Author Annie Sullivan has found success with traditional publishing for her young adult novels, but the road to getting a children's picture book picked up by a traditional publisher has been a little more challenging. She's pitched a few children's...

In today's challenging book market, you either are a power author brand or a commodity. Marketing your books without having an author brand is like building a house without a solid foundation. It's not enough anymore to write a great book. You need to...

The Helsinki Affair author Anna Pitoniak discusses building a routine into her creative writing process, and the importance of routine and discipline when writing a book. Anna Pitoniak is the author of Our American Friend, Necessary People , and The...

Comic book writer and historian Trina Robbins shares her thoughts on writing comics for young females—an audience that has long been ignored by the comics industry. Librarians and teachers value the ability to reach this broader audience, because there...

Be careful what you wish for and write! Author and screenwriter Cheryl McKay found inspiration for her most recent book from her own life. McKay wrote about being frustrated by her single status and accused God of being asleep on the job of writing...

Comic book writer and historian Trina Robbins shares her thoughts on writing comics for young females—an audience that has long been ignored by the comics industry. Librarians and teachers value the ability to reach this broader audience, because there...

Be careful what you wish for and write! Author and screenwriter Cheryl McKay found inspiration for her most recent book from her own life. McKay wrote about being frustrated by her single status and accused God of being asleep on the job of writing...