Researching Your idea

When writing a memoir with a family history slant, collecting source material is of utmost importance. The most valuable source at your disposal is your network of friends...

The sheer volume of information an active author will collect when developing story after story can easily become overwhelming. Here are some ways to better organize...

Regardless of the time period, the story, or the plot, the world your novel occurs in is a world of your creation. The style of novelist Tom Wolfe represents one method...

Of all the topics about which to write with authority and credibility, medicine is the most difficult. Medicine is extremely complicated; there are many differing opinions...

Let’s say you want to write a legal or courtroom thriller, or a story about how the legal system succeeds or fails, or even a romance in which there is a courtroom scene...