Penny C. Sansevieri, Founder and CEO of Author Marketing Experts, offers dozens of small tips that can make a big impact on your book marketing.

Motivation is what makes your character the person they are. Laurie Schnebly Campbell shows the difference between goals and motivation and how to make readers fall in love with your character.

Tasha Seegmiller taps the wisdom of Brené Brown to show how creatives can manage the challenges that plague us the most, from bad reviews to critiques to beta readers who urge us doubt, stall, or quit.

No creative soul likes receiving negative feedback on their work—no matter what we might tell you. Uber-editor Tiffany Yates Martin shares tips for getting the constructive feedback you need.

Hugs carry psychological messages. Do you have those messages on your pages? Margie Lawson demonstrates how to dig deep to add fun and depth and power to the page...and to your characters' hugs.