Writers are often searching for their “voice” on the page. But in good writing, especially in memoir, writers balance multiple voices to tell their stories.

Strong characters reveal just enough backstory. How much should you reveal about a character’s history?

A great memoir isn’t just about remembering your life—it’s about shaping it for the page.

Traditional publishing is already competitive. Stop self-sabotaging and get your best work out there.

Fun, flexible, and highly marketable, the personal essay is an ideal way to extend our range and add to our writer’s toolbox.

Stop crossing your fingers and randomly sending out your work. Instead, learn to develop a strategy that’s fun and effective in getting your work published.

“Worldbuilding” calls to mind fictional settings—Hogwarts, Gatsby’s mansion, Alice’s Wonderland—but creating a vivid world on the page is just as essential in creative nonfiction.

Before you can effectively bring characters to life on the page, you must understand who they are and why they do what they do.

Do you want to write essays that speak to larger societal issues and learn how your personal narrative can speak to the cultural moment?

In a crowded publishing marketplace, professionally reviewing books is a way to network and build your byline.

What tone to strike at the start? And how to shape an ending that responds? Learn how to make your essays move.

Beyond show-don’t-tell, create powerful scenes through details, images, and juxtaposition.