Agent Richard Curtis shares his thoughts on what writer's should focus on when writing… the book itself, not the platform or medium on which the book will eventually end up. Click here to play this audio clip

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, started her writing career as a newspaper columnist and magazine writer, then moved on to work as a corporate medical writer and editor. An avid fan of Vonnegut's work, she founded...

Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, started her writing career as a newspaper columnist and magazine writer, then moved on to work as a corporate medical writer and editor. An avid fan of Vonnegut's work, she founded...

At a publishing house, there is a department devoted to subsidiary rights and foreign rights, and it is the job of the directors and managers in that department to keep their lines of communication open with the rest of the industry. They meet with book...

After putting your sweat and maybe a few tears into your book, you arrive at a finished product of which you can be proud. You should understand that, in some senses, the journey has just begun. If you're doing this on your own, now is when you'll need...

When you write faith-based fiction, you must have respect for the readers' expectations. Author and filmmaker Susan Rohrer provides tips for writing characters in a faith-based novel. She explains how to develop faith-based characters that meet the expectations...

Writing a scene for a book and creating a scene in a play are two drastically different experiences. However, the writing has more in common than you might think. Both contain traditional story elements, such as plot, character development, and dialogue...

When you write faith-based fiction, you must have respect for the readers' expectations. Author and filmmaker Susan Rohrer provides tips for writing characters in a faith-based novel. She explains how to develop faith-based characters that meet the expectations...

What is a Religious, Inspirational, or Spiritual Book? The genre of “religious, inspirational, and spiritual” encompasses a diverse collection of material that includes both fiction and nonfiction books covering a wide range of religions, from Christianity...

Barbara Santos, Marketing Director for the San Francisco Writer's Conference, shares a few creative ways authors can market their books. Santos suggests networking with industry professionals at writing conferences, reaching out to bloggers, sending...