“Why do you want to write?” Leslie Miller asks. People are often asking about how she writes: when does she write, what desk does she sit at, or what does she write with. Other times people ask about when or where. However, that’s not what she encourage...

Writing is done in solitary, but that doesn’t mean it has to be lonely. Author and journalist Jane Hodges talks about the importance of building community as an author. When we’re ready to tell the world about what we’ve been working on, it’s easier...

Writing is done in solitary, but that doesn’t mean it has to be lonely. Author and journalist Jane Hodges talks about the importance of building community as an author. When we’re ready to tell the world about what we’ve been working on, it’s easier...

Many authors are drawn to memoir writing because it allows them to share the powerful moments of their life with others. But finding marketing or publishing success as a memoir writer can be difficult. Lucy Silag, community and engagement manager at...

Many authors are drawn to memoir writing because it allows them to share the powerful moments of their life with others. But finding marketing or publishing success as a memoir writer can be difficult. Lucy Silag, community and engagement manager at...

Getting out a press release to announce your book is as important a marketing tool as any promotion event. There are several services that can write one for you, or you can publish your own. Some of these services are free; all you need to do is sign...

Author, Frances Frost, discusses her path to publishing her self-published book, "Life in Spades." This book took a winding path at the beginning because it was written in bits and pieces at first. However, with this particular fiction piece, it...

Author, Frances Frost, discusses her path to publishing her self-published book, "Life in Spades." This book took a winding path at the beginning because it was written in bits and pieces at first. However, with this particular fiction piece, it...

What separates good novels from bad? What turns a page-turner into a snoozer? What turns your protagonist from someone readers deeply care about to someone they couldn't care less about? Oftentimes the reason boils down to lack of story structure and...