The reading level in children's books is important for a book's market. It determines the approximate age of your target audience. Jennifer Emmett, vice president and editorial director of children's books for National Geographic Books, describes what...

The reading level in children's books is important for a book's market. It determines the approximate age of your target audience. Jennifer Emmett, vice president and editorial director of children's books for National Geographic Books, describes what...

Query letters are difficult. Part of the struggle is switching from the long form writing of a novel to the short form writing of a letter. Elaine Ash, author, editor, and book coach, breaks down the mechanics of query letters that get responses from...

Many new writers don't think about networking or book marketing until their manuscript is complete or their book is published. Before she published her first novel, author Christina Hoag didn't create a foundation or network for marketing her book, and...

Jim O'Connor, Author and PR expert for authors, talks about how he turned his hobby into a book, including the creative choices about the genre in which he wrote. Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, check out this podcast to spark some ideas for...

Book marketing falls squarely on the author these days. As you move into this new role, one key to success is determining what you can do yourself and what you should hire out. Listen in as Author P.J. Hoover talks about creating her own book trailers...

Writing a novel like a screenplay can help you improve your writing process and storytelling skills. Author David Wilkinson talks about how writing screenplays helped him become a better novelist by changing the way he views the writing process. When...

Writing a novel like a screenplay can help you improve your writing process and storytelling skills. Author David Wilkinson talks about how writing screenplays helped him become a better novelist by changing the way he views the writing process. When...

What does it mean to write cinematically? Listen in as bestselling author Elmore Leonard, who has several books turned into movies, discusses whether or not he can picture the story in a film as he's writing the book.

What does it mean to write cinematically? Listen in as bestselling author Elmore Leonard, who has several books turned into movies, discusses whether or not he can picture the story in a film as he's writing the book. Click here to play this audio clip