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Writing True Stories: 7 Ways to Capture a Sense of Place in Your Narrative Nonfiction Writing

An essential element of narrative nonfiction is creating a sense of place.

Writing True Stories: Framing Your Narrative Nonfiction Story

Framing your story refers to the way you order the narrative so that the elements of your book are presented in the most interesting way...

Writing True Stories: When to Use Scenes in Your Narrative Nonfiction Writing

Scenes are the cinema of narrative nonfiction. Scenes lift a story off the page and create a sense of movement...

Writing True Stories: Using Viewpoint in Your Narrative Nonfiction Writing

Narrative nonfiction writing requires authors to select a viewpoint that most effectively conveys the story...

Writing True Stories: Understanding Your Narrative Niche (6 Nonfiction Genres Defined)

Narrative nonfiction (also referred to as "creative nonfiction" or "narrative writing") is truthful writing that reads like a novel. It incorporates storytelling techniques such as...

Screenplay-to-Novel: A Q&A with William Schreiber

Creating your own IP, by transforming your script into a book, is one of the ways you can add value to your story to help you sell it to "Hollywood". Screenwriter & author William Schreiber shares how & why he decided to adapt his award-winning screenplay into a novel.