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.

Available to watch right now, completely free.

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

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

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Nine Exciting New Literary Journals (March 2025)

New literary journals! Seeking short fiction, poetry, essays, and more.

CSIRO Publishing

CSIRO Publishing is Australia’s largest science publisher of books, peer-reviewed journals, and magazines. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was founded in in 1916. In 1948, the CSIRO scholarly journals program started, and only in 1995 was CSIRO Publishing established as a stand-alone imprint and publishing house. They still operate as as a…

Harlequin Heartwarming

Harlequin Heartwarming is an imprint of Harlequin Romance, which is an imprint of Harper Collins. We have also reviewed a number of their other imprint previously, including Afterglow Books, Carina Press, Mills & Boon, Love Inspired & Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Historical, and Harlequin Intrigue. All of the different imprints have clear focuses, and separate…

Genius Book Publishing

This small Wisconsin-based press is run by a couple, Steven and Leya Booth. They share some of their story and experience on their About page here. Genius Book Publishing was founded in 2011. It publishes a range of genres, including fiction, but at the time of this review, they are only open to nonfiction submissions…