So you’ve got an e-book, it is up, and people are buying it. But you want a traditional publishing deal in addition to the e-book. Ok. Well, there are a few things to know about leveraging that e-book into a traditional deal. What gets the attention...

Subsidiary rights cover every form of the book that is not the physical book itself. When you make a deal with the publisher to publish your book, you give them the right to print, manufacture, and distribute the physical book. Every other form of the...

I’ve always welcomed self-published books. I’m always looking for the next big thing, a new writer who no one else has discovered yet. These days, that often means a self-published author. The community of self-published authors is a treasure trove of...

Having your elevator pitch fine-tuned and memorized is important when talking about your book. You'll use this pitch when speaking with agents, publishers, event planners, bookstores, readers, and more. Book coach Cathy Fyock shares what she thinks comprises...

Author Cindy Jones describes how entering the writing contest at the annual Writer's League of Texas helped her sell her book and get honest feedback. She explains how valuable honest, constructive criticism is and how difficult it is to get. Jones...

What is blueprinting a novel? Literary agent Adam Chromy talks about how a novel can feel formulaic if it’s too structured. Good writers take formulas that are popular, but change them just enough to keep the reader guessing. The key is to balance creativity...

Publicist Darice Fisher knows how much work goes into writing, publishing, and marketing a book because of her experience in helping other authors with their book publicity campaigns. Fisher hopes to have her own nonfiction book series traditionally...

Author C. S. Lakin talks about the challenges and benefits of writing in different genres. In order to be successful, the general perception is that an author should write in only one genre. For a time, publishers and agents didn't take Lakin seriously...