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Does a Book Deal Change the Writing Process? - podcast
Natalia Sylvester
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...
over 8 years ago
Self-Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
7 Secrets to Finish Your Nonfiction Book Sooner Rather than Later
Pete Nikolai
Have you started writing a nonfiction book that you are struggling to finish? Do you have an idea for a book but don’t know how to get started? Now you can start and finish your book sooner rather than later following the 7-step process that forms...
over 1 year ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Productive Procrastination: How to Spot It, Overcome It, and Write Your Book!
Cathy Fyock
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...
over 4 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
5 Reasons to Write a Book
Author Learning Center
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...
over 4 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
Writing in a Child's Language - video
Melanie Greenberg
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...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Writing in a Child's Language - podcast
Melanie Greenberg
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...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
How Do I Write a Celebrity Memoir? - article
Jeff Silberman
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...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
How to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing in the New Year
Cathy Fyock
Feeling stuck? Need to look at your topic from a different perspective? It's a New Year and time for a fresh start! This recorded session gets those creative juices flowing with some new writing exercises and prompts. Cathy Fyock, The Business Book Strategist...
over 4 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
How to Write a Fiction Novel 0221
Paid program running Feb. 2021 - Apr. 2021
Programs
How to Write and Pitch the Stories of Others
Ray Richmond
If you are sharing the story of someone else, such as when ghostwriting or as part of a writing collaboration, you have to be able to push your ego aside. Journalist and author Ray Richmond had to develop this skill over time, as well as the ability...
over 5 years ago
Writing Jobs
Ghostwriter
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