Nonfiction is a wide and varied genre, so it can be difficult to find clear guidelines to follow. Most importantly, you should know why you are writing this book and what you hope readers will take away from it. From there, following these five elements...

First of all, you should know that the book business is in a state of turmoil and change. I’ve weathered a few storms in the past. When television started, I was told no one would read books again. That should give you some idea of how old I am. When...

When it comes to fiction, a short narrative can be found in many forms, from a slim book to just a few sentences. Short fiction forms can generally be broken down based on word count. The guidelines in this article can help you understand how short fiction...

If you’re writing a book for the first time, there are probably at least a few writing terms with which you’re not completely familiar. We’ve assembled a glossary of common terms with brief definitions to help you navigate your way through this new...

Christina Hoag won a prize for writing interesting stories when she was six years old and that’s what she’s been doing ever since. She is the author of the novels Girl on the Brink , (Fire and Ice YA, 2016), named 2016 Best of YA by Suspense Magazine...

Alexis Krasilovsky is the author of Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling (Routledge: NY/London) and the #MeToo novel Sex and the Cyborg Goddess (under the name Alexis Rafael), winner of the Irwin Award for “Best #MeToo Novel of the...