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...

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...

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...

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...

Once, trailers were reserved for feature films. No more. These days, the enterprising author’s toolkit includes short, powerful videos that serve as fantastic marketing tools for their work. But exactly how do you turn a novel or nonfiction book into...

Author of The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford , Nafissa Thompson-Spires explains how murder mysteries inspired her writing. For more on this award-winning author visit https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Nafissa-Thompson-Spires/2125430166...

I never decided to become a writer. I was writing a book for my son, because I wanted him to read it and know what I was going through when he was a baby. Then I started to realize that there weren’t very many pregnancy books out there for men. There...

What aren’t you keeping track of when writing a book? You need to track pretty much everything you do to prepare to write your book. If you’re writing non-fiction, that seems to go without saying, because you want to oversee your research material (both...

Getting started on Amazon and understanding all of the beneficial tools that are available can be an intimidating process for new authors. Join publishing and marketing expert Amy Collins as she reviews setting up a seller account and the publishing...