Sometimes, it would be easier if every book could end like the last page of a fairytale: “….and they all lived happily ever after. The end.” The dragon has just been defeated and the kingdom is saved. But, it turns out, this ending is rarely satisfying...

A great review provides social proof for your book and can help turn book browsers into buyers. But authors know that building up reviews for your book can be much harder than it sounds. What can you do once you’ve exhausted your list of family and friends...

Do you want to get your book on the shelves of bookstores or libraries? Bookstores and libraries are now buying more self-published and small press books than ever before. Join publishing and marketing expert Amy Collins as she reviews the tools and...

Authors have many options when it comes to selling books online and one of the largest bookselling platforms is Amazon. For authors, Amazon offers two programs through the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program - the standard program and the exclusive...

Grabbing and keeping a reader’s attention is a key job for writers. There are many ways to do this, including things like using tight, clean writing with lots of action, unique approaches to dialogue, starting with a crisis to draw in the reader, or...

Grabbing and keeping a reader’s attention is a key job for writers. There are many ways to do this, including things like using tight, clean writing with lots of action, unique approaches to dialogue, starting with a crisis to draw in the reader, or...

With a busy schedule, you may feel that you are too busy to write. Finding time to write is challenging. But if writing is important to you, look for pockets of time throughout the day to work on your book. Author Leslie Ann Moore shares her tips on...

As a former seventh grade English teacher, middle-grade author Laura Martin received the best possible training to write for her target reader. Her daily interactions with the students and seeing which books grabbed their attention and which didn't provided...

Anyone that wants to write can write, but it takes special skills to create content and stories that capture the interest of readers other than yourself or your family. These skills can be learned through formal MFA programs and honed through writing...

Author David Margolick doesn't think the traditional book review is any less influential in the age of the Internet, especially for biographies and other nonfiction books. Listen in for his thoughts on how the traditional review can impact your book...