Actress, author, and speaker, Martha Nix-Wade speaks about how readers often look to books as an escape from the harshness of life and how writers have an obligation to be authentic as we present ourselves and our writing to our readers.

Author Bob Martin shares his methods for structuring his stories as he writes and how it helps him keep track of multiple story lines. He also offers his approach to intersecting those story lines and how he became "un-stuck" in bringing his book's...

Actress, author, and speaker, Martha Nix-Wade shares her thoughts about how books can help us fulfill goals beyond making money. She asks herself how she can change someone's life. What is your motivation for writing?

Actress, author, and speaker, Martha Nix-Wade shares her thoughts about how books can help us fulfill goals beyond making money. She asks herself how she can change someone's life. What is your motivation for writing? Click here to play this audio clip

Actress, author, and speaker, Martha Nix-Wade speaks about how readers often look to books as an escape from the harshness of life and how writers have an obligation to be authentic as we present ourselves and our writing to our readers. Click here to...

Author Nina Amir shares her thoughts on the growing trend of writing short eBooks. She discusses the value of these shorter books and how you can leverage them as part of a larger career objective.

Author Nina Amir shares her thoughts on the growing trend of writing short eBooks. She discusses the value of these shorter books and how you can leverage them as part of a larger career objective. Click here to play this audio clip

Author and editor Elaine Ash describes a writer’s voice as an energy that jumps off the page. She uses Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens as an example of a gripping voice. It’s full and expressive, and drove millions of people to read a book by...

For an independent author, a big concern is whether his book is going to reach its intended audience. After you've finished the process of creating your masterpiece, what should you do? With a few simple ideas for publicity in your arsenal, you'll be...

How should freelance writers pitch their ideas? Author and freelance writer Jackie Dishner offers great advice for freelance writers pitching new ideas to book publishers and magazine editors. Especially powerful is her recommendation not to ‘start...