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Writing in a Meditative Space - podcast
Laura Dave
Creating a designated writing space is important for your productivity and creativity while working on a book project. From the perfect lighting to the ideal chair to the right sounds, your writing atmosphere should help you stay motivated and write...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
How Writing for the Stage Differs from Writing for the Screen
John Henry Davis
Two major aspects that differ between on-stage plays and screenplays are the language and the environment, says author, instructor, director, and screenwriter John Henry Davis. Language is often more important in a play, while screenplays are not as...
over 5 years ago
Writing Jobs
Screenwriter
How Writing a Screenplay Compares to Writing a Novel - video
Julie Tosh
Screenwriter Julie Tosh details the similarities and differences between screenplay and novel writing to help you create the best story for the silver screen. A novel and screenplay both need to read well and tell a good story. But one major difference...
over 9 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
How Writing a Screenplay Compares to Writing a Novel - podcast
Julie Tosh
Screenwriter Julie Tosh details the similarities and differences between screenplay and novel writing to help you create the best story for the silver screen. A novel and screenplay both need to read well and tell a good story. But one major difference...
over 9 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
Lakisha Baker on How "Book365" Helps Nonfiction Writers
Lakisha Baker
Author and writing coach Lakisha Baker developed the program “Book365” because she wanted a community where writers get guidance and advice on how to write and publish a book. For new writers especially, it can be difficult to navigate everything in...
over 3 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
How Writers Can Discover the Theme of a Story - podcast
Sara Anne Fox
Don't confuse your book message with the theme - they are not one in the same. As author and editor, Sara Anne Fox, explains, if an author is focused only on the platform when writing, the story will often lack the dramatic points and compelling characters...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
How Writers Can Discover the Theme of a Story - video
Sara Anne Fox
Don't confuse your book message with the theme - they are not one in the same. As author and editor, Sara Anne Fox, explains, if an author is focused only on the platform when writing, the story will often lack the dramatic points and compelling characters...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
Being a Change Agent - podcast
Georgia Hughes
Books can change lives and help people change the world. Georgia Hughes, editorial director of The New World Library, offers advice on how to be a change agent with your book. She says that being a change agent is finding a way to convey your message...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Being a Change Agent - video
Georgia Hughes
Books can change lives and help people change the world. Georgia Hughes, editorial director of The New World Library, offers advice on how to be a change agent with your book. She says that being a change agent is finding a way to convey your message...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
On Writing - Make it Organic - podcast
Harvey Klinger
Literary agent Harvey Klinger discusses how agents "just know" when they see good writing and how it relates to fluid, organic writing on the part of an author. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
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