It can be scary to open yourself and your work up to criticism in a writing group, especially if it is not the right group of people for you. But peer critique and writing groups are a necessary step in the writing and editing process to get your book...

It can be scary to open yourself and your work up to criticism in a writing group, especially if it is not the right group of people for you. But peer critique and writing groups are a necessary step in the writing and editing process to get your book...

Writing the paranormal suspense novel Oubliette: A Forgotten Little Place , was a ten-year journey for book marketing expert and author Desiree Duffy. Inspired by true events that took place at a haunted castle in Ireland, the book includes real paranormal...

Author, screenwriter, and producer Brandyn Cross knew late actor Gary Coleman because they shared the same agent. Coleman struggled financially for years, and Cross was always hoping that Coleman would write a book to help with his financial troubles...

Managing the submission process for short fiction can be frustrating, like any writing process that could end in rejections. In the clip below, José Pablo Iriarte, author and educator, discusses his process for writing and circulating his short fiction...

How often do you write? Where and when do you write? Where do your ideas come from? Do you outline? How much do you research? If you think you have to hide away in a cabin for four months to write your novel, or that you have to know the entire story...

How often do you write? Where and when do you write? Where do your ideas come from? Do you outline? How much do you research? If you think you have to hide away in a cabin for four months to write your novel, or that you have to know the entire story...

Beginning a story is, for some writers, the hardest part of a manuscript. The difficulty is often a matter of not knowing how to write an exciting enough first line or first page. M. Todd Gallowglas, writer, critic, and educator, explains how to write...

Bestselling author Allie Pleiter has published over 50 books and has sold over 1.5 million books worldwide, many of which are inspirational romance stories. Pleiter writes several series for Harlequin's Love Inspired imprint, and knows what it takes...