When you are ready to partner with collaborator, editor, or ghostwriter to help you write a book, it helps to know where to find writers that share your passion. In this interview, literary agent Jill Marsal describes expert tips on how to find a ghostwriter...

When you are ready to partner with collaborator, editor, or ghostwriter to help you write a book, it helps to know where to find writers that share your passion. In this interview, literary agent Jill Marsal describes expert tips on how to find a ghostwriter...

You’ve done the hard work of writing. Now it’s time to market your title to potential readers. For many authors, marketing is a mystery and creates some unique challenges. Unlock that mystery by joining us for this recorded session where ALC President...

Overwhelmed by your marketing options? From book signings to bookmarks–where does one marketing plan stop and the other begin? The secret to the most efficient marketing plan is integration of your tools. Learn how to align your efforts using our steps...

Gregg Gonzales, founder of The SpeakEasy Method, believes there are some similarities between ghostwriting and the type of coaching he does for writers, but there are also some differences. Ghostwriters are typically seasoned writers that interview their...

A query letter's purpose is to help you get a literary agent for your book. Like a resume for a job search, the query letter is your chance to get your foot in the door. Your query letter deserves your utmost attention and effort to impress the target...

Classic Southern Gothic literature focuses on grotesque or scary themes and often includes supernatural elements such as ghosts. Well-known authors in this genre are Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor. Over the years this genre...

Memoir is a unique genre of writing that includes topics such as family relationships, grief and loss, and spiritual experiences. Considered to be creative nonfiction, a memoir is based on the author's truth. It is not the entire story of his or her...

Almost all fiction books are written in either first or third person point of view. But when it comes to picking one for your own story, how do you choose which one to use? What are the differences between them? How does the point of view affect the...