Are you from a major urban area? Or maybe a rural hamlet? No matter the size, hometowns can supply rich details for both fiction and nonfiction writers. Marilyn Layman Mascaro, author of When the Rivers Flowed: An Ambitious Hillbilly and a Southern Flapper Discover Knoxville, Tennessee, explores how writing is enriched through specifics about the towns and cities that authors know best.

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