Author and technical writer Neil V. Young compares the search for an editor or agent to the process of job searching. Your writing sample or manuscript is like a resume, and the query letter is like a cover letter. If you have received any awards or...

Gathering facts and writing in a distinct voice are important things for every author, but especially if you’re going to ghostwrite, like Susan Titus Osborn, an author, editor, and owner of The Christian Communicator. The first book she ghostwrote, You...

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

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...

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...

Cyndi Hughes, president of Cynthia Hughes Literary Consulting, discusses a writing roadmap and how it can help you attain your goals.

Author and photographer Peggy Kelsey describes the connection between writing and photography and how they both require vision, commitment, and flexibility.

Author and photographer Peggy Kelsey describes the connection between writing and photography and how they both require vision, commitment, and flexibility. Click here to play this audio clip