Fact & Fiction: How to Write a Novel Inspired by Family and History

This simple and encouraging guide offers a relatable story map for writers who are sitting on a historical fiction story but don't know where to start.

Constance Hays Matsumoto was that person - until she wasn't. With no MFA, no background in creative writing, not even a journal to her name, she wrote Of White Ashes, an award-winning novel inspired by her family's remarkable World War II stories.

With delightful candor, Connie shares how she embraced novel writing by learning the craft, creat...