Writers' Room

Penelope Haines on going from Na-No-Wri-Mo participant to self-published historical fiction and contemporary mystery/suspense/thriller novel author.

Sara Ackerman on becoming a best-selling historical fiction author after having three novels rejected.

Mary Carroll Moore

Nell McShane Wulfhart on non-fiction book proposals, agents, and publishing with the Big Five

Critique groups, exploring poetry, attending conferences, writing competitions, and dealing with rejection in your writing with author and English/Creative Writing teacher Pat Valdata

Writing and traditionally publishing memoir with Laura Savino

Researching and traditionally publishing historical biography with Beverly Weintraub

Hybrid publishing with publisher Brooke Warner

Research and writing historical biography with Mary s. Lovell

Crafting historical biography with Keith O’Brien

Writing and traditionally publishing biographies for young readers with Ann McCallum Staats

Self-publishing picture books with Erin Mariah Murphy

Traditionally publishing memoir with Cecilia Aragon

Traditionally publishing picture book biographies with Meghan P. Browne

Writing and publishing thriller fiction with Sandy Parks

Navigating publishing options with agent Amy Collins

Writing and traditionally publishing historical biography with Amy Shira Teitel

Working with a co-author and self-publishing memoir with Merryl Tengesdal

Writing and publishing military/LGBTQ+ fiction with Julie Tizard

Writing and traditionally publishing children’s fiction and non-fiction with Kristin L. Gray

Traditionally publishing biography with Melody Foreman

Co-authoring traditionally published memoir with Adam Sikes

Traditionally publishing children’s and YA books without an agent with Nancy Roe Pimm

‘Taming the Tech’ with Robin D. Kardon

Writing and traditionally publishing children’s and YA fiction and non-fiction with Sherri L. Smith

Writing and traditionally publishing memoir with Erin Seidemann

Book Promotion with publicist Jenn Coburn

Writing and traditionally publishing military memoir with Amber Smith

Learning novel writing and balancing book promotion and book writing with Robin D. Kardon

Hiring a professional editor with Marilyn Noble

Working with a Ghost Writer with Marilyn Noble

Researching and writing historical biography with Clare Mulley

Traditional publishing with literary agent Jacqui Lipton

The Law and Authors with Jacqui Lipton

Writing and publishing a biography collection with Kathy Mexted

‘Novel or Memoir? What are you writing, and why?’ with Robin D. Kardon

Turning a masters thesis into a published book with a university press with Amy Goodpaster Strebe

Co-authoring historical biography with Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand

Writing immersive narrative non-fiction with Lauren Kessler

Writing and traditionally publishing historical fiction with an agent with Elizabeth Wein

Writing, publishing, and promoting memoir with Patty Bear