Staying focused and motivated can be difficult for new writers. There are two key questions that writers must answer in order to stay the course, says author and life coach Shan Gill. First, what are your goals for writing? Why is it important to you...

Staying focused and motivated can be difficult for new writers. There are two key questions that writers must answer in order to stay the course, says author and life coach Shan Gill. First, what are your goals for writing? Why is it important to you...

As author and founder of the Singapore Writers' Group Alice Clark-Platts explains, many people have a book idea and aspire to write, but most don't ever sit down to get it done. Completing your manuscript is simple, she says - you just have to sit...

As author and founder of the Singapore Writers' Group Alice Clark-Platts explains, many people have a book idea and aspire to write, but most don't ever sit down to get it done. Completing your manuscript is simple, she says - you just have to sit...

As a long-time musician, W. Timothy Wright is used to the difficult journey of rejection and self-doubt. The key to overcoming these types of obstacles as an artist is persistence, he says. Regardless of genre and book topic, you have to believe in what...

Bestselling authors Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison talk about co-writing The Devil's Triangle , the new book in their Brit in the FBI series. How do they work together? Do they always get along? And is writer's block really a thing? For more about...

It's easy as a writer to allow writer's block, self-doubt, or negative feedback to impact your progress. Writer and producer Jack Bernstein, known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV shows such as Monk and NCIS: New Orleans , says...

It's easy as a writer to allow writer's block, self-doubt, or negative feedback to impact your progress. Writer and producer Jack Bernstein, known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV shows such as Monk and NCIS: New Orleans , says...

Novels follow rhythms. Some are slow and sensual. Others are rip-roaring reads. This underlying rhythm within the novel is called pacing. Chapters, scenes, paragraphs, sentences and word choices all affect pacing. These choices determine how fast a book...

Some authors persevere by choosing subjects they can learn from. Such was the case for memoir author Anna Manning, who wrote about people she wanted to emulate in "The Leroy Tree." Her subjects had vision and explored ways to reach their destinations...