What’s the best way to get started with a story? I suggest you consider asking the question, What if? That question—What if?—can stimulate your entire creative process. You start to think about answering that question, and it can take you in a wide range...

Essential Prep for Smart Investment Before embarking on the journey to write and publish a book, it's important to understand the potential costs associated with each step in the process. This will help you properly budget for your project and make...

In this webinar session, Author Connections President and book marketing expert Beth Kallman Werner provides tips and suggestions for attracting readers and turning them into long-term fans. She offers ideas and specific ways to stay in touch, keep fans...

If you’re a self-published author and not on Pinterest, I only have one question. Why not? Consider these stats from a 2012 BookExpo America (BEA) panel of experts: Pinterest is the fastest-growing and third most popular social media site; ...

The Internet is a starting point for biography research, according to author Debra Ann Pawlak, because it's not always accurate or reliable. She advocates old newspapers, magazines and books, because they reveal interesting backstory about the time...