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...

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

Penguin Young Adult author, Melissa Walker, discusses how to get better at writing by reading outside of your comfort zone. She advises young adult authors to read as much as possible and outside of your favorite genre to gain confidence in writing...

Penguin Young Adult author, Melissa Walker, discusses how to get better at writing by reading outside of your comfort zone. She advises young adult authors to read as much as possible and outside of your favorite genre to gain confidence in writing...

One of the most effective ways of knowing when to end a book is when you reach the resolution of the conflict, as publicist and author Bryan Beach explains. The resolution is the closing action where everything is tied together. When writing a series...

One of the most effective ways of knowing when to end a book is when you reach the resolution of the conflict, as publicist and author Bryan Beach explains. The resolution is the closing action where everything is tied together. When writing a series...

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...

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...