# How Authors Write: From First Idea to Final Draft

Hear firsthand from Kate McKinnon, Chanel Miller, Amber McBride, Meg Cabot, Victor Piñeiro, and Jennifer Lynn Barnes about their writing processes and the steps they take to turn an idea into a finished book.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-12709/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/video-12709?play=1)