Are goats actually aliens? What does the “C” stand for in K.C. Norton’s name? What food is Diane Callahan? All these burning questions...

Alternate history is a subgenre of fiction where historical events happen differently than they did in real life. For Story Garden’s...

In my interview with author K.C. Norton, we discuss how to tackle real-world issues when writing fantasy. K.C. Norton’s high-fantasy...

Swoon-worthy male leads in romance novels don’t need to have six-pack abs or massive confidence. Instead, they need only be the type of...

On the Story Garden channel, I chat with author Marie McCue about fantasy books, including our favorite reads in recent memory, what’s on...

Writing a novel with multiple points of view can be challenging, but in this interview on the Story Garden YouTube channel, author Marie...

Can you imagine stitching three novellas into one novel?! That’s what author Marie McCue did in co-writing the fun, high-stakes fantasy...

Read an adapted text version of this interview on Medium! Life happens, and sometimes we can go for years—even decades—without creating...

I interviewed Ella M. Lee, the author of the Fire Within series, and got a behind-the-scenes look into her self-publishing experience....

Watch me nod vigorously as editor and author Angela Traficante gives brilliant tips for developmentally editing a novel in this interview...

Writing a collaborative novel can be an exciting and fruitful endeavor—with the right creative partner, of course. In this video...

Newsletters are an author’s best friend when it comes to building an audience and connecting with readers. In this interview, book...

For most authors, marketing is the bane of their existence. Why can’t we all just write a book and have thousands of people magically...

Book marketing and promotion are Laurie Cooper’s bread and butter. As the founder of Pub-Craft, she helps authors develop their brands so...

I wrote a guest post all about ANTIHEROES in honor of Self-Published Fantasy Month and Wish Hunter (which of course features an...

Audiobooks are an amazing and unique way to experience storytelling. And for authors, there’s nothing quite like hearing your story...

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt is a “nonfiction novel” published in 1994 that focuses on an infamous murder...

It can be hard to have a truly “original” idea in any genre of fiction, but it’s especially difficult in urban fantasy where all the best...

Hero Bowen is a ghostwriter extraordinaire who has written over 150 novels in her career thus far. In this video, editor Diane Callahan...

Even though they’re the same language, American English and British English feature a lot of small differences, especially when it comes...