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...

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...

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...

“Fears are educated into us, and can, if we wish, be educated out.” - Karl Augustus Menninger Self-published authors are “self-employed” professionals. Your place of business is your keyboard, and the products you manufacture are books. In order...

What makes a good story isn't just the story itself, but how it's told. The storyteller holds the power to deliver a story to the audience that is flat and grey, or alive and colorful. Bestselling thriller author Paul Levine advises us on how to be a...

What makes a good story isn't just the story itself, but how it's told. The storyteller holds the power to deliver a story to the audience that is flat and grey, or alive and colorful. Bestselling thriller author Paul Levine advises us on how to be a...

Every author deals with writer’s block or fear of failure at some point during their writing journey. The important thing is that you learn how to get past it and keep writing. One way you can do this is to listen to authors who have struggled with...

Every author deals with writer’s block or fear of failure at some point during their writing journey. The important thing is that you learn how to get past it and keep writing. One way you can do this is to listen to authors who have struggled with...

Romance is a here-to-stay market. Learn how to make your story a romance readers will love. This writing workshop with romance author Donna Hatch will teach you how to construct a plot with believable conflict, and you'll learn how to write main characters...