If you are a student, writing a book report is something you will probably have to do at some time whether you want to or notIt has never been a favorite activity for most but it is always valuable

The task of getting published is one of the daunting aspects of writing This can be difficult, if you want to get published by a traditional publishing house

If you are between the ages of 8 to 18 and love to write, be it short stories, plays or poems, then you are a young writer For the writer nothing is more satisfying than finishing a story, play, poem etc

There's nothing like writing a story It is a truly satisfying creative process

Many people dream of writing their own book The sad fact is that for every 500 people who want to write a book, there might be only 1 or 2 who actually do it

As a three-time published author and creative writing teacher I get asked a lot: "What is the secret to getting your book published" Many of the interrogators are disappointed, some even disbelieving, when I tell them there is no secret

Realistically, budding writers get a kick out of signing their manuscripts with a flourish Why not give them Cross pens to spur them on to greater heights

As a published author and creative writing teacher I often get asked how writers can get published One of the simplest ways to answer that question is tell the story of my publishing contracts with two different publishers

I had no idea that my work on a motion picture would cause a high-profile death penalty case to end up with the California Supreme Court Jesse James Hollywood had been gone for nearly three years by the time I became involved

(Transcript of live interview, December 2008) Juanita Watson, host: … today, I have on the program, Fred and Kim Goldman, the father and sister of Ron Goldman who was tragically murdered along with Nicole Brown Simpson in Brentwood CA in June of 1994 In 2006, HarperCollins announced the publication of a book in which O