This Week: How I Turned My Nonfiction Article Into a Book
We'll chat live with author Ethelene Whitmire on Wednesday. Plus, don't miss Writers' Room and our monthly "Extra Help" bonus session.
One of our greatest joys at Narratively is when an author publishes a story with us, then goes on to land an agent and turn their story into a full-length book. The latest to do this is Ethelene Whitmire. An award-winning historian, Ethelene published a remarkable history piece with us back in 2018: The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love.
The genesis of the story came when Ethelene met one of Reed Peggramâs descendants at a lecture, awed that sheâd heard so little of this charismatic man and his fascinating true story of love and war. She then unearthed a trove of Peggramâs letters and realized there was a larger story to tell. Now that story has expanded into a book, The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram, set to be published by Penguin Random House next week.
This Wednesday, January 28 at 1pm ET, Iâll be chatting with Ethelene to hear more about how her story helped her get a literary agent, a significant book deal, and a TV/movie agent, too. I hope youâll join us! Click here to add to your calendar now.
If you havenât read Etheleneâs story yet, weâre making it free for this week, so give it a read now: The Gay Black American Who Stared Down Nazis in the Name of Love.
And as always, Wednesday means Writersâ Room! At the midpoint of each week, members of our community meet up to share a virtual space and write together.
Writersâ Room is held at both at 8 a.m. ET and again at 8 a.m. PT every Wednesday. You can choose to join whichever time works better for you â or even for both.
For Narratively Academy paid members, on the last Wednesday of each month we stay a half hour longer after each session for âExtra Help.â Come armed with any questions you might have about a piece youâre struggling with or writing in general. Executive editor Jesse Sposato will field questions after the 8am ET Writersâ Room and editorial director Brendan Spiegel will answer them after the 8am PT Writersâ Room.
Click this Zoom link to join us for either session on Wednesday.
(If you are asked for a passcode, enter: 824784)
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