News of the Publishing Industry with The Front Page and Lisa Lutz joins the Roundtable to talk about writing and selling screenplays - and her decade and a half to overnight success.

Writing novels vs. writing screenplays, perfecting dialogue and making it work for your characters, finding the right writing environment, process, selling the book, auctions, process, and more with Lisa Lutz.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and then Jesse Kellerman joins the Roundtable to talk about writing plays vs. writing novels.

Process, getting published, series vs. stand alone novels, working with your editor, developing characters, and more with Jesse Kellerman.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and Catherine Ryan Hyde joins the discussion talking about translation of a novel to the big screen and more.

Writing process, the difference between writing for adults and young adults, the growth of the young adult market, making a living as a writer, and more with Catherine Ryan Hyde.

John Lescroart - is the author of eighteen previous novels and eleven NY Times bestsellers known for his gripping suspense-thrillers filled with hard-hitting blow-by-blow accounts of real-life situations. His newest novel, Betrayal, is on sale now. He is also known for giving exceptional keynote speeches that leave his audience laughing til they cry!

Segment 1 - News of the publishing industry with The Front Page. Then John Lescroart joins the Roundtable to talk about getting started, writing series vs. stand-alones, and more.

Segment 2 - More with John Lescroart on working with your agent and editor, keeping series characters and books relevant, and the writing process.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Edward Humes On Writing Narrative Non-Fiction, Winning the Pulitzer Prize, Research, and More …

Edward Humes - The author of nine critically acclaimed nonfiction books and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism and a PEN Award, Edward Humes is a writer-at-large for Los Angeles Magazine.

Segment 1 - News of the publishing industry with The Front Page. Then Edward Humes joins the discussion talking about the differences between writing for newspapers and writing books; narrative non-fiction vs. fiction.

Segment 2 - More with Edward Humes on narrative non-fiction, choosing the topic, research, process, selling the book, and writing stories people want to read.

Ellis Avery - On October 25, 2007, The New York Press called Ellis Avery "The best writer you've never heard of but should go read right now." Two awards later, her novel, The Teahouse Fire, is the subject of rave reviews and available in paperback. Today we are going to learn more about this little known author and about how study of the tea ceremony can lead to the writing of an exquisite novel.

Scott Flora - Since 1996, SPAN has been committed to supporting authors and independent publishers as a nonprofit trade association. Our mission is to "to advance the image and profits of independent publishers and authors through education and marketing opportunities," says SPAN's Executive Director, Scott Flora. SPAN has over 1000 members.

Segment 1 - News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and award-winning author Ellis Avery joins the Roundtable to talk about researching for a novel, writing characters who speak to us, and being "the best writer nobody knows."

Segment 2 - More with Ellis Avery on the writing and publishing process, and then Scott Flora of SPAN on the future of small press publishing.

Terry Nathan - As of February 13, it was announced that Terry Nathan is the new Executive Director of PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association. He worked for more than 15 years with the previous executive director, his mother, Jan Nathan, who founded the association and died in June 2007. Since then, Terry Nathan has been PMA's director.

In a statement, Nathan said he looks forward "to building upon the legacy of the past 25 years to insure that PMA continues as the leading voice and advocate for the independent publishing community."

A long-time director of the organization, Terry succeeds Jan Nathan to the post. We celebrate his appointment and welcome him to the Roundtable.

Segment 1 - News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and Terry Nathan joins the discussion.

Segment 2 - Terry Nathan on the direction and future of PMA, the direction and future of independent publishing, and how PMA can support the small press publisher.

Terry Nathan - As of February 13, it was announced that Terry Nathan is the new Executive Director of PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association. He worked for more than 15 years with the previous executive director, his mother, Jan Nathan, who founded the association and died in June 2007. Since then, Terry Nathan has been PMA's director.

In a statement, Nathan said he looks forward "to building upon the legacy of the past 25 years to insure that PMA continues as the leading voice and advocate for the independent publishing community."

A long-time director of the organization, Terry succeeds Jan Nathan to the post. We celebrate his appointment and welcome him to the Roundtable.

Segment 1 - News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and Terry Nathan joins the discussion.

Segment 2 - Terry Nathan on the direction and future of PMA, the direction and future of independent publishing, and how PMA can support the small press publisher.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page & the Kate Jacobs joins the discussion

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and then Kate Jacobs on writing for magazines, freelancing vs. staff, and getting started on a novel.

The writing process, character development, networking, finding an agent, finding a publisher, publication, and on the road to success with Kate Jacobs.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and Clive Cussler joins the discussion.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page. Then, how did Clive Cussler get started writing, and how can you? Writer expectations. And having your novel translated to the big screen.

Mistakes in books, working with writing partners, evolving series characters, keeping a series character fresh, writing multiple series, the writing process, and then writing for kids, with Clive Cussler.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and then Wendy Corsi Staub joins the conversation.

More with Wendy on ghost writing, writing several series and keeping them straight, the burgeoning young adult market, and publishing multiple books each yearwith Wendi Corsi Staub.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and then Taryn Fagerness on how a writer chooses the right agent, what to look for in an agent, how many agents to apply to at once, and what a writer should expect from an agent?

Current hot trends in the publishing industry, what agents and editors look for in submissions and the writers who make them, and more on agenting with Taryn Fagerness.

News of the publishing industry with The Front Page and getting started as a screenwriter.

Antoinette, Bob, and Warren talk about what's new in the publishing industry. Warren tells us how he got started writing screenplays. Writing the screenplay vs. writing the novel. How to sell you screenplay, get an agent, make connections? This and more with Warren Lewis.

For those of us who thought E-books would never take off, we just might have been mistaken! Textbooks, game books, and even romances are selling in this format. What book is Starbuck's selling next? How do they chose their books? What bookstores are still going strong and why? Limiting access to pornography on the internet, and more.

What does an agent look for in a client? What do they look for in a manuscript? How do you make your query attractive to an agent? How do you judge whether an agent is right for you? What are the trends questions and more with Sally Van Haitsma.

How do you find out what an agent wants in a proposal? How do you know what genres an agent will represent? More with Sally Van Haitsma of the Julie Castiglia Agency.

What is the future of E-books? Are they a viable publishing alternative? Sony and amazon.com want you to think so, and they have produced the readers to make it possible.

Is the market for memoirs growing? What does it take to make a memoir viable? And what's hot and what's not in the world of publishing?

The publisher of the OJ book, If I Did It, and President of one of the premier distribution houses in the country, Eric Kampmann joins the discussion to talk about all the avenues to publication: traditional; small press; independent; and e-books.

Writing a book? How do you decide which publishing avenue is right for you? Self-publishing? How do you get a distributor? Provocative books: gauging the market for them and garnering public interest.