When writing for children, it's important that authors understand the age group classifications and the content expectations for those age groups. A children's picture book, for example, is quite different from a middle-grade chapter book. Each category...

Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, discusses the different kinds of memoirs and the importance of writing the book you want to write without worrying about whether or not a publisher will...

Finishing a book manuscript is not the end of the writing work required if wanting to get traditionally published. Besides query letters, marketing content, and other materials, a book synopsis is often a necessary part of an author’s submission package...

Over the years, author, editor, and ghostwriter Kathi Macias has learned that the rules of writing, marketing, and releasing a book series successfully are always changing. But she has found some methods that have worked for her. When picking a subject...

Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, discusses the different kinds of memoirs and the importance of writing the book you want to write without worrying about whether or not a publisher will...

Writing a great book and getting it into the hands of readers can be a long, challenging journey. The writing process itself can be lonely and daunting, the editing stage can be discouraging, and with so many options for publishing, distribution, and...

Conducting thorough research for a book project might sometimes involve unpleasant experiences to ensure accurate writing. Author Ed Aymar visited a Chief Medical Examiners office as a part of his research process for his books in The Dead Trilogy...

Conducting thorough research for a book project might sometimes involve unpleasant experiences to ensure accurate writing. Author Ed Aymar visited a Chief Medical Examiners office as a part of his research process for his books in The Dead Trilogy...

The key to writing a page-turner is to make readers care about your characters. At least that's what the late Hollywood icon Stan Lee believed. Lee, creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, discusses how to make readers care, and he...

The key to writing a page-turner is to make readers care about your characters. At least that's what the late Hollywood icon Stan Lee believed. Lee, creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, discusses how to make readers care, and he...