Cartoonist, author, and illustrator Rob Harrell was approached by producers at a Comic-Con event about his popular, children's graphic novel, Monster on the Hill . This chance meeting led to his book being optioned for film, but it took eight years for...

Author and speaker Janet Mitchell began writing about her harrowing experiences with a major medical mistake so that her attorney would have all of the facts for her case. After reviewing her writing, Mitchell's attorney requested that she put more emotion...

Where does the film industry begin? Where does it end?” From the screenwriter’s perspective, these two questions often lead to the same answer: the “development stage.” The development stage, the stage wherein screenwriters are given the chance to define...

Discover the eight steps of making your dream to become a successful children's author come true. Learn practical strategies from #1 best-selling, award-winning children's author Sheri Fink as she shares how to bring your book to life, how to determine...

Conducting proper research is essential for any nonfiction book, but can be especially important when writing a true crime book. True crime is a genre in which the author tells the story of an actual crime and details the actions of the real people involved...

The young adult genre continues to be extremely popular, thanks to the success of authors such as J.K. Rowling (the Harry Potter series), Stephenie Meyer (the Twilight series), Christopher Paolini (Eragon and the Inheritance cycle), and Suzanne Collins...

YA author Janette Rallison shares her thoughts on how a Young Adult author can leverage schools when marketing a book. Schools are an incredible advantage in the young adult market. Rallison loves the school visits she gets to go on. “When I was in...

YA author Janette Rallison shares her thoughts on how a Young Adult author can leverage schools when marketing a book. Schools are an incredible advantage in the young adult market. Rallison loves the school visits she gets to go on. “When I was in...