Podcasts are more relevant than ever. In 2019, 90 million Americans (or 32% of the country) had listened to a podcast in the last 30 days when surveyed, according to Statista . And 66% of the respondents in the Discover Pods 2019 Podcast Trends Report...

The System Any Kind of Writer Can Use to Create Compelling Characters and Page-Turning Plots In this session with book coach, editor, and bestselling author Jennifer Crosswhite, you'll learn how to write deep characters and compelling plot lines without...

Author and writing coach Lakisha Baker was interested in running Amazon Ads for her nonfiction book but didn’t know how, so she signed up for Brian Cohen’s 5-Day Amazon Ad Challenge, which she found very helpful in getting started. She highly recommends...

After self-publishing her first two books, author, goal coach, and project catalyst Debra Eckerling had every intention of self-publishing the third. She developed her DEB Method for goal-setting in 2018 and used it to plan her path – she would write...

Using traditional media outlets to promote your book can be very effective in building an audience. Doing interviews with television shows, radio shows, newspapers, and magazines can be a great way to gain exposure for your book and/or author platform...

Even with over 40 published books in her portfolio of work, author Cara C. Putman still finds it challenging sometimes to come up with new story ideas. She tries to keep her story mind constantly working and generating new ideas by reading or listening...

Personal letters found following her father's death led Joanie Schirm to start writing her award-winning debut book, Adventurers Against Their Will , a narrative nonfiction about her family's experiences during World War II. The book took Schirm four...

In this session, ALC President Keith Ogorek and book distribution expert Amy Collins hosted a question and answer forum on the topics of writing, marketing, distribution, and publishing. About the Presenters: Amy Collins is the president of New Shelves...

It can be quite difficult to acquire book reviews, author and educator Tara Botel Doherty has found. This can be especially stressful for indie authors, who always need reviews, good or bad, to get their work noticed. Doherty says you have to just keep...

Andrea Dunlop details her experience and insider advice as a published author who has gone through the traditional publishing journey. She was inspired to write her novel because of her life-changing experience studying abroad in college. Her novel...