Writing your own memoir is not easy. The idea to pen your life story can lead you to a sort of writer’s block as soon as you start thinking about it. You wonder who will ever care about your personal experiences, and your own writing...

Chain of Ghosts: Resonance in Language, Story, and the Brain by Loren W. Cooper is an insightful book that takes readers on a journey through some of the patterns that exist in storytelling, and how we learn, teach, and engage in this human art. The...

From Page to Stage: Inspiration, Tools, and Public Speaking Tips for Writers by Betsy Graziani Fasbinder is a useful guide for writers who are comfortable putting their thoughts on paper but lack the courage when it comes to public speaking. The author gives writers the...

Lots of successful people like entrepreneurs, business owners, and politicians live and die with the dream of translating their legacy into a book. Most never get their loftiest ideas out there because they don't know how to write or don't have the time to write...

Most writers have that one big dream: to write and publish a best-selling novel. After writing the so-called bestseller, the author has to land a big contract with a traditional publisher. And, then the fun begins: promoting oneself, creating an author’s platform that really sells....

Edwin Wong’s The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy is one of those books that invite one to discover new things about old fields. In this case, the subject is tragedy, one of the classic forms of art. Wong reaffirms its importance in our time because...

A vivid imagination when you are a creative person is a vital component to your personality, but when that spills into your personal life it can cause distress and anxiety. Throughout this comprehensive guide, Happiness, Anxiety, and Writing by Lisa M Lilly, you will not...

Adam Dreece is a successful author. It took a while to get there. He had to overcome a lot of self-doubts. And then, having written a book, he faced the daunting prospect of standing up in public and talking to people about it; trying to...

I just couldn't resist reading a book with the title Good Writing is Like Good Sex. After all, it involves two of my most favorite things to do. C.S. Johnson did not disappoint. She delivered a book that I enjoyed reading and I think will...

What is literary fiction? And what makes it different from memoirs or genre fiction? Literary fiction is something that will stand the course of time; it will make a bold statement and allow the individual reader to grow in his or her experience merely by...