For author and biographer Brian Jay Jones, his latest book, George Lucas: A Life, required a very different approach from his previous work. George Lucas is a very private person and because Jones did not have access to Lucas or his family he had to...

The television and movie industries can be hard for writers to break into. WGA Screenwriter, author, and MFA educator, Michael Tabb says the easiest path right now is through television. As a writer for television, you can start as an assistant and slowly...

The non-fiction genre is the large umbrella under which all of those books that are not fiction fall into, such as memoir, history, biography, sports books, politics and cookbooks. Although they are not inventions of the author, they can seem as different...

The days of the old pencil to paper technique for mind mapping to start a writing project is on its way out with the creation of websites such as www.bubbl.us and www.mind42.com. It doesn’t take much to get started with either one, and they work similar...

American comic books were first popularized in the 1930's and the demand for comics has fluctuated over the decades. Recently, the comic book market is showing growth. Print and digital sales of comics are rising . People are being introduced to comic...

Writing is difficult, and keeping the creative juices flowing can be even more challenging. P.G. Wodehouse famously said of his writing process, “I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit.” For others, writing comes with ease and clarity, almost...

As with most careers and ventures, being a writer comes with both pros and cons. Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), co-authors of the Singaporean middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam , grew up with a passion for reading and writing. They...

Laurel Anne Hill, award-winning author and former underground storage tank operator, began writing before she could read. As a young child, her older sister would write down the stories Hill told. Throughout childhood and high school, Hill submitted...