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Biographer Brian Jay Jones on How Washington Irving: An American Original Came About - podcast
Brian Jay Jones
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...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Biographer Brian Jay Jones on How Washington Irving: An American Original Came About - video
Brian Jay Jones
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...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Ensuring Accuracy When Writing and Editing Nonfiction Christian Books - video
Bart Tesoriero
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...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
Ensuring Accuracy When Writing and Editing Nonfiction Christian Books - podcast
Bart Tesoriero
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...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
Beth Hermes on the Role Serendipity Played in Writing Her Book Series - video
Beth Hermes
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...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
Beth Hermes on the Role Serendipity Played in Writing Her Book Series - podcast
Beth Hermes
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...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Brainstorming
Character Development: How to Start - article
Molly Blaisdell
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...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
Keys to Writing a Successful Romance Series
Aleatha Romig
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...
over 2 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
It's Not Just About You: How to Write an Engaging Memoir - recorded webinar
Georgia Lee
Join writer and teacher Georgia Lee in this two-part series on memoir writing and take the first steps toward sharing your story with the world. Part 1: Writing can be intimidating. Writing about your own life can be downright terrifying. So how do...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
How to Think Like a Monk
Jay Shetty
Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk , discusses his time as a monk in India and how everybody can channel the wisdom and practices of monks into their everyday lives. In this inspiring, empowering book, Shetty draws on his time as a monk to show...
over 5 years ago
Nonfiction
Reason for Writing
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