Writing is as much about waiting as it is about words.
CRAFT: Now What? How Patience & Building Relationships Can Pay Off for CNF Writers by Angel R. Ackerman
Category: Craft
Our Craft column archive, which features an array of guest contributors.
CRAFT: Thinking, Writing, Selling Your Naughty Thoughts by Ralph Greco Jr.
Naughty stuff, a political screed, a recipe, an email — it all comes down to you.
CRAFT: Using Book Publicity to Deepen the Author-Reader Relationship by Gina DeMillo Wagner
In the months leading up to the publication of my debut memoir, Forces of Nature, I was already feeling twinges of burnout.
CRAFT: Make your Marketing Suit Your Goals by Angel R. Ackerman
As you make the transition from writer to published author, you are faced with a lot of decisions.
CRAFT: The Secret Ingredient by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
Contrary to what writers learn in writing workshops and MFA classes, there really is a single, secret ingredient to creating work that comes alive.
CRAFT: Supporting the Nonfiction Community by Teaching Book Reviews by Rajpreet Heir
While I can’t single-handedly change publishing’s structural inequities, I can at least support some writers and add my voice to the publishing conversation.
CRAFT: Break the Blocks, Find the Brilliance and Get Back to Writing by Karen Carnabucci
When your writing is stalled, stale or simply not inspired, the task is to break through the writing block
CRAFT: 6 Questions for Authors on the Path to Publication by Angel R. Ackerman
Now that I’m on the other side of the desk, I encourage you to ask these questions before you submit your work to a publisher….
CRAFT: On Writing Trauma in Creative Nonfiction by Travis Harman
I mined my brain, every crevice, searching for parts of me that only I knew.
CRAFT: Happy Birthday Book (And Me) by Morgan Baker
A year ago, I was turning 65 and sending my debut memoir out into the world at the same time.
