Social media marketing with a pen name may seem like a nonstarter. But with a little creativity, you can still utilize social media to market your book while keeping your identity a secret. Andrea Dunlop, director of Social Media and Marketing for...

As an avid supporter of Woodstock, Georgia's well-known independent bookstore, FoxTale Book Shoppe, author Beth Hermes strongly encourages new writers to support their local bookstores and retailers. When FoxTale first opened its doors, the owners...

As an avid supporter of Woodstock, Georgia's well-known independent bookstore, FoxTale Book Shoppe, author Beth Hermes strongly encourages new writers to support their local bookstores and retailers. When FoxTale first opened its doors, the owners...

It took ten rounds of revisions before author Madeline Sharples considered her novel, Papa’s Shoes , to be complete and ready for publication. She first worked with three editors and a set of beta readers, who provided suggestions and edits free of charge...

In the summer of 1957, the Indiana towns of French Lick and West Baden decided to merge two high schools that had been fierce rivals for decades. The idea seemed ludicrous at first and caused quite a bit of controversy, especially on the basketball court...

Nonfiction Christian author and editor Bart Tesoriero felt a calling early on in his life to be a priest. He followed this calling and attended seminary school, after which time he dabbled in journalism and other work before becoming a youth minister...

Balancing the needs of your audience with deadlines and other external factors can be especially challenging for writers. First, have patience for yourself and for others who work with you in the process. Author and editor Bart Tesoriero deals with...

Nonfiction Christian author and editor Bart Tesoriero felt a calling early on in his life to be a priest. He followed this calling and attended seminary school, after which time he dabbled in journalism and other work before becoming a youth minister...

Balancing the needs of your audience with deadlines and other external factors can be especially challenging for writers. First, have patience for yourself and for others who work with you in the process. Author and editor Bart Tesoriero deals with...

Early in the Pandemic, King asked himself: “What could you write that would make you happy?” “As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a vast deserted city—deserted but alive. I saw the empty streets, the haunted buildings...