Artist, illustrator, and author Melanie Greenberg has great tips for organizing your school appearances. She explains how she's amassed a list of 1100 schools and how she reaches out to them and manages the process of securing school visits. She also...

Author and productivity expert, Maura Thomas, discusses how to manage and make the most of your writing time. She argues that time management is outdated, because technology and distractions affect where our attention is misplaced, even though we might...

Bestselling author Henrietta Tiefenthaler discusses how her first ghostwriting project came about and how missed publishing company deadlines were triggers for her writing opportunities. It's a great example of how important it is for writers to be open...

Author Edward Lazellari provides some guidelines for how to conduct good research when writing your fantasy novel. It's not as straight forward as researching in other genres because so much of it is creating a world that doesn't really exist. If you...

Author Edward Lazellari provides some guidelines for how to conduct good research when writing your fantasy novel. It's not as straight forward as researching in other genres because so much of it is creating a world that doesn't really exist. If you...

When you write, are you a plotter or a pantser? Plotters plan out the logistics of a story before writing it. Pantsers let the story unfold as they write it, surprising themselves along with the readers. Tony N. Todaro, author, Executive Director of...

The term “plot” is used as one of the three cornerstones of creating a fictional story: 1) Characters, 2) World, and 3) Plot. Starting from the definition of what a plot is, fiction author Valerie Willis dives into how genres play a part in plot development...

Mystery author Ray Daniel talks about the tools that helps him be a great writer. He learned how to write in a writing group. Specifically, he talks about the tactics that these writing groups had that made his writing better. Are you wondering if...

Mystery author Ray Daniel talks about the tools that helps him be a great writer. He learned how to write in a writing group. Specifically, he talks about the tactics that these writing groups had that made his writing better. Are you wondering if...

This first group coaching workshop provided support for attendees as they crafted their elevator pitches. Listen as participants pitch their books and receive real-time feedback from Keith Ogorek. Listen to Month 1's instructional webinar first which...