Former seventh grade English teacher and middle-grade author Laura Martin didn't start out wanting to write for the 8-12 age group. She initially thought she wanted to write for young adults, ages 12-18, because writing quality content for middle-grade...

Author Claudia Long discusses how she broke the rules when she chose to write historical fiction. From her perspective, she simply wrote a novel, and then she found herself facing controversy.

Author Carla Malden shares her thoughts on how you know when you have a memoir that may be worth sharing with others through the written word.

Author Carla Malden shares her thoughts on how you know when you have a memoir that may be worth sharing with others through the written word. Click here to play this audio clip

Author Claudia Long discusses how she broke the rules when she chose to write historical fiction. From her perspective, she simply wrote a novel, and then she found herself facing controversy. Click here to play this audio clip

Author Cory Putman Oakes shares how she "keeps it real" on her website, even though she writes fiction.

Author Reg Green discusses the importance of every person in your life, and the role they play in what we become and how we write.

Emmy Award-Winning Director and author of Hating Heidi Foster, Jeffrey Blount, discusses how to write fiction with emotion. Click here to play this audio clip

New York Times bestselling author Marie Lu defines Dystopia as a writing genre and how it shows up in world building in novels.