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Writing for Young Females - podcast
Trina Robbins
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...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
The Power of Routine in the Writing Process
Anna Pitoniak
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...
over 2 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
How is YA Fiction Different from Adult Fiction? - video
Deborah Davis
When you are writing a young adult novel, it's important to know what designates a book as YA, rather than adult fiction. In this interview, author Deborah Davis defines the difference between YA and adult fiction. One of the characteristics of YA...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
How is YA Fiction Different from Adult Fiction? - podcast
Deborah Davis
When you are writing a young adult novel, it's important to know what designates a book as YA, rather than adult fiction. In this interview, author Deborah Davis defines the difference between YA and adult fiction. One of the characteristics of YA...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
Simon & Schuster Presents: A Book Club Matinee featuring authors Ruth Ware + Megan Miranda - video
Ruth Ware and Megan Miranda
Watch exclusive footage of bestselling authors Ruth Ware and Megan Miranda, in conversation with Elisabeth Egan, Books Editor at Glamour Magazine, a part of Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Matinee at New York City’s historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Highlights...
over 8 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
Be a Prolific Author - podcast
Steve Schiffman
Steve Schiffman is the author of more than fifty bestselling sales books. In this interview, he shares his secrets on how to be a prolific author. He works every day on a book. When it comes to publishing, he says that you always need to be planning...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
Be a Prolific Author - video
Steve Schiffman
Steve Schiffman is the author of more than fifty bestselling sales books. In this interview, he shares his secrets on how to be a prolific author. He works every day on a book. When it comes to publishing, he says that you always need to be planning...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
Using Video to Market Books - video
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Author Daylle Deanna Schwartz discusses the success she had when using a video as a marketing tool for her book and how she leveraged her first video to generate publicity, including being quoted in a New York Post article on the topic. She also shares...
over 9 years ago
Media
Online
Using Video to Market Books - podcast
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Author Daylle Deanna Schwartz discusses the success she had when using a video as a marketing tool for her book and how she leveraged her first video to generate publicity, including being quoted in a New York Post article on the topic. She also shares...
over 9 years ago
Media
Online
How To Develop Relatable Villains - video
Anita Sanchez
Author Anita Sanchez offers suggestions for writing relatable dialogue that works to humanize your story's villain. Even villains have redeeming characteristics, and it's your mission as the author to draw them out and create a more compelling and...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
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