Writing and Creating Books

Andrew Stanton on Storytelling

Andrew Stanton on the Power of Storytelling

This video features a TED talk by screenwriter Andrew Stanton on why and how to tell stories. It will help you learn how to tell more moving, more effective stories. Here are a few of the points he made during this talk. They are worth paying attention to if you want to write better books, […]

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Sharyn November on Stories

The Business of Writing: An Interview with Sharyn November

The following interview with Sharyn November, senior editor at Viking Children’s Books, is excerpted from a new book edited by Jennifer Lyons, The Business of Writing – Professional Advice on Proposals, Publishers, Contracts, and More for the Aspiring Writer. You can check out more about The Business of Writing on Amazon.com. JL: How do you find […]

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Write your ebook

Jim Kukral on Publishing Your Own Ebook

Have you ever considered publishing your own ebook? Are you wondering what the advantages are for marketers? To learn more about publishing ebooks, Michael Stelzner of Social Media Marketing interviewed Jim Kukral, author of Attention: This Book Will Make Your Money. Learn how to . . . Participate in the Kindle Direct Publishing Select Program. […]

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Turn Your Book into Hollywood Movie

Christine Conradt on Becoming a Screenwriter

Hans-Peter Zimmermann is a Swiss nonfiction author, commuting between Gstaad, Switzerland, and Orange County, California. His web show Screenwriters Get Personal features screenwriters and industry experts who are willing to share their hard-won experience. In the second episode, he interviews Christine Conradt (http://www.christineconradt.com), a productive screenwriter and a household name at the Lifetime Movie Network. […]

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