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. Click here to play this audio clip

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...

It’s impossible to write without being influenced in some way by your life experiences, whether intentionally or not. But, it’s up to you, the writer, to mine value from these experiences rather than to be blindly led by them. A writer who has grown...

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...

Mass market books are those small paperback books that we find in grocery stores, drug stores, and airports. They are inexpensive to print and buy and they are targeted at large audiences. Think Nora Roberts as a big name example. However, mass market...

Mass market books are those small paperback books that we find in grocery stores, drug stores, and airports. They are inexpensive to print and buy and they are targeted at large audiences. Think Nora Roberts as a big name example. However, mass market...

One of my favorite areas to work in is historical fiction. The best authors in the genre are passionate about getting the history right, but because it’s fiction, they get to use their imaginations too. The characters may go places or have relationships...

Listen, like Bob Dylan’s song says, “Times they are a’changin’.” Readers have flocked online in droves. You may hold your real life events, but your readers may stay home to surf the Web. How do you reach these untapped book-buying masses? Book readers...

When you hire a publicist for your book, it's important to find one that is right for your book and budget. Founder of Bohlsen Group Public Relations, Vicki Bohlsen, describes how book publicists charge for their time and what you can expect working...