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How Disney Shaped Me Professionally - podcast
Laura Labovich
Author, Laura Labovich, shares how working for the Disney company changed her expectations of how to please a customer. “Disney gave me permission to be myself,” says Labovich. It was Disney that taught her to use her own personality and bubbliness...
over 9 years ago
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How Disney Shaped Me Professionally - video
Laura Labovich
Author, Laura Labovich, shares how working for the Disney company changed her expectations of how to please a customer. “Disney gave me permission to be myself,” says Labovich. It was Disney that taught her to use her own personality and bubbliness...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
How Writers Can Connect With Entertainment Decision Makers
Joel Eisenberg
There are two main ways author, writer, and producer Joel Eisenberg suggests writers can connect with entertainment executives. The first is to reach out and connect with as many people as possible. Conferences, writing groups, networking events, book...
over 6 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
How Do I Remain Disciplined? - podcast
Craig Buck
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...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Six Steps for Creating Compelling Book Characters
Helga Schier
“Meeting new characters in a novel is a little like meeting people for the first time when you’ve moved to a new town,” says editor Helga Schier. Because everyone is new, every first impression is vitally important. But, writers need to be careful...
over 7 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
Chuck Quinzio – Writing Life Behind the Camera: The process and the inspiration - podcast
Chuck Quinzio
Chuck Quinzio, cameraman and author, discusses his writing process and inspiration for crafting his nonfiction book. While working in a new industry, he collected stories and detailed the adventures he came across and the people he met. He says he...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Chuck Quinzio – Writing Life Behind the Camera: The process and the inspiration - video
Chuck Quinzio
Chuck Quinzio, cameraman and author, discusses his writing process and inspiration for crafting his nonfiction book. While working in a new industry, he collected stories and detailed the adventures he came across and the people he met. He says he...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Is a Business Plan for Your Book Necessary? - article
R.J. Lee
A salesman told about having to do a 90-day sales business plan as a requirement for a job interview. He wrote one word: “Sell.” He got the job. Unfortunately, for an author, “Write” would not be a business plan. So, should you do one? That depends on...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
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Welcome Content Writing
Writing a Series - video
Robert Dugoni
Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling author of legal thrillers, talks with the Author Learning Center about considerations when developing characters in a book that is part of a series.
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
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