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Rob Harrell on How Creating His Comic Strips Evolved Into Writing Graphic Novels
Rob Harrell
Cartoonist and children's author Rob Harrell has always been obsessed with comic strips, even as a child. As he grew up and continued to hone his own writing and illustration skills, he kept trying to come up with new comic strip ideas. After working...
over 1 year ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Author Sharon Norris Elliott on How Her Blog Led to Writing and Publishing a Devotional
Sharon Norris Elliott
Author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott’s devotional, 366 Glimpses Of God: Getting To Know The God Who Knows You, consists of what were originally blog posts. Norris Elliott wrote a daily blog for six or seven years, where she would comment...
over 5 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Marcela Paz de Gargani Testimonial
Considering Your Audience and Genre When Designing Your Book Cover
Valerie Willis
In order to stand out in today's competitive book market writers must take their book cover design very seriously. Whether you are publishing an eBook or print book, you must know and understand your target audience, as author and writing teacher Valerie...
over 7 years ago
Design
Cover
What Questions are Most Often Asked? - podcast
Ken Sherman
Publishing tips from literary agents can help you avoid common mistakes of first-time authors. Agent Ken Sherman discusses the questions he is asked most frequently and offers tips for writers. He suggests that authors should have a well-polished,...
over 8 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Agents
Getting Involved in the TV Industry - podcast
Ethlie Ann Vare
In this interview we meet Ethlie Ann Vare, an author, screenwriter, story editor, and creative consultant in Hollywood. She is best known for her work on the television shows CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. Ethlie describes...
over 8 years ago
Book to Screen
Television
Negative Response to Truth - video
Linda Joy Meyers
Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, discusses a common concern for memoir writers... how do you know what to include or leave out of your memoir when including it might hurt your relationships...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Legal Issues
Rules for Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Make Your Plot Accessible - video
Vernor Vinge
One of the main challenges when writing sci-fi and fantasy is connecting and engaging with readers throughout a strange and unfamiliar plot. This can be incredibly difficult at the beginning of your story, when you want your readers to feel engaged...
over 8 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
Negative Response to Truth - podcast
Linda Joy Meyers
Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, discusses a common concern for memoir writers... how do you know what to include or leave out of your memoir when including it might hurt your relationships...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Legal Issues
Collaborating with Clients - podcast
Dan Gerstein
Dan Gerstein, President of Gotham Ghostwriters, discusses how to create successful collaborative writing relationships. He advises setting expectations upfront with the client. The conversation should cover the time schedule or a realistic expectation...
over 8 years ago
Writing Jobs
Ghostwriter
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