Chart & Compass Creative

09/09/2020

Melville, Twain, and Fitzgerald might be best known for their classic literary contributions, but they all suffered professional and critical disasters during their lifetimes.

02/19/2020

06/15/2019

Amazing and creative idea...
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Ella gets regular IV infusions because of an autoimmune condition, which inspired her to create a product that hides the IV bags behind cuddly teddy bears.

02/13/2019

Nonfiction culinary travelogues, when well written, are gaining in popularity, especially when they include notes on unique dining opportunities...

02/13/2019

DID YOU KNOW: While novelists have to submit a completed manuscript for consideration, nonfiction writers are generally asked to forward only an outline of their book for initial consideration.

02/13/2019

When you write a biography, first research your subject and ascertain if there is sufficient material available to justify an entire book.
Meet Joseph Wharton - Quaker, co-founded the Bethlehem Steel Company, Swarthmore College and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

02/13/2019

DID YOU KNOW: Well written nonfiction books stand a better chance of being published than novels do because they are more topic specific and so easier to market and sell.

02/13/2019

Resesrch means great nonfiction stories can be found everywhere...

How a real-life act of kindness with a touch of serendipity sparked one of the most beloved children’s stories of all time.

02/13/2019

What a great idea - will inspire a new generation of nonfiction writers

When sixth grade teacher Terrance Sims put together this year's Black History Month program for his elective class at Milwaukee College Prep School in Wisconsin, he had no idea how popular his vision would become. The work, of course, is a series of beautiful images in which Sims's students recreate...

02/13/2019

Fiction or Nonfiction...?

The definitions of and differences between fiction and nonfiction may seem to be easily understood, but for writers of all levels of experience, the distinction can be a tricky one. While it is true that fiction is often not real and nonfiction often is, this is too simple a definition and one that....