Education and Craft

Browse the videos, articles and podcasts:


  • 20 Literary Devices to Strengthen Your Writing

    Do you want your story to jump off the page and draw readers in? Using writing techniques such as literary devices can help. Also called narrative devices, these techniques...
    Author Learning Center
    • Author Learning Center
  • Laurel Anne Hill on Getting Started and Evolving as a Writer

    Laurel Anne Hill, award-winning author and former underground storage tank operator, began writing before she could read. As a young child, her older sister would write...
    Laurel Anne Hill
    • Laurel Anne Hill
  • The Role of a Writing Coach

    When author, instructor, director, and screenwriter John Henry Davis was writing his first science fiction novel, he sought out a writing coach to help with the form...
    John Henry Davis
    • John Henry Davis
  • How a Dramaturg Can Benefit All Types of Writers

    Author, instructor, director, and screenwriter John Henry Davis has worked as a dramaturg for a wide range of writers, including composers, lyricists, playwrights, and...
    John Henry Davis
    • John Henry Davis
  • Author Mandy Jackson-Beverly on Becoming a Novelist

    Author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly has had many professional endeavors. Before writing her books, she was a costume designer, stylist...
    Mandy Jackson-Beverly
    • Mandy Jackson-Beverly