Jenna Free, editor and writer for Gift Friday Productions, provides some tips for editing your own work. She advises authors to take a break from writing to do a different activity in order to later return to your work with fresh eyes. She suggests...

Writer Stephanie Golden describes the difference between a ghostwriter and book doctor, clarifying the level of involvement in each type of project. A ghostwriter writes the book but is invisible and doesn't have their name on the cover. Collaboration...

No matter the end format, Noam J. Dromi, Co-President of Legion of Creatives, believes that all writing should start with an outline. Where books, graphic novels and screenplays differ is in the writing execution. Film is a visual medium where exposition...

Author Paula Brown recommends identifying and using your personal strengths as the starting point for all your writing. Think about how you learn, what's interesting to you, and what you do best and then use it as a starting point. For instance, Paula...

No matter the end format, Noam J. Dromi, Co-President of Legion of Creatives, believes that all writing should start with an outline. Where books, graphic novels and screenplays differ is in the writing execution. Film is a visual medium where exposition...

New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs talks about inspiration, research, reading, and how to build a believable story with outlines, methods, and details. For more on this critically acclaimed children's author of the Charlie Thorne series,...

As a nonfiction writer, you want to create definitive work. To cultivate this kind of work you must learn to identify weak spots. The first and most important part of writing nonfiction is the research. Reliable source material is of upmost importance...

Writing a cohesive, well-crafted story is a difficult task and there is no “right” way to do it. Every writer needs to discover how they best plan a story. Some writers are plotters and some are pantsers. A plotter is an author who outlines his or...

Today’s market is saturated with content, and it’s important that authors have an extensive writing portfolio. This will demonstrate experience and a large range that agents and publishers will appreciate. Plus, it helps build a platform and a brand...

Whether a plotter or pantser , all fiction authors walk into a story with some kind of idea or plan. They have some insight into the story they want to tell or explore, including central characters, setting, or conflict. These elements and planning...