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Write from Your Heart - podcast
Kimberley Cameron
Agent Kimberley Cameron offers advice to writers about how to write a great book and what it means to write cinematically. Click here to play this audio clip
over 8 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
Publishing Trends - video
Kathleen Ortiz
Kathleen Ortiz, Subrights Director and Agent at Nancy Coffey Literary Agency, talks about eBooks as one of the most important trends in publishing.
over 8 years ago
Formats
eBooks
Understanding Marketing: Learning Digital Awareness - video
Laurie McLean
Literary agent Laurie McLean discusses the benefits of digital marketing for authors to help your brand and image while interacting with your audience.
over 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
What Goes into a Great Proposal? - podcast
Frank Weimann
Agent Frank Weimann discusses the makings of a great book proposal. He offers a detailed list of what to include in your proposal. Click here to play this audio clip
over 8 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Book Proposals
How Important are Trends? - podcast
Jeff Silberman
Literary Agent Jeff Silberman discusses writing to meet current trends vs writing from your heart and soul. Click here to play this audio clip
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Cookbooks Aren't Dead - podcast
Gordon Warnock
Gordon Warnock, literary agent and founding partner at Foreword Literary, gives some statistics to prove that cookbooks are not dead. Click here to play this audio clip
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Cookbooks Aren't Dead - video
Gordon Warnock
Gordon Warnock, literary agent and founding partner at Foreword Literary, gives some statistics to prove that cookbooks are not dead.
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Laura Martin on Working With a Literary Agent and Traditionally Publishing Her Books
Laura Martin
Knowing that she wanted to pursue a traditional publishing path, middle-grade author Laura Martin queried many literary agents. Her work caught the attention of well-known and highly respected literary agent Jodi Reamer with Writers House. Reamer's client...
over 6 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Agents
How to Get an Agent’s Attention with a Personalized Query Letter
Elle E. Ire
Finding an agent is hard work, and it isn’t uncommon for an author’s query to end up in the slush pile. There are ways, though, that authors set themselves apart so that their letters lead to a full manuscript request. Eventually, the right query letter...
over 6 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Agents
Do I Need an Agent or an Attorney? - article
Dana Newman
As an author, you may be wondering whether you should work with an attorney or an agent. An attorney can help you draft and negotiate contracts and can also advise you on intellectual property issues. An agent, on the other hand, will act as your advocate...
over 8 years ago
Legal
Intellectual Property Rights
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