Sandy Frank, author of The Inner Game of Screenwriting: 20 Winning Story Forms, was briefly a Park Avenue lawyer before quitting to write for Late Night with David Letterman. He went on to write sketch, sitcom, drama, and features. And now, non-fiction. Enter the October Challenge for your chance to win a copy of The [...]
I had the pleasure of interviewing best-selling author Jackie Collins at the West Hollywood Book Fair on Sunday. We talked about her latest book, Goddess of Vengeance, writing, and more. Here’s a snippet from the interview where she offers a great tip for writers. Write on!
Carol Quinn is the author of Follow My Lead: What Training My Dogs Taught Me about Life, Love, and Happiness. A strategic advisor at her company ProjectQuinn, she is also an adjunct faculty member at USC Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism. Quinn talks about how she got published, writing from personal experience, and more [...]
In honor of social media week, today’s Write On interview is with Sukhraj “Suki” Beasla, Eat Suki Eat, a social media addict, freelance writer and food blogger. Beasla is a great example of someone who took her passion and started developing a blog around it. What first inspired you to start writing? I’ve been writing [...]
Designer Ethan Bodner, a senior at Hartford Art School, is the author of Creative Grab Bag, a collection of work from artists, illustrators, and designers from around the world. Bodnar created more than 30 unique tasks and gave each contributor a task that different from his or her typical work. The book, which contains images [...]
Kim Brittingham is the author of the memoir Read My Hips: How I Learned to Love My Body, Ditch Dieting and Live Large, which was released in May. A fabulous example of working a day job, while pursuing your dreams, Brittingham still works by day as a legal secretary in New York City. Why did [...]
Kathie Fong Yoneda, author of The Script Selling Game- 2nd edition: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced, is an independent script consultant with more than 25 years experience in the entertainment industry. She who has worked for such studios as Paramount, Columbia, MGM, Universal, 20th Century Fox, and Disney, specializing [...]
Maria Dahvana Headley is the author of Queen of Kings (Dutton, May, 2011) which is the first volume of a trilogy. Previously, she wrote The Year of Yes: A Memoir, which has been translated into nine languages, and optioned for television and film by, respectively, 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures. She lives in Seattle, with [...]
Louis B. Jones is the author of three New York Times Notable Books: Ordinary Money, Particles and Luck, and California’s Over. He’s been a regular reviewer for the New York Times Book Review and has contributed to various high profile magazines and publications. His new novel, Radiance, is inspired by the idea that none of [...]
Janine Warner is the author of more than a dozen books about the Internet, including Web Sites DIY For Dummies, Dreamweaver For Dummies, and Mobile Web Design For Dummies. Warner’s website—DigitalFamily.com—has free tutorials about web design and social media, as well as more info about her books and videos. In this Author Q&A, Warner talks [...]
Debra Eckerling is a professional writer and coach with expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking, as well as social media and live networking.
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
