Writing a biography is a very different experience from writing a novel. Like a historian, biographers must spend a large amount of time researching a vast amount of documents and resources, which can be constricting. Author and biographer Brian Jay...

Writing a biography is a very different experience from writing a novel. Like a historian, biographers must spend a large amount of time researching a vast amount of documents and resources, which can be constricting. Author and biographer Brian Jay...

Say you write a book and it flops. Unfortunately, that happens frequently, particularly in the tough publishing market we have today. But it doesn’t have to be the end of your writing career. A pseudonym is definitely an option, or you could write in...

Brian Jay Jones worked on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for 25 years, which proved to be great training grounds for writing biographies. His long career in politics taught him to research, gather and summarize vast amounts of information. Jones stumbled...

Brian Jay Jones worked on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. for 25 years, which proved to be great training grounds for writing biographies. His long career in politics taught him to research, gather and summarize vast amounts of information. Jones stumbled...

Author P.J. Hoover defines young adult and middle age fiction. She defines the middle grade genre as Harry Potter fans, or advanced second grade readers and older. Hoover defines the age range for young adult fiction as seventh grade and older. Hoover...

Author P.J. Hoover defines young adult and middle age fiction. She defines the middle grade genre as Harry Potter fans, or advanced second grade readers and older. Hoover defines the age range for young adult fiction as seventh grade and older. Hoover...

The book market continues to be a competitive place where new books and emerging authors can easily be overlooked. Nelson Books Senior Marketing Director John Andrade advises authors in the Christian nonfiction space to approach the journey with grit...

Author Ray Locker experienced two different types of resistance in response to his controversial nonfiction book, Nixon's Gamble . He received direct resistance from individuals that were featured in the book who claimed to have their own version of...

Some authors know exactly what they want to write and who they want to write for. They have a passion for a particular subject, age group, or genre. Other authors are fascinated by so many aspects of the world that they can’t narrow down what they...