Speaking engagements and selling books go very well together, which makes public speaking a great marketing tool for authors. When conference-goers listen to authors like they’ll relate to your topic and be eager to learn more from your featured book...

Author Joan Gelfand talks about how writing poetry helps her prose and how her prose helps her poetry, reminding writers to feel the music even in their fiction work. Gelfand talks about the differences between the two genres, and how these genres...

Author Joan Gelfand talks about how writing poetry helps her prose and how her prose helps her poetry, reminding writers to feel the music even in their fiction work. Gelfand talks about the differences between the two genres, and how these genres...

Are you stuck with writing your book? Listen in as we interview Stephen J. Bauer, Chris Benson, Trisha Ventker, and more authors who share tips for getting inspired, being open, and finding creativity when you need it most.

Are you stuck with writing your book? Listen in as we interview Stephen J. Bauer, Chris Benson, Trisha Ventker, and more authors who share tips for getting inspired, being open, and finding creativity when you need it most. Click here to play this...

For many writers, there's nothing more intimidating than hearing someone's opinion of your work. It can be paralyzing if you don't have a way to process critiques and edits in a constructive way. Here are tips on how to handle feedback on your book manuscript...

Books that adapt well to the stage or to screen tend to not only have an impactful plot line, but a strong emotional line as well. Writers can control these elements in how they approach the storytelling, as screenwriter, playwright, and author Art...

Suzette Conway, former director of the Author Learning Center, gives tips on how to stay motivated to write a book. One way to motivate yourself is to set goals every day, such as a word count, number of hours, or task. Another tip is to remember to...

Suzette Conway, former director of the Author Learning Center, gives tips on how to stay motivated to write a book. One way to motivate yourself is to set goals every day, such as a word count, number of hours, or task. Another tip is to remember to...

One necessary skill in the author’s business toolbox is the skill to pitch to agents and publishers. Whether pitching on paper, in cyberspace or in person, a pitch has three main elements – the introduction, the book synopsis and the author synopsis...