To get the creative juices flowing, fantasy author Matthew Ballard recommends that writers start by brainstorming and then evaluating their various world building ideas to ensure consistency with the overall theme that has been determined. He then recommends...

To get the creative juices flowing, fantasy author Matthew Ballard recommends that writers start by brainstorming and then evaluating their various world building ideas to ensure consistency with the overall theme that has been determined. He then recommends...

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...

By joining a writer’s group and engaging with other writers, you expose yourself to a wealth of learning opportunities, explains author, editor, and ghostwriter Kathi Macias. She is a member of two professional groups for more experienced authors and...

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...

Being a successful author these days requires more than just writing & selling books. In this session, best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink shares the top six steps for achieving goals and finding success as an author. Learn strategies to increase...

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...

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...

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...