Does having a book deal impact the writing process? Author Natalia Sylvester landed her first book deal with Amazon publishing. Listen in as she shares a personal look at her writing process before and after a book deal. She has learned more about...

Does having a book deal impact the writing process? Author Natalia Sylvester landed her first book deal with Amazon publishing. Listen in as she shares a personal look at her writing process before and after a book deal. She has learned more about...

A book cover must immediately draw readers in if you hope to peak their interest and ultimately get the sale. It is a critical component of your author branding and needs to not only fit the genre that you're writing in, but also portray the tone and...

What is it called when you put off doing what you need to do and justify it by doing something productive? It's called productive procrastination, and most authors are experts at using this strategy to put off the real work of writing. In this webinar...

Children don't speak or think like adults. This is an important fact to understand when you're writing a children's book. The language and story must be targeted for your audience. Artist, illustrator, and author, Melanie Greenberg, provides insight...

Children don't speak or think like adults. This is an important fact to understand when you're writing a children's book. The language and story must be targeted for your audience. Artist, illustrator, and author, Melanie Greenberg, provides insight...

Perhaps the easiest way to write a celebrity memoir is to have a relationship with a celebrity who happens to want to work with you as a writer. Of course, that doesn’t happen to most of us, so the other way is to develop your skills and publication...

This year, millions of people just like you will write a book. Many will be born of humble beginnings, starting off as a labor of love, catharsis, dissertation, or all out rant. While exact motivation is specific to the individual, there are some reasons...

Award-winning author Carla Norton wrote her first crime fiction novel, The Edge of Normal , as a standalone book. She wasn't considering a sequel at the time, but did have an idea of how the story could continue. When Norton's publisher requested a second...