Per the Romance Writers of America, every romance story must end with a "Happily Ever After" in order to be considered true romance. New York Times bestselling romance author Aleatha Romig agrees with this element, but makes her characters and readers...

Let’s talk promotion channels. How do you choose from all of the possible platforms to best promote your book? And after you’ve chosen a platform, how do you know who to target your promotion toward? Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith...

Let’s talk promotion channels. How do you choose from all of the possible platforms to best promote your book? And after you’ve chosen a platform, how do you know who to target your promotion toward? Founder of www.buildbookbuzz.com, Sandra Beckwith...

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...

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 Shannon Dorsey Johnson reminds us that we don't have to have every detail figured out before starting a book project

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson reminds us that we don't have to have every detail figured out before starting a book project Click here to play this audio clip

Great stories are populated with great characters. Book with three dimensional characters fly off the shelves, are placed on e-reader wish lists, and are bought on the first day they are released. Books with cardboard, stereotypical characters languish...

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...