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...

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...

The over-arching theme for author Beth Hermes fiction series developed from a conversation about serendipity and life events that happen by chance. She decided to take a twist on this idea and apply it to a novel. When she reached the end of her first...

The over-arching theme for author Beth Hermes fiction series developed from a conversation about serendipity and life events that happen by chance. She decided to take a twist on this idea and apply it to a novel. When she reached the end of her first...

The majority of Bart Tesoriero's nonfiction Christian work is for a Catholic audience, so he refers primarily to the website for the Vatican to start his research for a book project. He also refers to the writings of the Doctors of the Church, along...

The majority of Bart Tesoriero's nonfiction Christian work is for a Catholic audience, so he refers primarily to the website for the Vatican to start his research for a book project. He also refers to the writings of the Doctors of the Church, along...

Suzette Conway, former director or the Author Learning Center, shares tips for aspiring authors that she gleaned from the years she spent interviewing authors. Here are some of her expert tips for writers. The secret to finding time to write is simple...

Suzette Conway, former director or the Author Learning Center, shares tips for aspiring authors that she gleaned from the years she spent interviewing authors. Here are some of her expert tips for writers. The secret to finding time to write is simple...

Bestselling author Henrietta Tiefenthaler shares her thoughts on how writing biographies is easier for her than writing fiction because it's less about creativity (for her) and more about telling other people's stories. She has turned this skill into...

Cross promotional options are available to authors who write about a cause, or authors who write characters that are loyal to specific product brands. Meg Walker, president and director at Tandem Literary, explains how to include 3rd party cross promotion...