Fiction-Non-Fiction Articles

Writing The Historical Novel

For many years, I had written nothing but textbooks and scientific research papers It was my job and one that I thoroughly enjoyed

By: John H. Manhold

Do You Want To Write A Novel? One Man’s Story

If you’re like a vast majority of people living in the world today, then you probably want to write a book sometime before you die What an admirable endeavor that would be, you say to yourself

By: Jim Ross

The Way Things Used To Be, Part 2

Nobody set the day it started, but the Saturday after Halloween we dug last year’s cigar box-full out of the bottom of a closet or ran up to Woolworth’s and bought new ones at a nickel per red mesh bag of twenty plus a ’boulder’ and raced over to 88th and West End for the opening of Marble Season We shot all morning, ran home, grabbed lunch and hustled back

By: Herbert Lobsenz

The Way Things Used To Be, Marble Season

A new guy by the name of Barry Bogardus had moved into the neighborhood and he and his friend Kenny Nails would come round, hands in the pockets of their camel’s hair overcoats, sneering at us and making fun of the way we looked or dressed They were especially critical of Cedric

By: Herbert Lobsenz

Jewish Fiction: Gimpel The Fool

Although Gimpel appeared to be a fool, he was really a wise person He shows the kindness of man

By: Brain Haley

Dig Deeper With Your Novel’s Subthemes

Part V of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series By now, you have a solid grasp of the importance of having a theme for your story, of keeping it personal and hidden (to avoid writing the dreaded Message Book), and of hanging on to the courage of your convictions in writing it the way you need to, knowing that you cannot ever please everyone, nor should you try

By: Holly Lisle

Writing Fiction For Middle Graders Part 1

For me, the single most often asked question is how I write fiction for kids between the ages of eight and 12 It isn’t so much where I get my ideas but it’s the mechanics people seem to be most interested in

By: Victoria Rosendahl

Writing Fiction For Middle Graders, Part Two

In the last article we talked about whether to use an outline when you’re starting to think about your newest story for middle graders and the best place to get ideas Now let’s turn to that all important first chapter and believability

By: Victoria Rosendahl

The Weird And Wonderful World Of Science Fiction Books

Out of all the genres of books that have been written, science fiction seems to be one that is a class apart. The feeling towards the genre is either one of fanatic following or extreme hatred.

By: Kenneth Scott

Have You Ever Faced An Execution?

Of course not Thank goodness many of us don’t have to

By: Paul Miller

A Place To Belong -- Author Tells Fictionalized Tale Of His Harrowing Childhood On The Road

Almost everyone longs for a place where they fit in, a place where they feel safe and loved For most people, their families provide this security, but Paul Miller had to find it out in the world and in his own heart

By: Paul Miller

A Meteorological Fiction

Until 2001, I spent my career as a research meteorologist, delving into areas as diverse as cloud physics and weather modification, numerical weather prediction, and artificial intelligence Over a span of more than thirty years, I’d written numerous technical articles

By: Paul Mark Tag

The Five Key Marketing Elements Critical to Publisher Interest in a Nonfiction Book

The author’s platform is her established audience following and the way to reach readers through a large database, syndicated radio show, national television show, magazine column, large and well-known company—in other words, name recognition on a large scale.

By: Gail Richards

Write Nonfiction in November

This article challenges writers to focus on starting and finishing a work of nonfiction during the month of November. The author encourages them to focus on simply writing, not editing, leaving this stage to December.

By: Nina Amir

The Top Seven Reasons Publishers Reject Nonfiction Book Proposals

Publishers are deluged with manuscripts and book proposals, and must review thousands each year in hopes of finding the few that will become high-quality, best selling books. What authors don’t know is that publishers reject most of these after spending less than one minute reviewing them.

By: Gail Richards

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