Do you need sensitivity readers and proofreaders? What do they do and how do you find them? Whether you want to publish your work independently or traditionally, both types of readers need to be utilized prior to publishing. Proofreaders are the underrated...

Exactly who is the YA market? Young Adult author Janette Rallision describes this genre and audience for you. High reading tweens and teenagers before the age of 16 is about the age range. The YA genre is relatively new and the market has been exploding...

Writing is a famously solitary process, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a lonely one. Especially as authors start to market, it can be helpful to have a built-in network of people who are available for brainstorming and feedback. Author P.J. Hoover...

David Taylor, owner and creative director of David Taylor Design, discusses how an author website should be the foundation for all marketing efforts. Authors should share personal stories in order to engage readers. Authors should also post about contests...

Writing is a famously solitary process, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a lonely one. Especially as authors start to market, it can be helpful to have a built-in network of people who are available for brainstorming and feedback. Author P.J. Hoover...

David Taylor, owner and creative director of David Taylor Design, discusses how an author website should be the foundation for all marketing efforts. Authors should share personal stories in order to engage readers. Authors should also post about contests...

Exactly who is the YA market? Young Adult author Janette Rallision describes this genre and audience for you. High reading tweens and teenagers before the age of 16 is about the age range. The YA genre is relatively new and the market has been exploding...

The adage “less is more” does not apply to memoir writing, explains author, goal coach, and project catalyst Debra Eckerling. Instead, include as much information and details as you can. The more you include, the more you’ll have to work with during...

Author and film post-production supervisor Sheryl Benko recommends exposing yourself to as many screenplays as possible before you write your own. Benko says one of the best investments she ever made was purchasing Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting...

When Laurel Anne Hill, award-winning author and former underground storage tank operator, begins to write, she doesn’t know much about her characters. Sometimes, they’ll just start talking inside her head, and that’s how she discovers more about them...