How do you get out of slush pile and get noticed? Start your book in an unexpected place. For Peter Zuckerman, author of "Buried in the Sky," that meant opening with an amazing rescue scene. The tactic created interest in what happened next, but also...

New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter sits down with her editor to share some hints about her new hardcover thriller, Enigma . Discover how she got the idea for her new book, and what her beloved series heroes Savich and Sherlock are up...

Time is often a person's most valuable resource, and figuring out time management can be difficult for some. Author Elizabeth Knox wrote her book Faith Powered Profession to help women find a balance with both work and faith. She discusses how she...

Author and film critic, Jeffrey Lyons talks about how one can best set themselves up to land an interview with a high profile person. In Jeffrey Lyons’ 42 year career he has reviewed more than 15,000 movies, 900 Broadway and off-Broadway plays; interviewed...

Meg Walker, president and director at Tandem Literary, discusses how to create a social media presence as an author. She advises starting to build a social media following early, rather than waiting for your book to come out. She also recommends only...

Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling author of legal thrillers, talks with the Author Learning Center about the challenge he faced in finding a market for his books because they didn't follow the normal expectations for the Thriller genre. It's...

What is blueprinting a novel? Literary agent Adam Chromy talks about how a novel can feel formulaic if it’s too structured. Good writers take formulas that are popular, but change them just enough to keep the reader guessing. The key is to balance creativity...

Booklist says of Colleen Oakley’s novel Close Enough to Touch, “fans of Jojo Moyes and rom-coms set within the stacks of libraries will rejoice.” Here, Colleen talks about researching librarians’ jobs to create her book heroine’s livelihood, and how...

Bestselling author Mark Accettura talks about his bestselling book, which details why families fight about inheritance and how this can lead to elder abuse. Accettura wanted to understand why people fight the way they do, starting from evolutionary...