Beginning a story is, for some writers, the hardest part of a manuscript. The difficulty is often a matter of not knowing how to write an exciting enough first line or first page. M. Todd Gallowglas, writer, critic, and educator, explains how to write...

Singaporean poet and photographer Marc Nair has published five solo volumes of poetry, the first three of which were published with Red Wheelbarrow Books. Red Wheelbarrow Books is a Singapore-based publisher that focuses on showcasing poetry and prose...

Finishing a book manuscript is not the end of the writing work required if wanting to get traditionally published. Besides query letters, marketing content, and other materials, a book synopsis is often a necessary part of an author’s submission package...

It took ten rounds of revisions before author Madeline Sharples considered her novel, Papa’s Shoes , to be complete and ready for publication. She first worked with three editors and a set of beta readers, who provided suggestions and edits free of charge...

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...

CF Yetmen, author of “The Roses Underneath,” talks about what inspired her to write her novel and how that book came together. Yetmen decided to write the book for a number of reasons. Working is publishing her entire career, she knew what it takes to...

CF Yetmen, author of “The Roses Underneath,” talks about what inspired her to write her novel and how that book came together. Yetmen decided to write the book for a number of reasons. Working is publishing her entire career, she knew what it takes to...