Before beginning a speaking career, author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott advises authors to first ask themselves, “Do I really have anything to say that anyone wants to hear?” Wanting to be in front of an audience and make financial gains...

For some writers, not knowing where a story is going can be exciting and can lead to cool, unexpected discoveries. Other writers, such a screenwriter, author, and MFA educator Michael Tabb, carefully plan their stories. Per Tabb, building a solid foundation...

Marlan Warren, Author and Publicist with Roadmap Communications, explains different storytelling structures and techniques in screenplays and novels. Warren says, “Compared to a novel or a book, a screenplay is a haiku poem. It can support very little...

Much like a mystery novel, a "cozy" mystery includes an amateur sleuth and a crime, but with "cozier" storytelling. The cozy mystery sub-genre started in the 1920's with the world's most bestselling author Agatha Christie and has been represented in...

Point of view is one of the most essential, yet difficult, components of creative writing. In this webinar, freelance editor JoSelle Vanderhooft will guide you through first, second, and third point of view, when you can and can't break the rules, POV...

Amber McGinty, Web Director at author-focused publicity firm Shelton Interactive, explains what every author should include on a website. She explains that your site content needs to be interesting and relevant to your writing topic, which is good...

Amber McGinty, Web Director at author-focused publicity firm Shelton Interactive, explains what every author should include on a website. She explains that your site content needs to be interesting and relevant to your writing topic, which is good...

Building an author brand is essential to your success. Whether you're self-publishing a book, traditionally publishing, or looking to sell your story to film and television studios, establishing and promoting your brand as an author and professional...

Building an author brand is essential to your success. Whether you're self-publishing a book, traditionally publishing, or looking to sell your story to film and television studios, establishing and promoting your brand as an author and professional...

Not wanting to alienate her clients, professional book editor Elaine Ash established the pen name "Anonymous-9" when she started experimenting with writing hard-boiled fiction. Hard-boiled fiction, also known as noir fiction, includes gritty, graphic...