre for your book? Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson discusses facing the challenge of writing a book that didn’t naturally fit into a typical genre. She was writing a poetry memoir and worried...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
How to Write an Engaging Memoir
Author Learning Center
A memoir isn't just about sharing the facts and timeline of your life from birth to present day. To engage readers, your memoir must contain certain fiction elements such as plot, theme, conflict, resolution, and more. In this clip, several published...
over 5 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
The Perpetual Question: Why Am I Writing? - video
Terry Doerscher
Before you even begin writing, it is important to ask yourself, “Why am I writing this book?” According to author Terry Doerscher, this simple question can give you clarity and affect every aspect of the book from length to writing style. Once you...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
The Perpetual Question: Why Am I Writing? - podcast
Terry Doerscher
Before you even begin writing, it is important to ask yourself, “Why am I writing this book?” According to author Terry Doerscher, this simple question can give you clarity and affect every aspect of the book from length to writing style. Once you...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
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