William Noble is the author or co-author of many books. His books for writers, each of which as been a main selection of WDBC, include aShut Up!a He Explained; Make That Scene, Steal This Plot, and Conflict, Action, and Suspense (Elements of Fiction series). His short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in more than 40 magazines and newspapers. He has appeared on more than 80 TV and radio shows in connection with his writing, and now he is a full-time writer based in his 150-year-old farmhouse in Cornwall, Vermont.