There are two primary ways that writers collaborate - formally and organically. Award-winning writer and producer, Randall Wallace, known for blockbuster films including Braveheart , We Were Soldiers and Secretariat , prefers the more natural collaborations...

There are two primary ways that writers collaborate - formally and organically. Award-winning writer and producer, Randall Wallace, known for blockbuster films including Braveheart , We Were Soldiers and Secretariat , prefers the more natural collaborations...

As Author Melody Dean Dimick shares, finding a publisher can be very difficult. Dimick found the publisher for her book at the Heritage Book Festival. However, this wasn’t necessarily a result of a happy coincidence or this specific conference. Dimick...

Writing a book is tough. You have a long journey ahead and to help you on that journey, here’s a road map of the common pitfalls. Avoid the beginner mistakes and you will reach your destination much more quickly and easily than you would have otherwise...

When award-winning author Sam Staley (SR Staley) started writing the first book in his Pirate of Panther Bay historical fiction series, his main character was male. About fifty pages in he realized that the story, set in the Caribbean in the 1780s...

Short fiction can enhance an author’s career, even if he or she is a novelist. Elaine Ash, author, editor, and book coach, explains why authors should also write short form fiction. Short stories can be flash fiction at 600 to 14,000 words, novelettes...

This session with bestselling author and book marketing expert A.G. Billig is essential for authors seeking to establish a unique and powerful brand that resonates with readers and industry professionals. You'll learn how to create an authentic author...

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...

Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, defines the two categories of nonfiction and explains why building an author platform as a nonfiction writer is essential. Nonfiction has two categories: narrative storytelling and how-to. To get...