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Cross-Platform Opportunities: Beyond Film and TV - video
Philippa Burgess
Philippa Burgess of Creative Convergence, Inc. describes opportunities beyond film and television, including self-publishing, ebooks, games, software, and more. She also offers three questions to ask yourself as you build your brand and find your audience...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Listening to Your Intuition - podcast
Victor Villasenor
Pulitzer Prize nominated author Victor Villasenor discusses his publishing journey for "Rain of Gold" and shares his perspectives on connecting to and trusting your intuition in the pursuit of your writing vision. This uplifting interview is a must see...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Cross-Platform Opportunities: Beyond Film and TV - podcast
Philippa Burgess
Philippa Burgess of Creative Convergence, Inc. describes opportunities beyond film and television, including self-publishing, ebooks, games, software, and more. She also offers three questions to ask yourself as you build your brand and find your audience...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Write the Book That You Believe In - podcast
Linda Joy Meyers
Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, discusses the different kinds of memoirs and the importance of writing the book you want to write without worrying about whether or not a publisher will...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
On Writer's Block - podcast
Mitch Albom
Bestselling author Mitch Albom, author of "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", discusses his experience with writer's block and dealing with it before and after a big publishing success. He also shares thoughts on the pressures...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writer's Block
How Authors Can Find the Most Effective Marketing Channels for Their Book
Mark Glesne
Mark Glesne, Senior Marketing Director at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, discusses the two primary channels for book selling, and how an author's perspective or vision plays a key role in determining which channels will work best for a book.
over 2 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
Using Research to Create Realistic Characters - podcast
Laura Dave
Author and journalist Laura Dave has published two novels, both in development with Universal Studios. In this interview she shares how spending time with experts as part of her research helps her to weave unexpected details into her characters. Click...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Character Development
Keeping UP with Reader Expectations - podcast
Robert Dugoni
Robert Dugoni, New York Times Bestselling author of legal thrillers, describes what readers and publishers expect of Thriller books. He discusses story pacing, writing a series versus a single book, and the number of books expected each year. Click here...
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Identifying Your Audience
Point of View: The What, How and Why of Your Story’s Perspective
Helga Schier
Point of view is one of the most powerful and at the same time one of the most misunderstood tools in a writer’s kit. Should genre help decide which point of view to choose? Why are so many sci-fi stories and fantasies written in third-person narration...
over 6 years ago
Fiction
Points of View
Let’s Rev Up Your Story’s Action Scenes!
L.E. Perez
Adding action to your scenes shouldn’t be hard, but it can be if you’re just not sure what to write. Sometimes translating what’s in your head to your writing can be tricky. In this webinar, author and publisher LE Perez teaches 6 tips for adding action...
over 6 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
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