Author, speaker, and family advocate Ruthe Rosen shares her personal story of writing a book based on the loss of her daughter. Her candid interview reminds us to live in the moment, even when it's painful, and then use that experience to help others...

Deciding between traditional publishing and self-publishing is a personal decision. Novelist Kevin Porter chose to traditionally publish his fourth book to earn the publisher's stamp of approval. He explains that the publishing process took him 10...

Deciding between traditional publishing and self-publishing is a personal decision. Novelist Kevin Porter chose to traditionally publish his fourth book to earn the publisher's stamp of approval. He explains that the publishing process took him 10...

Author, speaker, and family advocate Ruthe Rosen shares her personal story of writing a book based on the loss of her daughter. Her candid interview reminds us to live in the moment, even when it's painful, and then use that experience to help others...

Author and educator Tara Botel Doherty completed her novel Bread for the Table while she was a graduate student in the University of Southern California’s professional writing program. She originally presented a collection of short stories to her thesis...

Earning writing awards and accolades has enabled author and former underground storage tank operator Laurel Anne Hill to spread her reach as an author and speaker. With awards comes credibility, which means conventions, conferences, local libraries,...

Bestselling author, Sara Paretsky shares how vulnerable putting her words on paper can feel. You’d think this would be a simple time to be a writer, because of how many ways it can be done. However, the competition is fierce and there’s more content...

With so much content available to readers, it can be hard to set yourself apart. How can you create a deeper emotional response to your writing? Music may actually be the answer! Author Joan Gelfand discusses using music with her poetry to evoke different...

Getting feedback is painful, but once you’ve decided to allow others to critique your work, how do you find groups who are willing to do it? Or who are qualified to do it? Agent and author, Jamie Brenner, discusses how to find the courage to ask...

Author Richard Kelley discusses how solving problems is very important when writing nonfiction. “In nonfiction,” he says, “you have to give someone something of value.” It’s no secret that people want a quick fix. We’re all looking for methods to change...