Poet Jane Ormerod describes how she began writing poetry and how she has experimented with painting, poetry, and prose over the years, culminating in her current work as a poet. Her experience shows us that as creators we can express ourselves in many...

Author Amber Scott describes creativity tips for writers in this podcast; she explores how the brain works and shares techniques that provide greater access to creativity. Much of how you access your creativity has to do with your personality. Scott...

Literary publicist Stephanie Barko details what a virtual book tour entails. “A virtual tour,” she says, “is an online element that can use to help produce wonderful effects for your book. These benefits include moving you up on your category’s Amazon...

Literary publicist Stephanie Barko details what a virtual book tour entails. “A virtual tour,” she says, “is an online element that can use to help produce wonderful effects for your book. These benefits include moving you up on your category’s Amazon...

Generating book cover design ideas is a collaborative process. Dave Walker, graphic designer and art director at D. Walker Design, discusses how he develops ideas for a book's cover art. For most books, he starts by reading the book proposal to gather...

Generating book cover design ideas is a collaborative process. Dave Walker, graphic designer and art director at D. Walker Design, discusses how he develops ideas for a book's cover art. For most books, he starts by reading the book proposal to gather...

Over the years, author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott has come to discover that when writing for a younger audience, most readers will want to read up a level. For example, Norris Elliott wrote What? Teenagers in the Bible? with a high-school...

When author Shan Gill started writing her book Cosmic Kitty , she intended it for children but knew it had the potential to appeal to a wider audience because of the subject matter. She used both adult and child beta readers so that she could get valuable...

When author Shan Gill started writing her book Cosmic Kitty , she intended it for children but knew it had the potential to appeal to a wider audience because of the subject matter. She used both adult and child beta readers so that she could get valuable...