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...

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...

Pete Nikolai, Director of Publishing Services at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, has worked with a lot of authors over the years. He has seen many struggles amongst these authors, but the most common one is finishing a manuscript. Whether they have...

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...

Staying at a writing residency could be exactly what you need to complete your manuscript. Author and journalist Jane Hodges founded Mineral School residency, and in this interview she discusses how writing residencies help authors. Writing residencies...

Staying at a writing residency could be exactly what you need to complete your manuscript. Author and journalist Jane Hodges founded Mineral School residency, and in this interview she discusses how writing residencies help authors. Writing residencies...

Author PJ Hoover shares the writing schedule she used when still working and what it is like today and discusses how she balances the various tasks related to writing. Writing is a discipline, but so is marketing. In this clip, Hoover talks about...

Literary Agent Nicholas Croce shares some thoughts on how authors can manage their time. All of the planning in the world doesn't matter if we never sit down and actually write. As authors, we can have solid marketing plans, distribution plans, and...