I think of the brave souls called to write creative nonfiction as questers.
CRAFT: Life Writing Tips— How Asking Questions Can Spark New Stories by Nicole Breit
CRAFT: It’s in the Blood by Tyler Grimm
We all suffer differently, but there are countless solutions, strategies, concepts, resources, or even just tiny steps that may be helpful.
CRAFT: Five Lessons From Yoga That Apply to Writing by Michelle Levy
I hadn’t written in twenty years. Well, I’d written—plenty—but hadn’t called myself a writer since grad school.
CRAFT: 4 powerful ways to use images and text in CNF by Nicole Breit
The visual essay is a hybrid narrative form that communicates meaning for the reader both visually and textually.
CRAFT: Bring It On Home- Techniques to Crafting Endings by Anita Gill
One aspect of writing I’ve stumbled over time and time again is producing effective endings to my short-form memoir pieces…
CRAFT: Visual Creative Nonfiction Forms – A Look at the Concrete Essay by Nicole Breit
The concrete essay is a sub-genre of the visual essay that uses typography to embed a shape or pattern into the piece itself….
CRAFT: Lessons From Academic Writing, Translated to Creative Writing by Amy Evrard
I’ve gained some important takeaways in my switch from academic writing to creative nonfiction writing…
CRAFT: Let’s Get Graphic: A Look at the Visual Essay by Nicole Breit
…consider these ten “visual” approaches to writing short-form memoir.
CRAFT: The Warning Signs of Throat Clearing by Sue Baldwin-Way
It’s hard to pare down good prose and the meat of the story, so my first swipe is at the easy cuts.
CRAFT: What My Painter Mother Taught Me About Writing by Katie Simon
Though our tools were different, my painter mother taught me some of my most important lessons about writing.
