Author and producer of the television show "Family Matters", Steve Langford offers advice on how to generate awareness of your book, including the power of using a multi-pronged marketing approach.

“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...

Author Micki Browning views her 22 years in law enforcement as a masterclass in how to write a book. She saw humanity in all its forms and interacted with people from all walks of life. From this experience, Browning has been able to extrapolate many...

Sometimes being able to relate to children requires adults to revisit their own childhood, putting themselves in a child-like mindset. For children's co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), relating to children comes easy because...

Author Jonathan Brown first started blogging to strengthen his writing. Now, he has started to include more written interviews with fellow writers. Brown will email questions to his interviewees and post their responses on his blog, which is sent out...

Hard-boiled fiction, also known as noir fiction, includes gritty, graphic crime writing with deeply conflicted characters. Often times the main character is an anti-hero, lacking conventional hero attributes. Author and professional book editor Elaine...

Hard-boiled fiction, also known as noir fiction, includes gritty, graphic crime writing with deeply conflicted characters. Often times the main character is an anti-hero, lacking conventional hero attributes. Author and professional book editor Elaine...

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...

Author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott launched her business, AuthorizeMe, to help her fellow Christian authors flesh out their book ideas. Originally, she started with a 12-hour, 2-day seminar that guides authors on how to write a book proposal...

All writers deal with creative blocks, self-doubt, or fear of failure at some point during their writing journey. The important thing is that you learn how to get past these obstacles and keep writing. A great way to do this is to listen to other authors...