Author and therapist Carl Metzger describes his concepts of soft and hard research. Take note of his classifications to make sure you're covering all the needed research for your book. If you've begun research for your book, you'll also find his examples...

Author and therapist Carl Metzger describes his concepts of soft and hard research. Take note of his classifications to make sure you're covering all the needed research for your book. If you've begun research for your book, you'll also find his examples...

I like to refer to writing as a craft to put it in the right context. In order to become a carpenter and create furniture, you would more than likely have to apprentice with somebody to learn the craft of it. You could go out to your garage and just...

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...

AI (artificial intelligence) is here to stay, so how can authors use this powerful tool to promote their books? This session with author and book coach Cathy Fyock explores how AI can be used to write summary book descriptions, develop chapter and...

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...

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...

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...