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Turning Life into Fiction Presentation Resources 2024

      I'll be presenting a workshop on "Turning Life into Fiction" for the Catholic Writers Guild Online Conference later this month. In addition to Robin Hemley's writing book of the same name, I'll likely be mentioning the following texts:

I won't have time for any writing exercises during the presentation, but for those who are writing fiction inspired by the lives of others, I recommend an exercise I shared on the TeachingAuthors blog in this post

 

Also, if you're writing historical fiction, check out the resources I share in this blog post.

 

And you can find multiple online articles at Writers Digest magazine on turning life into fiction and writing historical fiction here.

 

If you have any questions about my presentation, feel free to post it as a comment below or email me through my contact page.

 

 

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Small Press, BIG Decision Presentation Resources

In this blog post, I share references mentioned in my January 27, 2022 SCBWI-IL Network Presentation "Small Press, BIG Decision:" 

Small Presses that offer writing contests:

Resources for finding Small Presses that publish books for children and teens:

Articles and sites related to book cover design:

Articles related to book contracts:

I also briefly discussed self-publishing. SCBWI has a section in "THE BOOK" on self-publishing. They recently announced they'll also be releasing The Essential Guide to Self-Publishing a Children's Book for members only.  

 

Do you have any resources to add? Please share a comment below or email me through my contact page.

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Resources for Writing Historical Fiction

I'll be discussing "The Pleasures and Perils of Writing Historical Fiction" at the 2021 Catholic Writers Guild online conference. Here are the resources I'll be sharing, along with links where available. 

 

Books:

  • Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders: A Writer's (& Editor's) Guide to Keeping Historical Fiction Free of Common Anachronisms, Errors, & Myths by Susanne Alleyn. For more about this book and why it's so helpful, see this blog post by author Alex Kourvo.  
  • Writing Historical Fiction by Rhona Martin
  • Once Upon a Time It Was Now: The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction by James Alexander Thom
  • Turning Life into Fiction by Robin Hemley

Articles of interest:

 

Online Resources:

If you have a questions about my presentation, feel free to post it as a comment below or email me through my contact page.

 

 

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Resources for Turning Life into Fiction Workshop 2019

      I'll be presenting a workshop on "Turning Life into Fiction" at the Fremont public library in Mudelein, IL this month.
In addition to Robin Hemley's writing book of the same name, I'll be mentioning the following texts:

Also, one of the exercises in my workshop is based on a Wednesday Writing Workout I posted on our TeachingAuthors blog in this post

 

If you have any questions about my presentation, feel free to post it as a comment below or email me through my contact page.

 

 

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