Blogging is an amazing tool for authors and most authors understand or can learn the basics of writing a good blog. But what about monetizing a blog so you can generate revenue from it? Author and successful blogger, Michele Hollow, talks about how she...

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...

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...

Journalist Katy Tur discusses how her new memoir ROUGH DRAFT came about, some of the surprising things she learned about herself while writing it, and how it all connects with a life in and around journalism. For more on this bestselling author and award...

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...

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...

Darlyn Finch Kuhn's award-winning novel Sewing Holes started out as a memoir, inspired by her childhood experiences including her father's death and family dynamics. As she was writing she encountered a common roadblock that many memoirists face - she...

In order to be an effective writer and marketer, you must conduct market research in the area in which you are going to write. Even though the word “research” brings negative connotations for many, conducting market research isn’t as boring and difficult...