Free Lectures from Award Winning Authors & Publishing Professionals

Elevate Your Writing and Publishing Career with In-Depth Lessons from Award Winning and Bestselling Authors

Our lecture series includes talks from bestselling novelists, poets, and industry professionals, covering a wide range of topics that will help you improve your writing skills and take your career to the next level.

You’re welcome to register for upcoming lectures, or watch select lectures, right now, completely free. Check them out…

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Free Talk: Writing Emotion — The Heart of the Story (With Emily Colin)

Harness the power of emotion to create unforgettable characters, gripping plots, and deep connections with your audience.

Free Talk: How to Create Captivating Characters (With John Claude Bemis)

How to make your characters utterly captivating for readers and publishers.

Free Talk: How To Transform Your Story into a Submission Ready Manuscript With Alexandra Leggat

Starting a writing project is exciting. You're fueled by a curiosity for the story and its characters. But once the excitement wears off, how will you get to the end—the finished final draft?imple 3-

Free Talk: How to Get Published—and Love Doing It

Get published, find community, and thrive as a writer.

Free Talk: How to Craft an Emotional Journey For Your Readers

During this lecture, Erin will show you how to write authentic emotions that resonate with your readers.

The Art of Getting Feedback On Your Writing

You're invited to join a talk with poet and editor Karan Kapoor. Karan is the editor in chief of Only Poems, and is on the editorial board of Alice James Books.

Free Talk: Book Publicity for Authors with Caro Perny

Download the Slides. Caro Perny is a lifelong booklover, born and raised in New York City. She is currently Associate Director of Publicity at Tor Books. Over the course of her career, she’s worked with an amazing variety of bestselling, award-winning, and critically acclaimed authors such as Carissa Broadbent, Tochi Onyebuchi, James Rollins, Alyssa Cole,…

Free Talk: Writing the Essential Scenes of Act II

Download the Slides Ley Taylor Johnson is a writing consultant, author, and regular contributor to Authors Publish Magazine. Ley is also a member of the Northwest Editors Guild and the Editorial Freelancers Association. For those interested in working with Lee, I encourage you to visit their website.

Free Talk: The Art of Historical Fiction – How to Write Fact into Fiction

Watch a free talk and Q&A session with author, poet, and editor Wendy Chen.

Free Talk: Manuscript Publishing for Novelists

Emily Harstone is the author of The 2025 Guide to Manuscript Publishers, The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submission, and a founding editor for Authors Publish Magazine. Download the Slides.