Non-fiction

Ten tips to ensure that your time out isn’t forever. Every writer hits a wall. The difference between a productive pause and a permanent stall usually isn’t willpower — it’s [...]

Festivals are great ways for authors to broaden their reach and build their readerships. Here are a few tips for authors looking to snag a place on panels or seminars at festivals or other book [...]

One of the great things about working with a publisher is that you outsource the proofing of your work. The publisher bought the book, so it’s their responsibility to make sure all the [...]

From Parade and Classic Rock: More than half a century ago, the legendary music broadcaster John Peel invited Thin Lizzy to the BBC Maida Vale studios in London to record four songs for his Top [...]

Good audio storytelling is a craft that blends writing, performance, and sound design into a cohesive emotional and narrative experience. Whether it’s a podcast, radio piece, or audio [...]

A good story is one that connects emotionally, engages the audience, and leaves a lasting impression — whether it’s told in a book, a podcast, a film, or around a dinner table. While styles [...]

I love research. Most writers do. We love finding out how our characters can do stuff that we don’t know how to do, like throw pots, or field-dress deer, or cut throats without getting any [...]

What’s the secret to selling in person? It’s really quite simple: engagement. Remember, every point of contact is a point of sale. You might not sell a book with every point of [...]

‘More are published than could ever succeed’ From the Guardian …self-publishing has contributed significantly to book slop mountain. More than 2.6 million books were self-published in 2023 [...]

From Tangle:The global nonprofit Little Free Library unveiled its 200,000th mailbox last week. In celebration, they granted 200 “mailbox libraries” to Title 1 elementary schools, each filled with [...]