All editors walk a fine line with fiction manuscripts.The job is always about enhancing the author's voice and not altering it.

Some people don't understand that the editor's job often takes the same kind of artistic touch that the writer uses.

Entering your work into writing contests is a great way to perfect your writing, win acclaim and eventually get your work published.

Many people take up writing as a hobby or as a more serious undertaking later in life - maybe even after what would be considered by many retirement age. This article looks at one way the older writer can compete with younger rivals on a level playing field.

Learn what the biggest obstacles to writing are and how to overcome them.

Learn what to do after your book is written. The publishing process explained.

You may well think that the choice of approaching an agent or publisher is academic before you have even finished your book but nothing is further from the truth. This short article discusses the pros and cons of agents and publishers - and which one you should go for.

Have you ever wondered, as you sit at your keyboard, if there are any secrets to successful novel writing? Well there are - and here are five of them. Remember these secrets and your novel writing will improve overnight!

Maurice Sendak is an excellent author and his books are funny, educational, and are just plain good stories. However, some students will not want to look at the monster pictures, and they shouldn't be forced to do so. Parents have every right to ask teachers not to read Sendak if the pictures scare their children.

Common wisdom dictates that if a grammatical "mistake" becomes common enough, it is no longer a mistake. Real-world usage aside, isn't it time for a bit of common sense?