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Well-Known Authors

“All my life I’ve just tried to write things that I would want to read because I figure I’m not that unusual. If there’s something that I like, there must be millions of other people with the same taste.”

Marvel Comics author and co-creator Stan Lee in The Importance of Making Readers Care

“I write what I think might be the last chapter—I might write that on the second day—and I write what I think might be the opening on the third day and I kind of fill it in. I’m more of a jigsaw puzzle assembler.”

Tuesdays with Morrie author Mitch Albom in Approaching Writing Styles

“Once I started using all [my research]…this was when I finally began looking into the background of all this that was going on and it became so interesting to me that I started writing the stories with history in mind.”

Rum Punch author Elmore Leonard in Getting Started

Top Instructors

“Most people think of [marketing copy] as what goes on your back cover…but marketing copy covers so much more than that. Marketing copy is a huge description; it’s an umbrella term for all of the different things that you should have written down.”

President of New Shelves Books Amy Collins in The 5 Pillars of Marketing and Sales Copy for Authors

“Here’s the thing: we are writing about our experience; we’re writing about our stories…but we are writing FOR our reader, and that’s an important distinction.”

“The Business Book Strategist” Cathy Fyock in Becoming a Reader-Centric Writer

Subject Experts

“The number one thing that I look for in a client is making sure I have a connection with their work. I always want a piece of work that moves me.”

Literary agent Amy Levenson in What Agents Look for in a Client

“Think of the milestones as the major events in your writing career within a one-year time frame. Your communication efforts will peak around those dates to ensure you get a boost in visibility that will translate into sales.”

Bestselling author and PR expert A.G. Billig in 5 Steps to Boost Your Writing Career with Traditional Media and PR

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