The true crime genre for young adult readers
I’m intrigued by what sounds like a dearth of narrative nonfiction books for young adults, specifically true crime. True crime …
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A most influential book, and a most influential teacher
This book showed up at my house a couple of weeks ago. It came from my friend John, who was …
Storytelling in creative nonfiction: At odds?
Photo from Creative Commons via Flickr Sometimes you can teach something over and over and finally it sinks in for …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part II)
A good narrative twists and turns, and something changes from beginning to end. Photo Credit: daveynin Flickr via Compfight cc …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part I)
How the 3-act structure looks for fiction (taken from https://www.nownovel.com/blog/three-act-formula-novels/). The 3-act structure is a common form for storytelling. Movies and …
Some wise words of advice regarding memoir
Photo Credit: Wiebke Flickr via Compfight cc I’m prepping for my beginning memoir class at The Loft Literary Center (6-8 …
Writing about peace
I’m honored to be part of this “Folios” edition of the journal War, Literature & the Arts. My friend, Jesse Goolsby, edited …
Upcoming writing workshops
I’ll be teaching various memoir and nonfiction workshops around Minnesota in the next few months. If you write memoir/nonfiction please …
Don’t even think of publishing unless you’ve done these 4 things
Photo Credit: Pascal Schwab via Compfight cc Whenever I give writing workshops or teach a writing class, I always end …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 