Characters are a key element in every book. Join our discussion about techniques to build characters that make a great story.

The first in a five-episode series. Dive into various styles for preparing to write a new novel. Whether it's for National Noval Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or any time you get a sparkly new idea. Join us and guest Arianna Beall, an author and teacher, to discuss ways we prepare for writing the first draft.

Find Arianna at www.ariannabeall.com 

Join us in hearing about author A.K. MacBride and her journey as an Indy-published author. Also, her take on writing principles and style. Visit her website at https://www.akmacbride.com/

Join our guest Lianné JvRensburg in discussing reasons we procrastinate and ideas to get creativity flowing again.

We dig into what showing or telling in writing is and how to make it more engaging and active.

Brenda Copeland - ⁠https://careerauthors.com/show-and-tell/?fbclid=IwAR3Dyf596HUQDtfezVsNwoTq8n7O-GRB-pC8LQPzyDaaiAXUSt_UKjMjANY⁠

A selection of our viewer's favorite, strange, or funny quotes. We talk about dialogue and making it fit your character's personality. Thank you to everyone who submitted quotes!

Dig into the Romance Genre with some must-read recommendations, Nel's thoughts on Romance tropes, and how she keeps herself motivated.

International Bestselling Author Nisha J Tuli discusses how she made writing a career through self and traditional publishing.

https://nishajtuli.com/

Follow her on Instagram @nishajtwrites

The pros and cons of self-publishing, places to publish, and how to decide if self-publishing is for you.

https://Reedsy.com

https://www.wattpad.com/

https://archiveofourown.org/

An overview of the three paths to traditional publishing.

The Big 5 and their imprints: