Joanie Schirm had always intended to write a nonfiction story about her family due to her unique background. Her father was a Czech Jewish refugee in China during World War II where he met her mother, and they had a sixty-year love affair full of intriguing...

Writing the first draft of a book is an exciting process, but it can also be quite terrifying. Pen Densham, Hollywood producer, writer, and director, tells the secret to overcoming the fear inherent in the writing process so you can finish your first...

Writing the first draft of a book is an exciting process, but it can also be quite terrifying. Pen Densham, Hollywood producer, writer, and director, tells the secret to overcoming the fear inherent in the writing process so you can finish your first...

The process of creativity is mysterious, wonderful, and magical. Ideas come at the strangest times and in the most incomplete pieces. Pen Densham, the screenwriter for "Robinhood: Prince of Thieves," discusses tapping into and following your creative...

The process of creativity is mysterious, wonderful, and magical. Ideas come at the strangest times and in the most incomplete pieces. Pen Densham, the screenwriter for "Robinhood: Prince of Thieves," discusses tapping into and following your creative...

Most sci-fi writers are not actually scientists, and, even if an author is proficient in something like rocket science, he or she probably isn’t also a nuclear physicist or molecular biologist. This lack of knowledge can create large plot holes in...

All writers want to sell more books and the key to increasing sales is making sure readers know about the book. There are many marketing tools writers can use to create awareness and exposure for their work. One way writers can broaden their reach is...