Author and actress Beth Albright talks about finding talents in your own life that can be used to improve your writing. Albright uses her love of talking, writing, acting, and more to fuel the creativity and character development in her books. What...

All writers draw ideas from daily life to some degree, and these influences will make an appearance in characters or settings. Author Anthony Franze admits that his book, The Advocate's Daughter, does include little nuggets of insights from his career...

The explosive independent (“Indie”) film market is the primary entry point for books seeking adaptation to film. Indie producers are much more accessible to new authors today than are studio buyers, and can be approached through representatives like...

While many just write query letters, there's a whole other option that very few know about called the proposal package. Learn how Derek created a proposal package that got his book into a bidding war between Penguin, Random House, and Holt/Macmillan...

As a Senior Marketing Director at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Mark Glesne is responsible for providing marketing support for two of the company's highest profile nonfiction author brands — Max Lucado and Lysa TerKeurst — along with many others...

Author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott hosts events meant to promote and accompany the messages of two of her books. Living a Milk-and-Honey Life: Letting Go of What's Holding You Back inspired her Milk and Honey Life Retreats. The book shows...

As an author you might be interested in creating a logo to visually represent you and your books or perhaps the company you’ve created if you are writing as a profession. You can choose to design the logo yourself using online resources and specialty...

If you’re a self-published author and not on Pinterest, I only have one question. Why not? Consider these stats from a 2012 BookExpo America (BEA) panel of experts: Pinterest is the fastest-growing and third most popular social media site; ...

As Vice President of Marketing with W Publishing Group, a commercial nonfiction imprint of Thomas Nelson, Caren Wolfe sees how important content and consistency are when it comes to email marketing for authors. Per Wolfe, the key messages authors need...