The voracious television and cable television markets are the primary market today for novels and nonfiction books seeking adaptation to the screen. With the proliferation of channels in the past ten years, competition for stories is fierce but also...

By definition, a prologue is a preface or introduction to a literary work. But before you include a prologue in your book, you should ask yourself, “Is it really necessary? Does it add to the readers’ enjoyment of the book?” The cold, hard fact of...

So you want to write a professional press release. This quick guide will run through the key elements that make up an acceptable press release. You should remember that you will be sending your press release to professionals. So be sure that your press...

If you hope to see your book or script on the big screen, you first have to ask yourself why someone should want to invest millions of dollars into you and your story, says author, writer, and producer Joel Eisenberg. During this process, you have to...

YouTube is one of the internet's largest search engines, second only to Google. Video is an incredibly powerful way to communicate on all topics, including books, which is why sharing relevant videos on YouTube can strengthen an author's brand, network...

Personal stories engage readers and audiences in a way that nothing else can. This is why author, speaker, and media personality Pamela Christian recommends that authors who have booked speaking engagements plan to begin their talk with a personal story...

Inspired by her two-year old daughter, author Diane Z. Shore wrote her first children's book manuscript years ago about a sticker mishap. Focused solely on getting published at the time and not on craft, she spent a year querying editors, only to receive...

Inspired by her two-year old daughter, author Diane Z. Shore wrote her first children's book manuscript years ago about a sticker mishap. Focused solely on getting published at the time and not on craft, she spent a year querying editors, only to receive...

It's easy as a writer to allow writer's block, self-doubt, or negative feedback to impact your progress. Writer and producer Jack Bernstein, known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV shows such as Monk and NCIS: New Orleans , says...

It's easy as a writer to allow writer's block, self-doubt, or negative feedback to impact your progress. Writer and producer Jack Bernstein, known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV shows such as Monk and NCIS: New Orleans , says...