Finding an agent and a market for your YA fiction book can be challenging. Author Janette Rallison shares her thoughts on how to both. It’s well known that finding a book agent can be challenging, and even if you find one that you like, it’s difficult...

You know you want an agent. And you know lawyers are involved, but have you even heard of a literary manager before? If you haven't, let agent Luke Sandler tell you a little about what each person does when in comes to the book business, and how he suggests...

An author’s platform is very, very important for nonfiction. As an author, your platform is simply the sum of all the resources at your disposal for getting the word out to large numbers of people. If you happen to be lucky enough to have your own televised...

Are there literary agents that help with marketing? Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, describes how his agency has developed services to help authors succeed, including partnering with media trainers and publicists so their services...

On the book to publishing side of things, there is little distinction between a literary agent and a literary manager. They both do the same job: they find a great manuscript or a great writer, develop the idea to a greater or lesser extent, and then...

The cover of your book is a key component to your book's marketing success. When you are self-publishing, hiring a cover designer is a good idea to ensure the cover looks professional. Literary agent and publishing consultant, Peter Beren, provides...

Once you have written a book and you have made it as strong as you can, you are ready to submit the manuscript to agents. You may know you book is fabulous. Every agent out there wants it. Right? You find literary agents on the Internet and send - a...

While traditional publishing has a lot of benefits, it can also come with a long timeline. Even having reputable agents doesn't guarantee a quick publishing path for a book, as self-published author Steve Piacente explains. If you have some experience...

Are there literary agents that help with marketing? Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, describes how his agency has developed services to help authors succeed, including partnering with media trainers and publicists so their services...

You know you want an agent. And you know lawyers are involved, but have you even heard of a literary manager before? If you haven't, let agent Luke Sandler tell you a little about what each person does when in comes to the book business, and how he suggests...