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Shiny Burcu Unsal on Her Twenty Year Journey to Becoming An Author - video

Shiny Burcu Unsal

Inspiration to write a book can come at any point in life. Author and teacher Shiny Burcu Unsal experienced the desire to write a book at the age of thirteen after reading Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. Although she didn't start a book...
- over 7 years ago
- Nonfiction
- Platform and Credibility
Shiny Burcu Unsal on Her Twenty Year Journey to Becoming An Author - podcast

Shiny Burcu Unsal

Inspiration to write a book can come at any point in life. Author and teacher Shiny Burcu Unsal experienced the desire to write a book at the age of thirteen after reading Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. Although she didn't start a book...
- over 7 years ago
- Nonfiction
- Platform and Credibility
Author Mandy Jackson-Beverly on the Inspiration for Her Supernatural Books, The Creatives Series

Mandy Jackson-Beverly

Inspiration struck author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly while she graded AP Art portfolios one evening. She was incredibly moved by a piece of artwork one of her students had created, and this helped her realize the theme...
- over 5 years ago
- Fiction
- Reason for Writing
Hayley Rose on Finding Her Inspiration to Write Children's Books - video

Hayley Rose

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...
- over 8 years ago
- Children's Books
- Writing for Kids
Hayley Rose on Finding Her Inspiration to Write Children's Books - podcast

Hayley Rose

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...
- over 8 years ago
- Children's Books
- Writing for Kids
How can we get a review in a newspaper or magazine? Libraries rely on these reviews before choosing to order copies of my books.

Author Learning Center

Question: How can we get a review in a newspaper or magazine? Libraries rely on these reviews before choosing to order copies of my books. Answer: Book reviews are an essential element when trying to increase interest in your book, whether building...
- over 3 years ago
- Author Learning Center
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Balancing Character and Plot When Writing Romance Novels - video

Laurie Schnebly Campbell

There is plenty of room for both strong characters and meaningful plot in a romance novel, as romance author Laurie Schnebly Campbell explains. The real star of any romance story, she says, is the growing relationship between the main characters: the...
- over 8 years ago
- Fiction
- Plot Planning
Cristie M. Locsin on the Role Her Filipino Heritage Played in Writing The Value of Equality - video

Cristie M. Locsin

Research for historical fiction can take many forms. Maybe you spend hours, even days, reading textbooks about the French Revolution. Maybe you stay up all night parsing through firsthand accounts from WWII. When writing The Value of Equality , author...
- over 7 years ago
- I have an Idea!
- Researching Your Idea
Advice for New Biographers - video

David Margolick

David Margolick, author of Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock , offers writing advice for aspiring biographers, including how to pick a person to write about based on your interests and the availability of materials. Margolick says it is...
- over 8 years ago
- I have an Idea!
- Researching Your Idea
Cristie M. Locsin on the Role Her Filipino Heritage Played in Writing The Value of Equality - podcast

Cristie M. Locsin

Research for historical fiction can take many forms. Maybe you spend hours, even days, reading textbooks about the French Revolution. Maybe you stay up all night parsing through firsthand accounts from WWII. When writing The Value of Equality , author...
- over 7 years ago
- I have an Idea!
- Researching Your Idea