Have you ever wanted to write a novel, but just didn?t know where to start? Maybe you started to write down you?re inspiration, but felt overwhelmed and gave up. Well, get that word processor fired up again and let?s get that next best seller on the shelves!

Boo! Scared you, didn't I? But I also got you to read on to this second sentence. So, even though it was only four characters long, that first line did its job: it served as a hook to bring you into this piece of writi

I am often asked "Do you know of a publisher who would be interested in my book?" There's no easy way to answer this question. You see, according to the PMA Newsletter, there are over 86,000 publishers in existence (http://parapub.com/statistics). It would be impossible to know what each one is looking for at any given time. However you do know that you're not going to submit your manuscript or book proposal to 86,000 publishers. It would be a waste of your time and money. To...

I've learned that when a person starts thinking about telling their life story, they tend to overthink it. They get caught up in worrying about things such as what others will think and who would publish it. The whole thought process results in paralysis so they can't even figure out how to get started. But if you do your thinking in a more focused way, and then follow it up with specific actions, you'll have your completed pages done before you know it! Here's how to get goi...

Discover why writer's block is a bogus excuse that may be keeping you from finishing the great American novel.

It's one thing to write a book, it's an entirely different thing to write one that's a saleable, viable, marketable product. Ensuring the success of a book is something even the biggest publishers have never been able to guarantee.

Books are magical apparitions, able to bend time and give us the condensed genius of the finest minds on the planet. When we learn to move beyond experiential learning into vicarious learning, enormous possibilities become available to us.

It's a good idea to teach your children to love books while they are young. In most cases this will ensure that they cultivate a love for the written word. During the past few years, children's literature has grown in popularity and these books are selling in large numbers. Most parents want to give their children a good foundation in learning, and a love of reading is a great way to get them interested.

The age of audio books being distributed through cassette tapes, compact discs, and other media accessories is gone. Today, audio books, which enable one to download book contents via the Internet, is the way to go.

Morten St. George's theory that some of the Nostradamus prophecies are a legacy of ancient astronauts.