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...

If you have broad experience and knowledge of a topic you can leverage that as a book. But don’t stop with just one book. Write multiple books – a series even. And then, use that to expand into other areas. Here are some key reasons to consider this...

Book titles are important. They are the first chance that you have to inform the reader about your book and capture their attention. Nat Gertler, author of "The Factor," offers his expert tips for writing a great book title. Powerful titles should...

Book titles are important. They are the first chance that you have to inform the reader about your book and capture their attention. Nat Gertler, author of "The Factor," offers his expert tips for writing a great book title. Powerful titles should...

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...

If you write fiction, it may be hard to come up with a topic for speaking engagements such as a panel or radio show, besides simply reading from your book. What else will people want to hear? Book marketing expert and author Desiree Duffy says there...

Joe Meno, playwright and author of “Office Girl,” talks about the difference between writing plays and novels, and the relationship between the two. When he moved from book writing to playwriting, he learned that storytelling has many of the same elements...

Author and agent Bill Gladstone shares his advice for authors writing spiritual books. He recommends that if you are an author with a true and important spiritual message, write and publish because it needs to be communicated—don't focus on the success...

Author and agent Bill Gladstone shares his advice for authors writing spiritual books. He recommends that if you are an author with a true and important spiritual message, write and publish because it needs to be communicated—don't focus on the success...