Writing Class

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Heather Graham, majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over two hundred novels and novellas including category, sus...

She was a Cinematography Fellow at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, and was one of the first camerawomen in the news business. She also spent a number of years working in the NBC TV Art Department. She wrote The Burn Patient, Deadly Focus, & The Mermaid Brokers to name a few.

An award-winning poet, literary historian, and editor residing in Washington, DC. Author of five books of poems, editor of two anthologies, and co-editor of the web exhibit DC Writers’ Homes.

She’s an artist, a designer, and a freelancer for Amelia Islander Magazine. Mandy worked for twenty-six years for Vanderbilt University Medical Center before deciding to run away to Amelia Island. Walking the Wrong Way Home was a finalist for the 2017 Tartt Fiction Award and chosen as a bonus book for the 2019 Pulpwood Queen Book Club Reading List. Sharp as a Serpent’s Tooth Eva and Other Stories...

She began her publishing career in London as an assistant at the Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency. Carly joined Toronto-based P.S. Literary Agency in 2010. She represents award-winning and bestselling authors in the adult fiction and non fiction categories, and select children’s books. She is known for her long-term vision for her authors and being an excellent collaborator with a nose...

Pat writes ficiton works that are outstanding. She has written two books since quarentine began. Learn Pat's process.

Ann Leslie Tuttle joined DG&B in 2017 after working for 20 years at Harlequin Books where she worked on an extensive and varied list of bestselling and award-winning titles in romance and women's fiction. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Virginia.

Diane has come out with a new book that will be a series of novels. She is an author, an editor, and a former reader for a literary agent. It all shows in her new book.

Adele Royce (a pen name concocted from two middle names) has had quite a journey so far. She fell in love with advertising at an early age – mostly from watching daytime reruns of Bewitched – this when skipping class through some feigned ailment. And, although Adele prefers Darrin 2 to Darrin 1, she was interminably fixated on the hilarity of mixing witchcraft with the invention of advertising cam...

Ron Charles Washington post book reviewer & Laurie Fisher of fuse literary agency and San Fransico Writer's Conference discuss the future of the publishing world.

Have you ever wanted to write a romance novel but don't know where to start. Do you wonder who to ask for assistance? We have romance authors who made a career of perfecting their craft to answer your questions about writing romance.

Jenn Northington, Manager, Editorial Operations, has worked in the publishing industry wearing various hats since 2004, including bookseller and events director, and is currently Manager of Editorial Operations at Riot New Media Group. You can hear her on the Get Booked and SFF Yeah! podcasts. When she’s not working, she’s most likely gardening, running, or (obviously) reading

Ron Charles writes about books and publishing for The Washington Post. For a dozen years, he enjoyed teaching American literature and critical theory in the Midwest. Before moving to the District, he edited the books section of the Christian Science Monitor in Boston.

Landis is an author. Landis has had fun writing about conflict in the legal world. He’s the author of The Christmas Courtroom Adventure Series, a set of whimsical legal mysteries where Christmas is on trial and time is running out. He won the 2016 North Carolina State Bar short story contest

Keshina writes fiction; novels, short stories, and non-fiction essays/flash. I host The Signal Fire Series Podcast Her stories are influenced by the two hemispheres she calls home. Growing up in South Africa, traveling extensively, and now living in Washington D.C.

Tope Folarin is a Nigerian-American writer. He won the 2013 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story "Miracle". In April 2014 he was named in the Hay Festival's Africa39 project as one of the 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with the potential and the talent to define the trends of the region

D. C. Gomez is an award winner, USA Today Best-selling Author, public speaker, mentor and podcaster. She writes in multiple genres from Urban Fantasy, Contemporary Lit, YA, Children’s Books, and even Devotionals. She has a quirky and at times dark sense of humor that can be seen across her different books.

Mary Sherrif wrote Boop and Eve's Road Trip. 2020 has been an awful year for debuting authors. Mary Sherrif has developed a way to market her book learn how to do that here.

Gabriel Cleveland is a poet and fiction writer with an MFA in Creative Writing from Pine Manor College. An avid video gamer and music lover, Gabriel is also a mental health advocate, often working online to raise awareness, visibility, and money for psychological and psychosocial issues. He has spent several years in the field of caregiving for people with increased physical and/or mental needs an...

She is the writer of the Lizzie Hardwick novels. She developed a strong female character who can move between socities and solve mysteries. She is tradtionally published.

Venus explains how poetry becomes art through life experiences. Venus also chats about life in gerneral and the written word.

Daryl is an audiobook narrator, and voice over actor.

Francesca Rheannon is producer and host of Writer’s Voice. A life-long bibliophile, reading is her favorite thing to do and books are her preferred decor. An award-winning freelance radio journalist, her pieces have appeared on NPR and public and community radio stations around the country.

I am a full-time freelance writer and editor and have worked in media and publishing for nearly twenty years, most recently as the Editor-in-Chief and now Editor-at Large of Writer's Digest, a 100-year-old brand serving the writing community.