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How Authors Can Stay Motivated When Under Pressure - podcast
Rozine Prock
Once an author acheives a certain level of success with a book, they can feel a lot of pressure to maintain that success, whether self-inflicted or from an outside source such as an agent or publisher. Author, Rozine Prock, suggests doing at least one...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
10 Tools for Selling Your Writing - article
R.J. Lee
It’s a great time to be a writer. There are more ways than ever before to market your product, with new markets opening up every day. Here’s a list of resources you can use to get your writing published. 1. Writers Market . Writer’s Market is a veritable...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Author Websites: Why You Need One - article
Author Learning Center
Whatever stage of your writing career you are at a website can be of some use. Of course if you are an established writer then it will make it easier for your fans to follow you, to chart the progress of your next book, get information about personal...
over 9 years ago
Websites
Creating a Website
Screenwriting: Is it a Real Profession? - article
R.J. Lee
Without a doubt, screenwriting is a real profession. It is also without a doubt one of the most difficult professions to pursue. That’s because in order to make a living as a screenwriter, you not only have to write your screenplay, but you or your agent...
over 9 years ago
Writing Jobs
Screenwriter
Secrets of Getting Traditionally Published
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
NONFICTION AUTHORS: You love to do research & have great ideas for nonfiction articles, but how do you get them traditionally published? You have written personal essays about your life. Is there a market for stories like these? What about a nonfiction...
over 2 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
Building a Platform - video
Wendy Keller
Literary agent Wendy Keller advises authors to evaluate the market and their current following. How many people care about the subject you're writing about? How big is your subject's audience? Are you offering something new, different, better, or more...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Changes in the Film & TV Markets - video
Philippa Burgess
The film and television markets are always changing. Keeping up with these trends can help you find a way to get your foot in the door. Philippa Burgess of Creative Convergence, Inc., discusses how to break into the film and TV industry as a writer....
over 9 years ago
Book to Screen
Companies
Building a Platform - podcast
Wendy Keller
Literary agent Wendy Keller advises authors to evaluate the market and their current following. How many people care about the subject you're writing about? How big is your subject's audience? Are you offering something new, different, better, or...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Finding Your Platform
Advice on Selecting an Editor - article
Jill Marsal
A lot of writers feel the need to go to freelance editors and spend a lot of money, but it’s not always the best thing to do. It depends on exactly what kind of editing the editor is going to do for you, and it’s also important to make sure the editor...
over 9 years ago
Careers
Freelance Editor
Valerie Willis on Her Self-Publishing Journey
Valerie Willis
For author Valerie Willis, the self-publishing path was not something she initially intended to pursue. After completing her first manuscript in the Cedric the Demonic Knight dark fantasy series, Willis queried over one-hundred literary agents and...
over 8 years ago
Self-Publishing
Advantages/Disadvantages
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