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Elevate Your Interview Skills in the New Year
Lindsey Gobel
In this webinar, freelance publicist and communications expert Lindsey Gobel reviews how authors can prepare and deliver great interviews in the New Year. She discusses the “Dos and Don’ts” of setting up an interview and arranging your media message...
6 months ago
Events
Interviews
Research: Historical Fiction - article
R.J. Lee
To understand what research is required for a work of historical fiction, it’s necessary to define just what constitutes the genre. The general consensus is that historical fiction is based on a story that is set in a real historical situation that the...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
Getting Started With Personal Narrative Essays
Author Learning Center
For memoirists and other writers, personal narrative essays can be a great way to get your work published and your name out there, while also allowing you to fine-tune your writing craft. For college applicants and others applying for positions that...
over 6 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Is There a Market for Gay Fiction? - video
Wayne Hoffman
Oftentimes writers of gay or LGBT stories worry that their work will not translate outside of gay audiences. Author Wayne Hoffman believes this idea is untrue. He says, "there is a perfectly fine market for gay fiction,” but the challenge is making...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
The Importance of Relatable Dialogue for Adaptation to Film - video
Annelise Dekker
The key to writing dialogue in any format is to make it believable and consistent. Dialogue is critical to both character and plot development, so it must be relatable. Writer and producer, Annelise Dekker, advises that at the core of every story is...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
The Importance of Relatable Dialog for Adaptation to Film - podcast
Annelise Dekker
The key to writing dialogue in any format is to make it believable and consistent. Dialogue is critical to both character and plot development, so it must be relatable. Writer and producer, Annelise Dekker, advises that at the core of every story is...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
Is There a Market for Gay Fiction? - podcast
Wayne Hoffman
Oftentimes writers of gay or LGBT stories worry that their work will not translate outside of gay audiences. Author Wayne Hoffman believes this idea is untrue. He says, "there is a perfectly fine market for gay fiction,” but the challenge is making...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
Struggling with Memoir - video
Anna Manning
For Anna Manning, writing a memoir was a cathartic process and way to explore if she was holding herself back in life. But when began to explore publishing, she realized that the book needed work. Manning solicited the help of an editor and objective...
over 9 years ago
Basic Editing
Proofreading
Making Your Event Successful - podcast
Julie Wernersbach
Amazing bookstore events don't just happen, they are crafted with care says Julie Wernersbach, publicist for Austin-based indie bookstore BookPeople. She advise sthat adequate time and resources are spent getting people to attend and that authors speak...
over 9 years ago
Events
Book Signings
Ethan Joella on the magic of short chapters
Ethan Joella
From the author of the "Read with Jenna Bonus Pick" book, A Little Hope , The Same Bright Stars is an uplifting and emotionally resonant novel set in a Delaware beach town about a local restaurant owner at a turning point. In this clip, author Ethan...
over 1 year ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
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