Write to sell your Book - First time author success.

By Diane O’Connell Writing a novel is an ambitious undertaking, but an even greater challenge is to write a novel that sells. So how do you make your novel attractive to publishers and readers — even before you’ve written a single word? Read on for five...

By Renate Reimann, PhD Everybody who has ever worked on a long piece of writing knows how enticing procrastination can become when staring at a blank page until our eyes glaze over; writing and re-writing the same sentence seemingly forever; or drowning...

By Cristina Schreil When written well, a passage depicting a meal can be mouthwatering for readers. It can also be a useful storytelling technique. When food writing isn’t effective, however, the result can be bland. While food is around us every day...

Tension. Without it, your novel falls flat. With it, you keep your reader hooked until the very last page. But sustaining tension is a tricky thing — even in one scene. Expanding that feat to an entire story can be especially challenging for first-time...