Reaching International Markets

Affordable Market Resources for International Writers - Hasmita Chander

Breaking into the Spanish-Language Greeting Card Market - Susana Baughman

Don't Write Down to European Audiences! - Nancy Arrowsmith

Do Not Go Clueless Into That Strange Culture! - Ysabel de la Rosa

Finding UK Experts and Spokespeople - Rachel Newcombe

Getting Information from UK "PRs" - Rachel Newcombe

The Global Marketplace - Michael Sedge

How to Become a Foreign Correspondent -- Without Leaving Home! - Ysabel de la Rosa

How to Become an International News Reporter - Huw Francis

How to Choose the Right Parenting Website for Your Writing - Aditi Bose

India as a Writer's Market - Hasmita Chander

Interviewing American Artists for International Publications - Lawrence Schimel

Job Hunting Strategies for the Expat Freelance Writer - Suchi Rudra

Writing for ESL Markets - Amy Chavez

Writing for the NGO Community - Kimberly Baldwin Radford

Writing for UK County Magazines - Rachel Newcombe

Writing for the UK Gardening Market - Rachel Newcombe

Writing for UK Travel Magazines - Rachel Newcombe

Writing for US and UK Health Publications - Rachel Newcombe

Language and Translation Issues

Conducting Interviews in International English - Ysabel de la Rosa

Five Tips on Translating Poetry - Jennifer Liddy

How to Get Your Work Translated Properly - Jim Pierce

How to Succeed Writing Spanish-Language Greeting Cards - Susanna Baughman

How to Use an Interpreter - Nancy Tangemann

Launching a Translation Career - Maya Mirsky

Learning a Language Without Lessons - Ysabel de la Rosa

Preserving Your Words in Translation - Jennifer Hutchins

Providing Glossaries for Your Translator - Lawrence Schimel

Writing in International English - Martin Schell

Handling Overseas Business Issues

Handling an Overseas Writing Business - Moira Allen

How Much Is that In Dollars? The Financial Side of Writing for Foreign Publishers - Audrey Faye Henderson

Improving Your Global Image - Huw Francis

International Grant Resources - C. Hope Clark

Networking Opportunities for International Writers - Ysabel de la Rosa

Reaching International Markets Electronically - Moira Allen

Selling International Rights - Moira Allen

Managing and Promoting Your Business

Beating Burnout - Tips for Copywriters and Every Writer - Dawn Copeman

Five Steps to Developing Your Writing Brand - Sonya Carmichael Jones

Presenting Your Portfolio - Mandy Hougland

Presenting Your Portfolio, Part II: What to Include - Mandy Hougland

Task-Based Logs - The Most Useful Method of Record Keeping - Laurie Lewis

Business and Commercial Writing

An Introduction to Commercial Writing - Dawn Copeman

Be Careful Out There! - Dawn Copeman

Everybody's Business: Writing for the Corporate World - Barbara Neal Varma

How to Write a Competitive Analysis - Michael Knowles

How to Write a White Paper - Michael Knowles

Writing Corporate Newsletters - Moira Allen

Writing Press Releases - Dawn Copeman

Editing and Proofreading

Breaking Into Corporate Editing - Moira Allen

Editing as a Profession - Aline Lechaye

So You Think You Want to Be a Freelance Proofreader... - Jan K., The Proofer

Grants & Proposals

The Art of Writing Grant Proposals - Penny Ehrenkranz

How to Become a Successful Grant Writer - Kathleen Ewing

Writing Proposals: An Interview with Paul Weber - Barbara Vega

Technical Writing

13 Tips on How to Tech-Talk to Non-Techies - Hasmita Chander

Digital and Personal Tech: Writing for The Next Generation of Technical Magazines - Mridu Khullar

Indexing Technical Documents: An Interview with Lori Lathrop - Barbara Vega

Looking for Work as a Scientific Communicator - Geoff Hart

Marketing the Wily Technical Writer - Michael Knowles

Succeeding as a Technical Writer - Michael Knowles

Technical Writers: It's OK to Lie to Your Readers -- a Little! - Geoff Hart

Writing for Trade Magazines

Using Letters of Introduction to Land Assignments with Trade Publications - Denene Brox

Writing for Real Estate Trade Magazines - Dan Rafter

Writing for Trade Magazines - Mark Lamendola

Crafting Fabulous Fiction, by Victoria Grossack

The Writer's Marathon: Seven Challenges to a Successful Series

We All Need Someone To Love: Creating Characters Readers Will Care About

Raising the Stakes

Stories Within Stories

What Are They Thinking? Portraying Your Characters' Thoughts

A Study in Sidekicks

Why Doesn't the Dog Bark?

Extending Your Character Range: Sex, Age and Other

Prayers, Promises and Prophecies

Tense Matters: Verbs in the Past, Present, and Future

What Do Your Characters Want? (Part I)

What Do Your Characters Want? (Part II): How to Use Characters' Goals to Move the Plot

Interjections and Profanity

Mentors in Your Masterpiece

Who Speaks? Pointers about Attribution in Dialogue

The Order of Things

Facts in Fiction

Nine Anti-Muses and How to Placate Them

My Point of View on Point of View (Part One)

My Point of View on Point of View, Part II

The Fundamentals of Fiction, by Marg Gilks

Part I: "I've Got an Idea!"

Part II: Read, Read, Read!

Part III: Critique Groups and Writers' Groups

Part IV: Writers Write!

Part V: Learning How: Courses, Workshops and Tutors

Part VI: Learning the Lingo

Part VII: Being Realistic About Your Work

Part VIII: Finding Markets for Your Fiction

Part IX: Writing Etiquette

Part X: Avoid Those Beginners' Blunders

Characters and Viewpoint

Creating Memorable Characters - Lee Masterson

Creating Villains People Love to Hate - Lee Masterson

Establishing the Right Point of View: How to Avoid "Stepping Out of Character" - Marg Gilks

The Ethics of Tragedy: Plot Victims are People Too! - Paula Fleming

Finding Your Characters - Mary Cook

Handling a Cast of Thousands I: Getting to Know Your Characters - Will Greenway

Handling a Cast of Thousands II: Your Story as Your Characters (and Readers) See It - Will Greenway

Handling a Cast of Thousands III: Developing the Five-Act Scene - Will Greenway

Headhopping, Authorial Intrusion, and Shocked Expressions - Anne Marble

Motivation - Hank Quense

The Mystery of Character - Robert Wilson

My Point of View on Point of View (Part One)

My Point of View on Point of View (Part Two)

The Name Game - John Robert Marlow

Plotting by Personality - Marg McAlister

A Rose by Any Other Name... - Devyani Borade

The Secrets of Characterization - Sigrid Macdonald

Viewpoint, Perspective and Time - Will Greenway

What Type Is Your Character? - Paula Fleming

Dialogue

Creating Dynamic Dialogue - Will Greenway

Dialogue in Speculative Fiction - Paula Fleming

I Love You, My Little Cabbage: Using Foreign Words in Your Fiction - Cora Bresciano

Interjections and Profanity - Victoria Grossack

It's Not What They Say... - Mary Cook

Off with the Talking Heads! - Marg Gilks

Punctuating Dialogue - Marg Gilks

Slang and How to Sling It - Randall Platt

The Use and Abuse of Dialogue Tags - Anne Marble

Who Speaks? Pointers about Attribution in Dialogue

Writing Romantic Dialogue - Anne Marble

Description and Setting

The Art of Description: Eight Tips to Help You Bring Your Settings to Life - Anne M. Marble

Blueprints: Building a Home for Your Characters - Elizabeth Chayne

Four Ways to Bring Settings to Life - Moira Allen

Houses are People Too: The Structure of a Literary Device - Geoff Hart

Location, Location, Location! - Jim C. Hines

Visualization Exercises for Writers - Holly Lisle

Story Structure

Choosing the Right Name for Your Story - John Floyd

Components of a Good Opening Scene - Joseph Bates

Dynamic Beginnings: Getting Your Story Off to a Great Start - Will Greenway

Evaluating a Novel's Plot and Scenes - Frances Beckham

Five Fiction Mistakes that Can Spell Rejection - Moira Allen

From Beginning to End, A Fiction Format to Your Next Sale, by Shaunna Privratsky

Keeping Your Story On Track with Style Sheets - Marg Gilks

Plotting Your Novel - Lee Masterson

Plunge Right In... Into Your Story, That Is! - Rekha Ambardar

To Outline or Not to Outline - Tim Hallinan

Where to Begin? When, Where and How to Write a Prologue - Lital Talmor

Why Do I Need an Outline? - Cheryl Sloan Wray

Your Story Outline: What It's All About - Rekha Ambardar

Flash Fiction

The Flash Fiction Market - C.M. Saunders

Flash What? A Quick Look at Flash Fiction - Jason Gurley

Flashes of Brilliance: Writing Flash Fiction - Joan Popek

Flashes on the Meridian: Dazzled by Flash Fiction - Pamelyn Casto

Across the Genres...

Mixing It Up: Writing Across Genres - Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

What Is Literary Fiction? Literary Editors Share Their Views - Moira Allen

Writing Experimental Fiction: Leaving the Problem Out of the Plot - Tantra Bensko

Research Tips and Sources

Historical Research for Fiction Writers - Catherine Lundoff

Look before You Write: Applying the Lessons of the Visual Arts - Paula Fleming

Partly Cloudy, Scattered Showers: Setting the Scene with Weather - Larissa Ione

"Prove" Your Story with Evidence - Sue Fagalde Lick

A Research Primer for Historical Fiction Writers - Erika Dreifus

More Fiction Tips

25 Unique Places to Find Story Ideas - Michelle Giles

Accuracy in Fiction, Part I: Does Accuracy Matter? - Moira Allen

Accuracy in Fiction, Part II: Accuracy... It's Not Just for Nonfiction Anymore! - Moira Allen

Becoming a Fiction Aficionado, by Shaunna Privratsky

The Case for Intriguing Eccentricity in Fiction - Philip Martin

How Long Should Your Story Be? - Lee Masterson

Is an MFA Program Right for You? - Amy White

Lateral Thinking - Ahmed A. Khan

Mindplay - Peggy Bechko

Processing Feedback - Joni B. Cole

Stuck in the Middle of Your Story? Try Prompts! - Alina Sandor

The Top Ten Mistakes New Fiction Authors Make - Sally Zigmond

TV Watching Does Not Waste Writers' Time - Noelle Sterne

What, Where, When and Why - Marg Gilks

Write What You Know -- Because You Know More than You Think! - Marg Gilks

Getting Published

Can I Make a Living as a Novelist? - Marilyn Henderson

How to Write a Novel Synopsis - Marg Gilks

The Midlisters: Backbone of the Publishing Industry - Sean McLachlan

Research, Track and Conquer: How to Research Short Fiction Markets, Track Submissions, and Ultimately Get Published - Joseph Thomas

Small Press Magazines: Should You Bother? - Bruce Boston

Yes, You Can Make Money Writing Fiction - Patricia Fry

The Art and Craft of Writing for Children

The ABCs of Writing for Kids: Active, Brief, and Cut Cut Cut - Eugie Foster

Editing Secrets to Make Your Work Shine - Laura Backes

Finding Your Voice as a Children's Writer - Laura Backes

Frequently Asked Questions About Children's Writing - LeMieux, Lubar and Singer

Happily Ever After: Finding the Perfect Ending - Eugie Foster

Six Steps to Make Your Children's Story Sparkle - Laura Backes

Ten Myths About Writing for Kids - Eugie Foster

Throw Obstacles at Your Characters - Laura Backes

When the Guidelines Say "7-12": The Ages and Stages of Children's Literature - Eugie Foster

Worldbuilding Considerations for the Children's Writer - Eugie Foster

Writing About Controversial Subjects - Laura Backes

Writing Captivating Dialogue for Children - Mary Emma Allen

Writing Humor (As Demonstrated by Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Eugie Foster

Writing in Rhyme for Children - Laura Backes

Writing Multicultural Fiction for Children (Part I) - Eugie Foster

Writing Multicultural Fiction for Children (Part 2): Nuts and Bolts - Eugie Foster

Writing Talking Animal Tales - Eugie Foster

Picture Books

Eight Things Picture Book Editors Don't Want - Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

Exploring Sparkle: An Interview with Peggy Tibbetts - Moira Allen

Make Your Picture Book Sparkle! - Peggy Tibbetts

Writing for the YA Audience

One of the 55 Percent (Adults Who Read YA) - Moira Allen (editorial)

Plotting the Teen Romance - Mindy Hardwick

Writing for the Teen Religious Market - Kathryn Lay

Writing for Teen Magazines - Ursula Furi-Perry

Writing for "Tweens" - Eugie Foster

Specialized Markets

The Christian Children's Market: A Place for Beginning Writers - Marcia Laycock

Doing Your Homework: Tips for Cracking the Educational Market - Christine Venzon

Five Reasons to Write Children's Nonfiction - Rita Milios

Retelling Bible Stories for Children - Rose Ross Zediker

Short Stuff for Children - Marie Cecchini

So You Wanna Be a Children's Poet... - Linda Phillips

Hi/Lo Books: Writing for Reluctant Readers - Eugie Foster

Agents, Publishers, and Finding a Market

The Elephant in the Room: Marketing Your Children's Manuscript - Peggy Tibbetts

School Bookfairs: A Great Opportunity for Market Research - Carol Baldwin

Understanding Children's Writing Genres - Laura Backes

What Do Editors Want? - Laura Backes

A Writer's Resolution: I Will Submit! - Eugie Foster

Writing for Children's Magazines - Eugie Foster

Promoting Your Work

Children's Book Reviewers

Digging for Gold: Researching Awards for Your Book - Naomi C. Rose

Let Them See Your Title: Publicizing Your Children's Book - Noelle Sterne

School Visits: An Author's Serendipity - Mary Emma Allen

Interviews with Children's Authors and Editors by Eugie Foster

An Interview with Author Dallas Woodburn

An Interview with Tansy Rayner Roberts of Shiny

An Interview with Mark Justice of Story Station

An Interview with Judy Burke of Highlights for Children

An Interview with Johnny D. Boggs of Boys' Life

An Interview with Deborah Vetter of the Cricket Magazine Group

Researching the Mystery

Conducting Forensic Research: A Tutorial For Mystery Writers - Hilary Conner

Don't Fire Blanks: Aim for Accuracy in Your Mystery! - Stephen Rogers

Don't Shoot Holes in Your Credibility (What You Need to Know About Firearms) - John Rains

A Field Guide to Genre Writers' Organizations - Catherine Lundoff

Murder or Suicide? How You (and Your Detective) Can Tell the Difference - Michelle Acker

Reading to Write: Staying in Touch with Mystery Fiction - Stephen Rogers

Researching the Mystery Short Story - John Floyd

Somebody Call a Cop! Writing About Law Enforcement - Stephen Rogers

White Collar Crime - Stephen Rogers

Writing the Mystery

Anything You Say... Tips for Effective Dialogue - Stephen Rogers

Beginings, Middles and Ends: Crafting the Mystery - Stephen Rogers

BulletProof Your Short Mysteries: Editors Tell You How! - Michael Bracken

Don't Drop Clues; Place Them Carefully! Stephen Rogers

Find the Motive, Find the Killer! - Stephen Rogers

From Cozy to Caper: A Guide to Mystery Genres - Stephen Rogers

Knock 'Em Dead -- Laughing! - Stephen Rogers

Red Herrings - Stephen Rogers

The Scene of the Crime: Choosing Your Setting - Stephen Rogers

What Is a Mystery Short Story? And How Do You Write One? - John Floyd

Writing the Cozy Mystery - Stephen Rogers

Writing Erotic Mysteries - Michael Bracken

Writing the PI Mystery - Stephen Rogers

The Basics of Romance

Building Humor into Your Romance - Anne M. Marble

Clichés to Avoid -- Or Reconstruct - Anne M. Marble

Conflict and Resolution in the Romance Novel - Linda Shertzer

Conflicted About Conflict? - Anne M. Marble

Foreshadowing and Suspense - Anne M. Marble

How not to Yank Your Reader Out of the Story! - Anne M. Marble

Research Flaws in Romance Novels - Anne M. Marble

Romance Plots from the Classics - Anne M. Marble

Seduce Your Reader with the Perfect Title! - Anne M. Marble

Story-Starters: Ten Ways to Jump-Start Your Plot - Anne M. Marble

When (and How) To Break the Rules - Anne M. Marble

Writing Emotional Scenes Without Melodrama - Anne M. Marble

Writing Romantic Dialogue - Anne M. Marble

Characters to Fall in Love With

Creating Great Heroes and Heroines - Anne M. Marble

Don't Treat Your Characters Like Puppets! - Anne M. Marble

How Not to Create a Villain - Anne M. Marble

In the Name of Love... Finding the Right Names for Your Characters - Desmond Lindo

Name That Character! - Anne M. Marble

What's My Line? Character Professions in the Romance - Anne M. Marble

Writing Love Scenes

Keeping it Sweet While Turning Up the Heat - MaryJanice Davidson

Sizzling, Sensuous and Steamy: How to Write Love Scenes - Carolyn Campbell

Ten Essentials for Writing Love Scenes - Anne M. Marble

Twenty Steps to Writing Great Love Scenes - Karen Wiesner

Subgenres and Related Genres

Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Romances - Anne M. Marble

Is Erotica Right for You? - Tracy Cooper-Posey

The Subgenres of Romance - Anne M. Marble

Time-Travel Romances - Anne M. Marble

Writing and Selling Erotic Fiction - Catherine Lundoff

Writing Romantic Comedy - Shirley Kawa-Jump

Women's Fiction vs. Romance: A Tale of Two Genres - Lisa Craig

Interviews

Diana Gabaldon (interviewed by Sue Perry)

Kim Headlee (interviewed by Moira Allen)

Teresa Medeiros (interviewed by Gayle Trent)

Fern Michaels (interviewed by Gayle Trent)

JoAnn Ross (interviewed by Gayle Trent)

Writing Speculative Fiction

Blending Fiction and History - Paula Fleming

Dialogue in Speculative Fiction: When Space Bugz Speakie Funnie and Other Problems - Paula Fleming

Finessing the Infodump - Paula Fleming

Using Current Events in Speculative Fiction - Paula Fleming

Using History: We Know Stuff Happens, but How? - Paula Fleming

What Does Your Protagonist Want? - Paula Fleming

What "Type" Is Your Character? - Paula Fleming

What's in a Name? - Moira Allen

Science Fiction

Aliens: Relatives of Ours? - Paula Fleming

Science Fiction: The Literature of Ideas - Marg Gilks, Paula Fleming, Moira Allen
(Includes "Timelines of SF Ideas," by Marg Gilks)

Setting: The Key to Science Fiction, by Bruce Boston

Sex in SF - Paula Fleming

The Subgenres of Science Fiction - Marg Gilks, Moira Allen

Weird Science: Stranger than Fiction - Paula Fleming

Fantasy

The Care and Feeding of Fictional Horses, by Mary K. Wilson

Contemporary Fantasy: Setting the Fantastic in the Everyday World - Paula Fleming

Creating a Realistic Fantasy World - Penny Ehrenkranz

Creative Uses of Magic in Your Fantasy Story - Philip Martin

Mixing Science and Magic: A Recipe for Disaster? - Paula Fleming

The Numberless Hordes: Keeping Your Fantasy Armies a Little Less Fantastic - John Savage

Shapeshifters: When It's Time to Shift the Story's Shape - Paula Fleming

What Is Magical Realism, Really? - Bruce Holland Rogers

What's the Magic Word: Defining the Sources, Effects and Costs of Magic - Lital Talmor

Horror

Do Werewolves Wear Shoes? Building Successful Horror Characters, by Shaunna Privratsky

How To Write Today's Horror, Part I: The Seeds of Horror - David Taylor

How To Write Today's Horror, Part II: What Readers Want - David Taylor

How To Write Today's Horror, Part III: What Readers Don't Want - David Taylor

Just in Time for Halloween: The Dark Fiction Market - C.M. Saunders

What Makes a Horror Writer? - Elizabeth Peake

Market Tips

Attending a Speculative Fiction Convention - Paula Fleming

A Field Guide to Genre Writers' Organizations - Catherine Lundoff

Finding Good Markets, Avoiding Bad Ones - Paula Fleming

The Future of Science Fiction and Fantasy - Michele Acker

Writing for Themed Anthologies - Paula Fleming

Interviews:

Kevin J. ANDERSON - Lynne Jamneck

Piers ANTHONY: Master of Punmanship - Moira Allen

Bruce BOSTON: Writing Speculative Poetry - John Amen

David BRIN - Lynne Jamneck

Orson Scott CARD: On Religion in SF and Fantasy - Moira Allen

Jeanne CAVELOS - Lynne Jamneck

Douglas CLEGG - Lynne Jamneck

Kate ELLIOTT: An Eye for Detail - Moira Allen

Lynn FLEWELLING - Lynne Jamneck

Lynn FLEWELLING: Writing the World of the Series - Moira Allen

Ursula LEGUIN: Steering Her Craft - Faith Justice

Anne MCCAFFREY - Lynne Jamneck

Susan SIZEMORE: Writing with Bite - Moira Allen

Gordon VAN GELDER, editor of Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine - Lynne Jamneck

Poetry

Cowboy Poetry - Kennerly Clay

Critiquing Poetry (Including Your Own) - Gwyneth Box

Five Tips on Translating Poetry - Jennifer Liddy

Give Me a Meter, I'll Take a Foot - Tami Krueger

Poetic Forms: The Ballad - Conrad Geller

Poetic Forms: The Sonnet - Conrad Geller

Poetic Forms: The Triolet - Conrad Geller

Poetic Forms: The Villanelle - Conrad Geller

So You Wanna Be a Children's Poet... - Linda Phillips

Some Thoughts on Free Verse, Part I: The Line - Lawrence Schimel

Some Thoughts on Free Verse, Part II: The Shape of the Poem - Lawrence Schimel

Some Thoughts on Meter - Lawrence Schimel

Some Thoughts on Fun and Verse - Lawrence Schimel

Some Thoughts on Nontraditional Forms - Lawrence Schimel

Some Thoughts on the Sestina - Lawrence Schimel

Three Bad Reasons to Write Poetry - and One Great One! - Conrad Geller

Three Classic Welsh Poetry Forms - Tami Krueger

Turning Your Day Job Into Poetry - Shanna Germain

Visual Poetics - Nirmaldasan

Whose Rhyme Is It Anyway? - Dana Mitchell

Writing in Rhyme For Children - Laura Backes

Writing Speculative Poetry: An Interview with Bruce Boston - John Amen

Writing the 'Not-So-Simple' Haiku - Patricia Spork

Greeting Cards and Short-Verse Markets

Breaking into the Greeting Card Market - Shery Ma Belle Arrieta

Getting Your Greeting Card Line to Market - Karen Moore

Going for the Knockout Punch(line) - Nadia Ali

Greeting Cards: Writing that's Short and Sweet - Marie Cecchini

How to Succeed Writing Spanish-Language Greeting Cards - Susanna Baughman

Slogan Scribe - Jenna Glatzer

Writing for the Electronic Greeting Card Market: An Interview with Nadia Ali - Moira Allen

Boosting Your Creativity

Feeling Boxed In? Try an Extreme Makeover to Boost Your Creativity - Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant

Mindplay - Peggy Bechko

Writing and the Cosmic Shopping Mall (or how to access your creative mind and silence the inner critic), by Emily Hanlon

Essays

Essay Writing: When It's Just Too Personal - Heather Haapoja

An Exercise in Essay-Writing - Sheila Bender

Fifteen Paying Markets for Personal Essays and Life Stories - Chryselle D'Silva Dias

Finding Your Writing's "Occasion" - Sheila Bender

Personally Speaking - Kathryn Lay

Writing From Anticipation - Sheila Bender

Writing the Personal Essay - Mridu Khullar

Memoirs, Biography and Family History

Grab That Memory Before It Slips Away! - Uma Girish

How to Create the Ultimate Holiday Newsletter - Moira Allen

How to Keep your Memoir Writing Sharp and Vital - Dr. Allan Hunter

How to Write Winning First-Person Stories - C.S. Paquin

Portrait of a Relative - Ruth Danner

Writing a Family History - Moira Allen

Journals & Journaling

Keeping a Writer's Journal: 21 Ideas to Keep You Writing - Sheila Bender

Twenty-Two Reasons to Turn to Your Journal for Catharsis and Creativity - Noelle Sterne

Feature Articles

21 Ways to Better Your Chances of Winning Screenplay Contests - Elizabeth English

Creating Character and Characterization in Screenplays - Elizabeth English

Evaluating Your Movie Idea - Laura Brennan

The Field of Dreams: Conflict as Metaphor in Screenplays - Elizabeth English

From Novel to Screenplay: The Challenges of Adaptation - Lynne Pembroke and Jim Kalergis

How to Develop Your Premise into a Compelling Script - Kathryn McCullough

The Making of a Hollywood Film: A Guide for Screenwriters - Elizabeth English

Securing Film Rights to Published Material - Lenore Wright

What is Coverage? - Kathryn McCullough

Writing the Prize-Winning Script - Laura Brennan

Writing the TV Spec Script - Laura Brennan

The Screening Room: Q&A on Screenwriting by Laura Brennan

How Can I Sell Scripts to a Show I Love?

How Do You Get Your First Job?

Should I Produce My Own Films?

Turning a Novel into a Screenplay

Pitch, Outline, Synopsis or Treatment?

Getting Your Foot in the Door

Should I Pay an Agent to Rewrite my Script? What if My Idea Is Stolen?

Pitching an Educational Reality Show

Contacting Actors; Writing from Outside Hollywood

Turning a Short Story into an Animated Film; Paying a Writer for a Treatment

Should I Write My Own Screenplay from my Novel?

Of Agents and E-mails

Pitching to a Network

Where Do I Start?

Compensation for Options

Must I Write a Screenplay to Sell My Story Idea?

Feature Agents; Pitching a Reality Show

Becoming (and Remaining) a Working Writer

How to Enter, How to Win

A Beginner's Guide to Writing Contests - Dawn Copeman

Choosing a Writing Contest - Tammy Mackenzie

Contesting: Why and How - Kathryn Lay

Through Judge-Coloured Spectacles: How to Win a Writing Contest - Sue Emms

21 Ways to Better Your Chances Winning Screenplay Contests - Elizabeth English

Step Into the Winner's Circle! - Moira Allen

Writing the Prize-Winning Script - Laura Brennan

Writing to Win - Moira Allen

Avoiding Contest Scams

Contests: To Enter or Not to Enter? - Kathe Gogolewski

Writing Contests: When Winners Are Losers - Moira Allen

Finding a Publisher: The Basics

10 Steps Toward Finding a Publisher - Moira Allen

The Elephant in the Room: Marketing Your Children's Manuscript - Peggy Tibbetts

Enhance Your Publishing IQ - Marilyn Henderson

A Quick Guide to Manuscript Format - Moira Allen

Finding an Agent

Ask an Agent: Four Agents Answer Your Questions - Natalie R. Collins

How to Play the Agent Game - Chris Gavaler

How to Pitch Your Book at a Writing Conference - Cynthia Gallagher

How to Protect Yourself from Questionable Agents - Marg Gilks

The Perfect Pitch: Pitching to Agents at a Writing Conference - Sue Fagalde Lick

What Agents Really Want - Natalie R. Collins

Pitching the Novel

How to Write a Novel Synopsis - Marg Gilks

Writing a Synopsis from the Ground Up - Dee-Ann Latona LeBlanc

Proposing a Nonfiction Book

The Art of Assembling Anthologies - Arlene Uslander and Brenda Warneka

Cast the Vision for Your Book - W. Terry Whalin

Building a Book from Your Columns or Articles - Mary Emma Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part I: Finding the Right Publisher - Moira Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part II: Making Your Pitch - Moira Allen

Selling Your Nonfiction Book, Part III: Check the Competition on Amazon! - Moira Allen

Two Sample Book Proposals

Electronic Publishing

Brave New World... Or Not? Two Sides to the E-Book Revolution - Moira Allen

E-Books: A Revolution We Can't Ignore (More on the E-Book Revolution) - Moira Allen

The E-Book Revolution: Different Music, Same Song - Moira Allen

E-Books from the Publisher's Perspective - Sean McLachlan

See below for e-book format tips...

Print-on-Demand (POD) Publishing

POD Books from the Publisher's Perspective - Sean McLachlan

The POD Quandary: How to Decide if Print-on-Demand Publishing is Right for You - Brenda Rollins

Ten Questions to Ask Before You Sign that Print-on-Demand Contract - Sue Fagalde Lick

To POD or Not to POD: Some Pros and Cons - Moira Allen

See below for POD format tips...

Subsidy Publishing

The Price of Vanity - Moira Allen

Should You Pay for Publication? - Moira Allen

Subsidy Publishing: Sacrificing the Dream - Tina Morgan

Subsidy Publishing vs. Self-Publishing: What's the Difference? - Moira Allen

Self-Publishing

Self-Publishing FAQ - Moira Allen

Choosing a Self-Publishing Company - Ray Robinson

Features vs. Benefits, or "Why Should I Buy Your Book?" - Brian Jud

Finding Special Sales for Self-Published Books - Brian Jud

Why Self-Publish? An Interview With Richard Paul Evans - Carolyn Campbell

Marketing Your Book by Direct Mail - Brian Jud

Sell More Books with a Powerful Back Cover - Judy Cullins

Titles Sell Books! - Judy Cullins

Why Some Books Don't Work Well in Bookstores - Mary Westheimer

See below for self-publishing format tips...

Book Formatting Tips for Self-Publishing, E-Publishing & POD

Creating an Ebook in Word and PDF - Moira Allen

Designing a Print-on-Demand Cover, by Cathi Stevenson

DIY Publishing: Formatting Your Book for Lulu.com - Moira Allen

Formatting Your E-Book with Adobe Acrobat - Geoff Hart

How to Format Your Self-Published Book - Moira Allen

General Promotion Tips

Building a Customer Mailing List - Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Digging for Gold: Researching Awards for Your Book - Naomi C. Rose

Five Steps to Developing Your Writing Brand - Sonya Carmichael Jones

How To Promote Your Self-Published Book (survey response) - Dawn Copeman

If You Give It Away, Will They Still Respect You in the Morning? - MaryJanice Davidson

Let Them See Your Title: Publicizing Your Children's Book - Noelle Sterne

Mailing Lists: Their Uses and Abuses - Anne Marble

Making a List, Checking it Twice: How to Find Promotional Contacts - Debby Ridpath Ohi

Marketing Your First Nonfiction Book - Ann Brandt

Marketing Your Novel: Building the "Buzz" - Marilyn Henderson

The Missing Links to Successful Authorship - Patricia Fry

Networking and Promotion at a Writer's Conference - Debby Ridpath Ohi

Promote Your Book Through Magazine and Ezine Articles - Patricia Fry

Promoting Your Book: Are You Doing the Right Job? - Moira Allen

Promoting Your Book Through Bookstores - Do You Need a Publicist? - Debby Ridpath Ohi

Promote Your Book with Angle Articles - Dawn Colclasure

Selling Your Books at a Booth, Part I: Ten Tips for Success - Belea T. Keeney

Selling Your Books at a Booth, Part II: Working the Booth - Belea T. Keeney

Shouldn't You Be Podcasting? - Amy Chavez

The Simple Art of Saying Thank You - Patricia Ash

Ten Tips for a Successful Reading - Jim Hines

Ways to Profit from Writing for Free - Audrey Faye Henderson

What Do You Write? Using Writers' Platforms to Establish Subject Matter Credibility - Audrey Faye Henderson

Who Are You? How to Write a Good Bio - Devyani Borade

Writing Your Bio - Terje Johansen

Your Publicity Photo - Patricia Fry

Book Reviews

Getting Your Book Reviewed - Moira Allen

How to Get Your Book Reviewed - Debby Ridpath Ohi

The Review Process: How a Book Gets Reviewed - Sally Murphy

So You Got a Review -- Now What? - Sally Murphy

Who Reads Book Reviews Anyway? - Sally Murphy

Booksigning Tips

40+ Ways to Make Your Next Book Signing an Event! - Larry James

Dreaming of Writer's Cramp: Signing at Bookstores and Beyond... - Peter Bowerman

How to Have a Successful Booksigning - MaryJanice Davidson

How to Make Your Booksigning a Sell-Out! - Judy Azar LeBlanc

Tips and Tricks for Booksignings - Kim Headlee

Press Releases and Presskits

Creating an Author Press Kit - Debby Ridpath Ohi

The Essential Components of the Media Kit - Ink Tree Ltd.

Seven Steps to a Great Press Release - Elizabeth Hanes

Turning Press Releases into Publishing Profits - Brian Jud

Promoting Online

Creating an E-mail Newsletter - Moira Allen

Creating an Online Portfolio - Moira Allen

Do You Have a Website? - Audrey Faye Henderson

Do You Need an Author Website? - Moira Allen

How Social Media Helps Writers - Penny J. Leisch

How to Create Your Writer's Brand Online - by Gail Kavanagh

Networking and Promotion: Blending Old Tools and New - Dee-Ann LeBlanc

Promoting Your Book on the Internet - Moira Allen

Seven Reasons Today's Writers Should Blog to Build Their Platforms and Their Bottom Lines! - Jennifer Brown Banks

Social Media: Getting Back to Basics - Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

Starting the Buzz Before Your Book Hits the Shelves - MaryJanice Davidson

Taking Advantage of Amazon's Marketing Programs - Niki Behrikis Shanahan

To Blog or Not to Blog - Moira Allen

Virtual Book Tours: A Five-Step Planning Process - Mohamed Mughal

Public Speaking and Media Appearances

Getting on the Air - Brian Jud

Handling the Media Interview - Michelle Giles

Handling TV Interviews - Vera Marie Badertscher

Help! I'm Going to Be on TV! - Barbara Florio Graham

How to Appear Your Best on TV - Brian Jud

How to Be a Great Radio Guest! - Larry James

Preparing for an Interview - Debby Ridpath Ohi

Promote Your Book Through Alternate Speaking Venues - Patricia Fry

Promoting Your Book Through Telephone Interviews - Brian Jud

Radio Station Checklist: Stuff You Need to Know Before You Go on the Air! - Larry James

The Seven C's of Media Appearances - Brian Jud

Speak Out: Networking through Speaking at Writing Conferences - Tami Cowden

Speak Up for Your Writing - Donnell King

Speaking Without Butterflies - Moira Allen

Using Your Best VOICES on the Air - Brian Jud

What to Do When Someone Interviews you - Moira Allen

When Authors Engage in Public Speaking - Patricia Fry

Coping with the Writing Life

Beating Burnout - Tips for Copywriters and Every Writer - Dawn Copeman

Excuses, Excuses... How to Guarantee Failure as a Writer - Lee Masterson

Feeling Guilty about Writing Too Much for Too Little? Shed the Guilt, Discover the Rewards - Susie Yakowicz

Giving Something Back - Dawn Copeman

Making Your Writing World Safe - Jane Anne Staw

Recharging the Writer Battery: Six Ways to Keep Going When Times Get Tough - Mindy Hardwick

Ten Tips on Beating the Writing Blues - Lynn Alfino

Using Footpower to Boost Your Brainpower: How Walking Away Can Improve Your Writing, by Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant

What To Do When the Writing Motivation Wavers - Susan Miles

When Fear Gets in the Way - Moira Allen

When You're Not in the Mood to Write - Noelle Sterne

Write What You Want to Write! - Dawn Copeman

Writers Anonymous: A 12 Step Program for Addicted Writers - Steff Green

Rejection

Coping with Rejection - Moira Allen

How to Repurpose Your Rejection - Isabella E.C. Akinseye

Why You Get Form Rejection Letters - Jenna Glatzer

Writer's Block

Facing Down Life Block - Donnell King

Fighting Writer's Block, Part I: Causes and Cures - David Taylor

Fighting Writer's Block, Part 2: Block Writing and Speed Writing - David Taylor

How to Beat Writer's Block - and Hone Your Skills! - Dawn Copeman

How to Break Writer's Block - Jacob Myers

Nine Anti-Muses and How to Placate Them - Victoria Grossack

Tapping Your Innate Creativity - Barbara Florio Graham

When the Writing's Going Well: Ten Remedies to Demolish an Unexpected Block - Noelle Sterne

Writer's Block: Is It All In Your Head? - Leslie What

Have a Healthier, Happier Writing Life

Avoiding Repetitive-Stress Injuries: A Writer's Guide - Geoff Hart

Music to Write By - Indra Sena

RSI: A Danger to Chronic Computer Users - Radhika Meganathan

Technology or Old Fashioned Ways? - Dawn Copeman

Yoga, Stretching and You - Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

Time Management

Eliminating Timewasters - Moira Allen

Deck the Halls... and Clear the Decks! - Moira Allen

The Dither Factor - Moira Allen

Enforcing Boundaries: Making Sure Others Respect Your "Right to Write" - Kristi Holl

Finding Time to Write - Moira Allen

How Writing Every Day Keeps You Writing... Every Day! - Dana Mitchells

I Could Be A Writer, Too - If I Only Had The Time - Roberta Roesch

Juggling Hamsters: Tips for the Busy Writer - Eugie Foster

Organizing Your Writing Time - Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz

Spring Cleaning [Organizing Your Projects] - Moira Allen

Take Control of Your Time! - Kelle Campbell

Taking Time Off: Planning a Vacation - Denene Brox

Tips from the Procrastination Princess - Mridu Khullar

Where Did The Year Go? (Tracking Your Writing Time) - Moira Allen

A Writing Plan for the New Year - Shaunna Privratsky

Ramblings on the Writing Life... - by Moira Allen

The Disappearing Writer

Fireworks or a Working Fire? (Or, Bestsellerdom vs. Longsellerdom)

Giving Thanks - Or, Why Writers Are Still Needed

How Do You Define Success?

Is Writing an Art or a Craft?

A Mother's Gift (The Gift of Reading)

Our Reach and Our Grasp

Prophets Without Honor

The Secret of Success

So Many Books, So Little Time

Stirring the Nest

Thanksgiving with a Twist

What Do You Want on Your Tombstone?

Whether to Be Rich, Enriched, or Enriching...

Why We Do What We Do

The Editor's Ramblings on the Writing Life, by Moira Allen

May 16, 2013 - A Mother's Gift (The Gift of Reading)

May 2, 2013 - So Many Books, So Little Time

April 18, 2013 - Accuracy... It's Not Just for Nonfiction Anymore! - Moira Allen

April 4, 2013 - Does Accuracy Matter? - Moira Allen

March 21, 2013 - Surviving Without a Computer

March 7, 2013 - Who's In Your Corner? (Tips on Making a good First Impression)

February 21, 2013 - The Secret of My Success?

February 7, 2013 - Are You Doing the Right Job?

January 24, 2013 - Do You, Author, Take This Novel....?

January 10, 2013 - New Beginnings, Again

2012 - My Christmas List

2012 - Thanksgiving with a Twist

2012 - Once More, with Slightly Sharper Teeth (Copyright Infringement)

2012 - A Question of Give and Take (Copyright Infringement)

2012 - One of the 55 Percent (Adults Who Read YA)

2012 - What Do You Want on Your Tombstone?

2012 - A Pair of Handy Freebies

2012 - Some Things Never Change...

2012 - Never Too Early to Give Thanks

2012 - Is Writing an Art or a Craft?

2012 - Whether to Be Rich, Enriched, or Enriching...

2012 - A Revolution We Can't Ignore (More on the E-Book Revolution)

2012 - Brave New World... Or Not? (Two Sides to the E-Book Revolution)

2012 - The 20% Solution (How Much Do You Need to Change an Article to Make it Original?)

2012 - Spring Cleaning

2012 - Filling in on Fillers

2012 - The Dither Factor

2012 - Where Did The Year Go? (Tracking Your Writing Time)

2011 - Deck the Halls... and Clear the Decks!

2011 - The E-Book Revolution: Different Music, Same Song...

2011 - Why We Mumble (Plus Tips on Using a Ghostwriter)

2011 - The Best-Laid Plans

2011 - Grasping at Pennies

2011 - Fireworks or a Working Fire? (Or, Bestsellerdom vs. Longsellerdom)

2011 - The Secret of Success

2011 - Where Were We Then? (Musings on the Royal Wedding)

2011 - The Second Time Around: Creativity vs. Drudgery (or, Facing the Second Draft

2011 - Is It January Again? Eliminating Timewasters in 2011

2010 - Is It Always Better to Give than to Receive?

2010 - Giving Thanks - Or, Why Writers Are Still Needed

2010 - Ruminations of the Book Dinosaur

2010 - To Lit or Not to Lit?

2010 - A Letter from Nigeria, by John Conclivè

2010 - We Never Think It Will Happen... (Protecting files and photos from disaster)

2010 - What Do You Know?

2010 - The Disappearing Writer

2010 - Seeking the Muse

2010 - Bite-Size Resolutions

2009 - Permanence vs. Accessibility (or, Books vs. Web)

2009 - Grammar Matters!

2009 - Remember Summer Vacation?

2009 - Feeling Like a Dinosaur

2009 - Our Reach and Our Grasp

2009 - But First...

2009 - Stirring the Nest

2009 - Why We Do What We Do

2008 - Wish You Merry... (Happy Holidays in Not-So-Happy Times)

2006 - Are You Doing What You Love?

2006 - Prophets Without Honor

2006 - Does Your Work "Deserve" Copyright Protection? Just Ask Google!

2006 - Koziol vs. Booksurge -- Cause for Cheering... or Head-scratching?

2006 - How Do You Define Success?

2006 - Have We Changed How We Use and View the Internet?

Electronic Tools and Technology

Make Your iPhone a Writer's Notebook - Lisha Cauthen

A Pair of Handy Freebies - Moira Allen

Tips on Searching the Web - Moira Allen

Shouldn't You Be Podcasting? - Amy Chavez

Technology or Old Fashioned Ways? - Dawn Copeman (survey)

There's No Free Lunch -- But There Is Free Software! - Des Nnochiri

Protecting Your Work

Back Up Your Writing -- And the Rest of Your Life! - Moira Allen

It Might Not Happen, But... (backing up/restoring your work) - Des Nnochiri

Surviving Without a Computer - Moira Allen

We Never Think It Will Happen... (Protecting Your Files) - Moira Allen

Late Bloomers - Dawn Copeman

Our Readers' New Year's Resolutions 2007 - Dawn Copeman

Technology or Old Fashioned Ways? - Dawn Copeman (survey)

What Do You Say To People Who Think Writing isn't a 'Real' Job? - Dawn Copeman

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