Writing First

George Sranko has been a best-selling author for more than 35 years. The emergence of artificial intelligence has fundamentally reshaped the writing and publishing landscape. Those who embrace these changes early will prosper, while the hesitant majority may find themselves left behind, observing from the sidelines. AI will never replace talented writers. Instead, skilled writers will leverage AI as a powerful tool to enhance their creativity, accelerate their writing process, and increase their earnings like never before. The key is to learn how to use AI effectively. Many aspiring authors...

Still living with that book idea in your head? What if that idea were a book by ... Sunday evening? What if it were not only DONE but FUN? In this breakthrough book, you'll discover: How to put aside the mountain you're up against--and climb the hill first. How tiny, daily action (the tortoise) wins over the quick fix (the hare). How to laser focus your idea and remove the fluff. You might be wondering, "Wait a minute here. How am I going to get my 317-page masterpiece done by Sunday?" Answer: you're not. PRO TIP: in this single weekend, we're going to start, write, and finish a short, ...

Ready to Start Writing Your Book? Discover What Every First-Time Author Needs to Know For years now, you’ve been saying, “I need to write this book.” But every year, you still don’t write it. The real reason… basically, you don’t know where to start. Sure, you’ve jotted down some notes on your phone and you’ve scripted content or scenes out in your head, but when it actually comes to the writing process, you’re stuck and nothing has made it onto paper. You’ve tried Googling and YouTubing ways to get started, but each article or video just leads you further down the ...

The day before Murray McBride moves Jenny, his beloved wife of eighty years, into a memory care center, she convinces him to search for a case her grandfather buried long ago, said to contain “a treasure worth more than gold.” With the help of some new friends, Murray and Jenny retrace their steps from years before. Over the course of the day, Murray tenderly retells their love story—how they met, the challenges they faced and overcame, and their initial attempt at the quest.

Soothe your inner critic and start writing. So, you want to write a book... Maybe being a published author is your lifelong dream. Or maybe you’ve recently been inspired to put pen to paper (or fingers to your keyboard). But when it comes time to sit down and actually do the writing, you freeze. What if my idea isn’t any good? What if I’m a terrible writer? What if no one wants to read what I put out there? What if I get nothing but one-star reviews on Amazon? And just like that, the notebook is closed, and writing a book is nothing more than a distant fantasy. Sound familiar? Well, ...

Immortalized as Dean Moriarty by Jack Kerouac in his epic novel, On the Road, Neal Cassady was infamous for his unstoppable energy and his overwhelming charm, his savvy hustle and his devil-may-care attitude. A treasured friend and traveling companion of Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Ken Kesey, to name just some of his cohorts on the beatnik path, Cassady lived life to the fullest, ready for inspiration at any turn. Here are his autobiographical writings, the rambling American saga of a free man.

Every aspect of screenwriting is covered with an authority and credibility never seen in any book to come before. Told with honesty, humor, and vulnerability from the real-world perspective of a working, professional screenwriter, Kill the Dog reveals the secrets of what it takes to have a successful career as a Hollywood screenwriter.

When we’re writing a book, we need inspiration, and we need the “how-to” pieces that we were never taught in school. Start Writing Your Book Today provides both. Over the last 10 years as a writing coach, Morgan has developed a blend of mindset and mechanics to help authors through feeling stuck and into power writing through their books. In this book, Morgan shares her methods with you, so that you can step up and become the writer you know you’re meant to be.

Whether dealing with finding the ideal word, building a sentence, or constructing a paragraph, First You Write a Sentence informs by light example: much richer than a style guide, it can be listened to not only for instruction but for pleasure and delight. And along the way, it shows how good writing can help us notice the world, make ourselves known to others, and live more meaningful lives. It's an elegant gem in praise of the English sentence.

In 1963 Colin Fletcher became the first man to walk the length of Grand canyon, below the Rim. It began with a dream, when he and a friend detoured from a cross-country trip to take a hurried look at the great natural wonder. Standing on the Rim, surrounded by the profound and almost mystical silence, Fletcher knew that something had happened to the way he looked at things. He also knew that the Canyon, with its depths and distances, cliffs, buttes, and hanging terraces, beckoned to him, calling him on a journey that would challenge both his body and his mind.

One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing events, the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty.

In 2018, amateur cyclist Jenny Graham left family and friends behind in Scotland to become the fastest woman to cycle around the world. Alone and unsupported, she crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin four months later, smashing the female record by nearly three weeks. With infectious wit and honesty, Jenny brings listeners into her remarkable Round the World adventure, as she takes on four continents, 16 countries – and countless cups of coffee.

In this book, Justin Martyr boldly defends the Christian faith before the Roman government. He addresses the core beliefs of the early church and refutes the lies spread abroad about them. A truly inspirational piece of literature that should not disappoint the hungry soul looking for pure doctrine and teaching. He truly was a man of God that held great understanding of godly virtue and wisdom. May you be abundantly blessed as you partake in this book!

Grow your audience. Sell your product. Share your wisdom. Make more money... fast. A book is the perfect way to boost your brand, business, or profile—but writing one traditionally takes months of effort and specialized knowledge. Fortunately, in 2025, with tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini, creating an incredible nonfiction book has never been quicker or easier! In How to Write a Nonfiction Book with AI in 2025, bestselling author and tech journalist Anthony P. Carter reveals how to use artificial intelligence to write smarter and faster—without sacrificing your unique ...

Writing a short book for children ought to be easy, right? Not if you don't know what you're doing. The picture book is an art form with a definite blueprint, and you deviate from it at your peril. Like all of the writing lessons from the Front books, this book is brief. There are other books with philosophies and backgrounds and lots of full color illustrations on glossy pages, and this isn’t one of them.

Are you an author interested in preparing your book for audiobook narration? Do you need advice on narrator-friendly writing and editing for voiceover and audio production? This practical guide to radio writing techniques will help you prepare your book for a voice artist or your own narration. Discover how to: edit with your narrator in mind; use audio flow words and phrases; convey information with clarity; write from an audio-first viewpoint; and much more.

To write for the theater, you need to know about theater. Ideas are easy to come by. Examine your background, interest, and beliefs. Examine the world around you. Exercises can help you come up with ideas. Choose the audience you want to reach, and write to that audience.

Have you ever had an idea about a book you really wanted to write, but just haven't done it? Victor takes the hard knocks he's had to grow through in writing and publishing his own books as well as the lessons he's learned while helping others to accomplish the same thing and created this book! What makes the steps in this book easy? They are provided in a way that has already proven to work when they are completed in the order they are given so that you don't have to worry about everything at one time, just one step at a time. Even if only one of the steps in this book is useful to help ...

Learning how to write your first novel can be overwhelming. You have to master outlining, writing, revising, and so much more...and it can be scary if you've never done it before. While it seems daunting, writing your first novel is simple when you have someone experienced to help you through it. In this writer’s guide, prolific writer M.L. Ronn shares an easy step-by-step process of writing compelling fiction that he's perfected after writing over 40 books.

Pigafetta's book on Magellan’s travels is an engaging travel narrative honoring the legendary explorer. But it is much more: an accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation of the globe. Pifagetta describes the peoples, countries, goods, and even the languages that were spoken in every area.