Writing Alone, Writing Together
by Vicki Berger Erwin Not only do I have a co-author for the nonfiction I write, it’s my husband. We’ve been married a long time, we’ve written several successful books…
Nonfiction Writing
Close to the Truth
by Barbara Florio Graham I remember a Monty Python documentary called Almost the Truth. Comedian Stephen Colbert coined the term truthiness to describe beliefs that have little foundation in evidence…
Thinking About Becoming a Freelancer? Here are Three Tips
by Sabrina Ricci, Digital Pubbing Being a freelancer is great. You get to set your own hours, choose what to work on, and help people directly. It’s also a lot…
Mixing History, Fantasy, the Outdoors, and Kids an interview with Jeff Alt
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. The best way to develop adults who care about the environment is to teach kids what nature can provide.…
Interview with Travel Writer Mary Bartnikowski
by Sandra Murphy Mary Bartnikowski used to photograph weddings and events. When her son graduated from school and decided to travel, she wondered, “Why does he get to go and…
Food, Gardens and Kvass
by Celeste Longacre Food is a basic necessity of life. I was lucky to have read Adelle Davis’s Let’s Eat Right to Keep Fit just before entering adulthood. Her premise…
The Super-Quick Guide to Breaking into Magazine Writing
by Linda Formichelli You want to write for your favorite magazine…but you don’t know how to start, so your writing dreams go unfulfilled. Or maybe you’ve written for a few…
Going Ashore
by Roger Marshall I design boats for a living and originally worked as an independent designer. When I moved from my native England to America to work for a large…
A Good Index Turns a Book into a Library
By Matt Weilert A well-constructed index is what transforms a book into an entire library, a gateway to learning. Those who think they are “published” when they have but jotted…
The Romance and the Reality: Food Writing for Fun and for Profit
by Pat Eby Here’s the romance. Sometimes my job is fun. For a recent story I sampled craft cocktails on an early fall evening in a Victorian-era park with the…