Literary agent BJ Robbins explains how to write a query letter that will actually land a literary agent. For instance, take the time to find the agent's name and personalize the letter for their agency. Then, describe your book in a concise and appealing...

Keeping motivated as a writer can be incredibly difficult. This is in part because the work is hard and in part because rejection is hard. In the clip below, literary agent Nicholas Croce talks about how to deal with rejection. Agents pass on bestselling...

As an agent, Eric Lincoln Miller of 3ibooks follows a marketing plan template that includes print, events, and online promotion. To help his authors, he can reach out to contacts to assist in building a platform, and he relies on a good collaboration...

Like many new authors, Sue Arroyo tried the traditional publishing route initially, but found it to be very challenging to get picked up by an agent or publisher. She then decided to pursue the self-publishing route and began to immerse herself in the...

Literary agents receive hundreds of query letters and manuscript submissions a week, which is an overwhelming amount of content to review. To streamline the process, most agents rely on the query letter or other submission requirements to help pare down...

Everything about the publishing process was a surprise to author, speaker, and president of The Work Life Company Carl Prude Jr. Even as a first-time author, he didn’t have much trouble finding an agent and securing a publishing deal. When he began sharing...

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...

Keeping motivated as a writer can be incredibly difficult. This is in part because the work is hard and in part because rejection is hard. In the clip below, literary agent Nicholas Croce talks about how to deal with rejection. Agents pass on bestselling...

Author Sharyn Wolf discusses the author's relationship to agents and ghostwriters, including clearly defining each role and how to address challenges in that relationship. Click here to play this audio clip

Professional editor Christine Van Zandt offers some advice to authors on polishing the query letters written to agents and publishers. Click here to play this audio clip