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Where Fact Meets Fiction: How Author Melissa Amateis Transitioned From Writing Non-Fiction To Her Debut Novel

Writing historical fiction involves a different set of guidelines than other forms of writing. Fiction writers create stories and characters built in the author’s imagination….

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Taking the Road Less Traveled: In Search of Unexpected Stories Close to Home

I shall be saying this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the…

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Stories Untold: Uncovering the Dark Branches of My Family Tree

I haven’t said much over the last month, specifically in relation to the racial tension and protests across the United States. Not intentionally. I wanted…

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What Stories Do Your Coffee Mugs Tell?

Growing up, my family often took weekend trips to area museums or state parks. Our longer vacations usually involved some sort of historical location like…

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