As a radio commentator, marketing consultant, teacher, and newspaper columnist, Lauretta Hannon has been in the communications industry a long time. When she considered pursuing writing her memoir The Cracker Queen she faced many internal hurdles and...

As a radio commentator, marketing consultant, teacher, and newspaper columnist, Lauretta Hannon has been in the communications industry a long time. When she considered pursuing writing her memoir The Cracker Queen she faced many internal hurdles and...

Having an idea for a book is really easy. Starting a book is easy. But writing to the end is difficult and very few people actually reach their goal. Why is that? I believe it is because there are many obstacles on the path to a finished book. Why...

Claire LaZebnik, author of "Epic Fail" and "Overcoming Autism," suggests that writers should not overlook work that already exists in the public domain when searching for a new story idea. She uses the example of director Amy Heckerling taking inspiration...

Claire LaZebnik, author of "Epic Fail" and "Overcoming Autism," suggests that writers should not overlook work that already exists in the public domain when searching for a new story idea. She uses the example of director Amy Heckerling taking inspiration...

Author, Rozine Prock, finds vision boards to be a very effective tool for writers and even offers workshops on creating vision boards. The benefits of creating vision boards include offering inspiration for character and scene building when writing a...

Author, Rozine Prock, finds vision boards to be a very effective tool for writers and even offers workshops on creating vision boards. The benefits of creating vision boards include offering inspiration for character and scene building when writing a...

Author Peter Zuckerman believes that adventure exists in all stories and it’s up to the writer to find it and infuse the story with that sense of adventure. All writers need to think of themselves as adventure writers. Writing adventure into a story...

Author Peter Zuckerman believes that adventure exists in all stories and it’s up to the writer to find it and infuse the story with that sense of adventure. All writers need to think of themselves as adventure writers. Writing adventure into a story...

Writer’s block is a universally understood frustration in the writing community. What if there was a way, though, to turn this obstacle into an asset? Arthur Doweyko, award-winning author and scientist, discusses how he uses incidents of writer’s block...