Red Sparrow is a spy thriller about Russian double agent Dominika Egorova and CIA agent Nate Nash, now a major motion picture starring Jennifer Lawrence. Here, author and former CIA officer Jason Matthews talks about M.I.C.E. - the four motivations that...

Be professional. You would think that advice would be obvious, but as literary agent Amy Levenson points out, it's not. She provides advice to aspiring authors to ensure that just as you expect your prospective agent to respect the work that you have...

Literary agent Jeff Silberman talks about the moment in which something becomes a best seller. How do we get there? Silberman lists a variety of factors in the environments, from luck to the zeitgeist. The author is of course not absent from the process...

Literary agent Jeff Silberman talks about the moment in which something becomes a best seller. How do we get there? Silberman lists a variety of factors in the environments, from luck to the zeitgeist. The author is of course not absent from the process...

A book publisher isn't the only entity that will want to see your book proposal — be prepared to send one to literary agents, who will look for a table of contents, author biography, notes on competition, and an author's website or platform. Literary...

A book publisher isn't the only entity that will want to see your book proposal — be prepared to send one to literary agents, who will look for a table of contents, author biography, notes on competition, and an author's website or platform. Literary...

Best-selling author Deb Caletti shares her inspiring journey to publication. She overcame an abusive marriage to become a best-selling author. Using her writing as an outlet, Caletti refused to give up her dream of becoming a published author. She...

Best-selling author Deb Caletti shares her inspiring journey to publication. She overcame an abusive marriage to become a best-selling author. Using her writing as an outlet, Caletti refused to give up her dream of becoming a published author. She...

Be professional. You would think that advice would be obvious, but as literary agent Amy Levenson points out, it's not. She provides advice to aspiring authors to ensure that just as you expect your prospective agent to respect the work that you have...

Author Tom Angleberger discusses how he became very discouraged with the traditional publishing process and almost gave up on his dream...until he found the right agent to represent his work.