Author Sarah Howery Hart details how to create fiction characters based on two different approaches to writing fiction. Those two theories are "write what you know" and "write something you don't know about so you can learn something." Hart utilized...

Author Sarah Howery Hart details how to create fiction characters based on two different approaches to writing fiction. Those two theories are "write what you know" and "write something you don't know about so you can learn something." Hart utilized...

Bestselling author Emiko Jean discusses the difference between writing young adult fiction and adult fiction. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels Tokyo Dreaming and Tokyo Ever After , a Reese Witherspoon/Hello Sunshine...

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...

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...

Editorial manager Joel Pierson takes us through many of the common writing and editing mistakes that authors make, and offers concrete examples and way to locate, identify and fix these mistakes in our own writing. Not all of us make these mistakes...

Inspired by his participation in Machinima - using computer graphics for cinematic production - author, John D. Gwinner, took the next step to better understand the format for writing a full screenplay. He learned that the key to good storytelling in...

Author Cheryl Richardson discusses her book You Can Create an Exceptional Life , based on her conversations with self-help expert and founder of Hay House Publishing, Louise Hay. When you need a reminder that living your best life is possible, check...

Inspired by his participation in Machinima - using computer graphics for cinematic production - author, John D. Gwinner, took the next step to better understand the format for writing a full screenplay. He learned that the key to good storytelling in...

Author Beth Albright uses sensuality to flesh out the characters in her books – but it doesn't mean what you think. Albright shares her secrets for developing characters that spring to life from the page. She offers useful examples that you can apply...