Writers, like all creative people, need help to create. We need others to bounce ideas off of, get feedback from, and interact with as a break from the solitary act of writing. We need honesty, insights, and guidance that often doesn’t come from our...

People don’t always say what they mean or mean what they say. That’s true in real life and in fiction. Dialogue is not only about what is being said, but also about what is left unsaid. That is the playing field of narration: it shows us how people interact...

As a follow-up to the webinar "Websites for Authors: A Necessary Evil," author and publisher L.E. Perez goes hands on with actually creating a simple author website using what is freely available to do so. She identifies the main things that need to...

There are many options for publishing your work and audiobooks are one of the hottest formats. Here are some things to know as you consider this popular market. 1. Know the market Audiobooks are currently the highest growing segment of publishing...

According to the writing platform EduBirdie, more than half of the world’s total population now uses social media . That's 3.96 billion people interacting on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For authors wanting to create a social media...