Debut novelist Susie Yang describes how she came to write her critically acclaimed –and Today Show “Read With Jenna” Book Club Pick– novel, White Ivy . White Ivy follows a young woman, Ivy Lin, and how her crush on a privileged former classmate becomes...

Novelist and journalist Laura Dave shares her perspective on the pressures placed on women these days and how her books tap into the decisions women are required to make as they balance competing priorities. Even if you don't write for women you'll want...

Peter Zuckerman, author of Buried in the Sky , explains how he researched his book, including his unique approach to interviewing the characters involved in the story. He describes how he worked to incorporate as many senses as possible, so readers...

Author Bob Martin shares his methods for structuring his stories as he writes and how it helps him keep track of multiple story lines. He also offers his approach to intersecting those story lines and how he became "un-stuck" in bringing his book's...

Author Peggy Kelsey shares how her book came to be and why it was so important to her to tell the story and experiences of a group of Afghanistan women. It's a great reminder about no matter how different we all are, we all share the human experience...

Peter Zuckerman, author of Buried in the Sky , explains how he researched his book, including his unique approach to interviewing the characters involved in the story. He describes how he worked to incorporate as many senses as possible, so readers...

Novelist and journalist Laura Dave shares her perspective on the pressures placed on women these days and how her books tap into the decisions women are required to make as they balance competing priorities. Even if you don't write for women you'll want...

Author Peggy Kelsey shares how her book came to be and why it was so important to her to tell the story and experiences of a group of Afghanistan women. It's a great reminder about no matter how different we all are, we all share the human experience...

Becoming famous through writing or in Hollywood is simply a pipe dream for most people. But what if you knew how to identify ideas that would bring about your big break? Dan Watanabe, Entertainment Expert and Media Arts Instructor, explains how to...

Writer Craig Faustus Buck talks discipline, which he is very familiar with after having written six non-fiction books, including co-authoring the #1 New York Times bestseller for Toxic Parents. He has also written hundreds of articles for magazines and...