How to Become the Best Author

Learn how to become a writer. Fiction author Nairne Holtz explains that writing novels is not the same as blogging, and gives some useful tips.

- In this book review, author Dr John Ralston Saul discusses the collapse of globalization.

- In this book review, author Dr John Ralston Saul discusses his book 'A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada'.

- Author Andrew Peterson (FIRST TO KILL) discusses the value of a freelance editor when seeking an agent, at the Southern California Writers' Conference.

The second part of an interview between Tips.Net's own Warren Workman and New York Times best-selling author Brandon Mull. In this segment, Mr. Mull, author of Fablehaven and The Candy Shop Wars, discusses the importance publishers can play in the success

Filmmaking Effects Tutorial - This episode of Your FX is both practical and fun. We're featuring a tutorial on The Joker's "disappearing pencil trick" from the movie, The Dark Knight, as well as a how-to on the Contra Zoom camera technique. There's also a ton of great special effects clips sent in by the Indy Mogul viewers making Erik explode, not once, but two times, during the episode! Thanks to all the fans who submitted and if we feature your tutorial, you get a free Indy Mogul t-shirt!

How to Improve Editing by Using Button Bars in Fin - Find out the best way to use button bars and how they can improve your editing by making you a more productive editor.

How to Shoot in an Unorthodox Way - Wide shots, close ups, tons of rules to break, and much more. In this episode of Weekend Extra, we give you some basics on setting up your shots. And what are you giving us? Really!?!?!?! I always wanted that!!!! Special thanks to Ross.

Billy Collins discusses the use of language when writing poetry