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Telling the Stories of War: Author Roundtable

Three award-winning journalists discuss their unique approaches to writing war stories of American military history with Writer’s Digest columnist Don Vaughn.

Don VaughanPublished Apr 16, 2020 8:05 PM PDT

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Writing Genres Vintage WD: Decoding the Secrets to Selling Popular Fiction, Part 2 Amy Jones

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Writing Genres Your Own Worst Enemy: Writing Villains in Memoir William Kenower

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Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Using Facts As the Base of Science Fiction William R. Leibowitz

Writing Genres Genealogy Research and the Crime Novelist Kristen Lepionka

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Writing Genres Trauma: What Happens When We Put It On the Page?Karen Stefano

Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy World-Building Tips from the Masters E.J. Wenstrom

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Writing Short Stories & Essay Writing Interview with Reena Shah, Winner of the WD 19th Annual Short Short Story Competition Cassandra Lipp

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