Beta readers and professional editors are necessary to the book writing process, explains author AE Wasserman. Beta readers bring a fresh perspective to your work, and an editor brings experience and knowledge of the industry. The first time Wasserman...

One of the things that award-winning, bestselling author Cara C. Putman loves most about writing is that there is always room for growth. Feedback is a great way to understand if your writing is appealing to readers, and allows authors to pinpoint potential...

Every great story must have a compelling protagonist or main character. This becomes especially important when writing a book series - you must develop a character that can maintain a reader's interest over time. Just as equally important, though,...

Combining his years of comedy writing, parenting experience, and web comics, author James Breakwell created his critically acclaimed debut book, Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse. A father of four girls, he...

About a million new books are hitting the market each year, and short of being J.K. Rowling or John Grisham, it can be hard to get your book the notice it deserves. The solution? Enter book award contests. Book awards are an easy and affordable marketing...

Many writers wait until a first draft of their manuscript is complete before sharing it with others for feedback and critiques. While this can work well for some, children's author Rob Harrell prefers to get feedback in chunks during the writing process...

Author William Heath's first novel, Devil Dancer, explores the world of Lexington, KY in 1972 and the shooting of a prized race horse. He secured an agent right away when he wrote the book in 1980, but the agent struggled with getting a publisher because...

Author William Heath's first novel, Devil Dancer, explores the world of Lexington, KY in 1972 and the shooting of a prized race horse. He secured an agent right away when he wrote the book in 1980, but the agent struggled with getting a publisher because...

Laurie Finkelstein, an author, speaker, and artist, says her books’ humor comes from a place of pain, like a lot of humor does. As someone who has dealt with anxiety and depression her whole life, Finkelstein has found that humor can offset some of the...