What Publishers Are Looking For Now (And Always) by Randy Peyser
Discover what publishers are looking for in new non-fiction releases and what may be needed to get your book accepted by a publisher.
Discover what publishers are looking for in new non-fiction releases and what may be needed to get your book accepted by a publisher.
We explain what entails working effectively with your book designer to create the best looking book for your special project.
Creative Writers, discover 3 steps you can take to move your own story writing into a business to transform your hobby into a career.
Write and publish short fiction and flash fiction in online writing journals to reach a lucrative market and gain a wide audience.
Self care is important for authors to make time for even when it’s difficult to resist the allure of perfectionism and admit you need help.
Book trailers are a great social media tool to engage potential readers with a short teaser about your book and share others reviews.
Book sales can be affected by many things, even with good marketing a book still needs a good cover and proper editing and formatting.
When an author submits work to a publisher it’s important to prepare for acceptance, even as they strengthen themselves for rejection.
Authors have many production expenses and it’s important to know how to allocate those expenses to each publication for record keeping.
A good cover is crucial, not only to indicate genre but connect it to similar books your readers have enjoyed and expand your reader base.
by Guest Contributor · Published February 1, 2022 · Last modified January 27, 2022
We’ve all heard that visualization is the key to success. But research shows it’s better to take it slowly and focus on the task you can do.
by Guest Contributor · Published November 19, 2021 · Last modified November 11, 2021
Piracy, rampant in creative industries, is a common problem faced by authors. Awareness and knowledge of how to safeguard your manuscript is the first step in preventing your work from being pirated.
You want to protect your rights and your works as much as possible, so you should register a trademark, right? Lawyer Kelley Way teaches us when you should register and when you should wait.
Marilyn Flower tells us about the BYOB Challenge and how writing blog posts to develop her characters led to eventually publishing a bestselling ebook.
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