WD Editor-at-Large Tyler Moss makes the case for reporting on issues of social justice in freelance writing no matter the topic in this article from the July/August 2021 issue of Writer s Digest.
For this week s market spotlight, we look at The American Scholar, a quarterly magazine that considers and pays for nonfiction submissions covering public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture.
Finding Your Writing Nonfiction Niche and Understanding Why This is So Important
Why specialize? It s a question many nonfiction authors face. Author Rick Lauber explains how focusing in on one subject can help your writing create a bigger impactâand even widen your audience.
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Apr 29, 2021
When nervously venturing into the world of freelance writing many years ago, I began by accepting any story assignment … I was pleased to write, see my name in print, and collect tear sheets of my published work. By casting my net wide, I became a generalist and thought that my being able and open to writing about anything would be beneficial and appealing. Thanks to my aging parents, I’ve since changed my mind.
6 Tools for Writing Nonfiction That Breathes
Nonfiction author Liz Heinecke gives her top 6 tips for crafting a nonfiction book that will really capture your subject.
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Feb 27, 2021
Although I love good narrative nonfiction, if given the choice, I generally reach for the novel on my nightstand. From the moment I decided to write a book about the intersecting lives of Marie Curie and Loie Fuller, my head was filled with visions of Loie swirling on a stage and Marie waltzing through a radium-lit laboratory.
To construct my colorful idea for the narrative while accurately relating events in the lives of the dancer and the scientist, I turned to creative nonfiction. While I was not able to find any evidence of Marie dancing in her lab and had to abandon that idea, the technique allowed me to write parallel biographies, based on extensive research, that read like a novel.