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...

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...

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...

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...

Writing amazing content is only a step toward being published. Actually submitting your work to a journal, publisher, or agent tends to result in a myriad of roadblocks. Submitting query letters is difficult work that requires trial and error and knowledge...

Debut authors sometimes have difficulty getting the attention of agents or publishers because they don't have a proven sales record. Trident Media Group literary agent Mark Gottlieb believes being a debut author can have its advantages. While there...

One necessary skill in the author’s business toolbox is the skill to pitch to agents and publishers. Whether pitching on paper, in cyberspace or in person, a pitch has three main elements – the introduction, the book synopsis and the author synopsis...

Before meeting with an agent or publisher, you have to be prepared and do your research. Author and technical writer Neil V. Young has been able to do that by attending a seminar led by an agent at a writing conference, but researching online can yield...

In-person events such as writers conferences can be a great place to meet with agents face-to-face. Most conferences have some sort of "meet and greet" or pitch event where writers get the opportunity to pitch their books to agents that are in attendance...