Developing your book's pitch is important when you are looking for a literary agent or want to find a traditional publisher. Senior editor Claudia Gabel describes the importance of a good pitch and how to blend the familiar and the unexpected. She defines...

Andrea Dunlop details her experience and insider advice as a published author who has gone through the traditional publishing journey. She was inspired to write her novel because of her life-changing experience studying abroad in college. Her novel...

Author and Agent Jamie Brenner shares thoughts on how to develop an idea into a full blown story that people want to live in for a while. Brenner understands telling a common story in an interesting world. For her, she believes that the world you...

Developing your book's pitch is important when you are looking for a literary agent or want to find a traditional publisher. Senior editor Claudia Gabel describes the importance of a good pitch and how to blend the familiar and the unexpected. She defines...

Sometimes a writer signs with an agent, manager, or attorney and is so elated to have done so that it doesn't occur to him that he's signed with someone that will not advance his dream of publication or production. But how do you know before you sign...

Luke Sandler, literary manager with the Gotham Group, shares tips on selling a book to Hollywood. He explains what executives are seeking when considering buying a book as the basis of a film project. Before you send your book off to Hollywood, it...

Defining the audience for your book is critical to its success. It helps agents know which publisher to sell it to, it helps bookstores know where to place it on the shelves, and it helps you market the book by tapping into that audience’s interests...

Defining the audience for your book is critical to its success. It helps agents know which publisher to sell it to, it helps bookstores know where to place it on the shelves, and it helps you market the book by tapping into that audience’s interests...

A good novel leaves readers wanting more. Readers of author Rolonda Watts' debut novel Destiny Lingers want to know what happens next with the main characters. Watts herself wants to better understand the main characters' mothers and their back story...

A good novel leaves readers wanting more. Readers of author Rolonda Watts' debut novel Destiny Lingers want to know what happens next with the main characters. Watts herself wants to better understand the main characters' mothers and their back story...