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How Would You Describe Your Process Of Writing? - video
Karleen Koen
The process of writing can be brutal. Every demon you have ever met can pop up during that time of revision. Listen to author Karleen Koen discuss her way of working through the entire process.
over 9 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
How Would You Describe Your Process Of Writing? - podcast
Karleen Koen
The process of writing can be brutal. Every demon you have ever met can pop up during that time of revision. Listen to author Karleen Koen discuss her way of working through the entire process. Click here to play this audio clip
over 9 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
How to Stay in High School Forever: Writing the Young Adult Novel - podcast
Janette Rallison
YA author Janette Rallison shares valuable details about what you need to know to write in this popular market. In her quick overview for what makes YA novel a YA novel, she lists the following things: a teen protagonist, issues teens care about, fast...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
How Do You Write a Fairytale from Scratch? - video
Gina Otto
Children's Author Gina Otto encourages us to leave the old story behind, and find the new story. By taking personal stories and making them universal stories, your story can go the distance, and maybe even change the world.
over 9 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
How Can Writers Create Income While Building Writing Credibility? - video
Karleen Koen
Author Karleen Koen discusses creative avenues for living while chasing the dream of becoming an established writer.
over 9 years ago
Writing Jobs
Freelance Writer
How Writing Helped Brian Platzer Deal With His Neurological Disorder
Brian Platzer
Author Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is inspired by our current political moment and his own personal struggles with a neurological disorder. Platzer explains how writing the novel gave him both a wider perspective on what he deals with everyday and...
over 6 years ago
Fiction
Reason for Writing
How to Derive Humor from Life and Integrate it into Your Writing
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein
Humor is one of the trickiest elements to include in a piece of writing because it’s easy to sound stilted and uncomfortable. Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein, writer, producer, director, and career coach, explains the secret to being naturally funny. It...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
Arthur Doweyko on How Science and Art Inform and Inspire His Writing
Arthur Doweyko
Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, shares his unique experience with working in a technical career as he writes fiction. The unlikely combination of being both a scientist and an artist creates an opportunity for a more accurate type...
over 7 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
How Writing Short Fiction Can Boost Creativity and Credentials
Arthur Doweyko
Writer’s block is a universally understood frustration in the writing community. What if there was a way, though, to turn this obstacle into an asset? Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, discusses how he uses incidents of writer’s block...
over 7 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writer's Block
How Writing Groups and Cohorts Can Support Your Career
Russell Nohelty
Bestselling author and Wannabe Press founder Russell Nohelty has created an online Facebook group to provide a place for writers and authors to go to get support. Publishing is a tough business where only a select few survive, which creates a camaraderie...
over 6 years ago
Getting Feedback
Writing Groups
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