Agents review lots of books in their line of work. Your book needs to stand out to get noticed. Learn some tips on how to do so from an industry expert like Megan Close, Associate Agent of Keller Media.

Rhiannon Frater, hugely successful indie author of the As the World Dies trilogy, tells us how her fans are heavily involved in driving her story and character development. They tell her what they want for future books and she listens! Click here to...

Writers need to understand that writing is a business. Successful businesses are born out of careful planning. Every writer should create goals for a successful writing career. One way you can get on the road to success is with a clear business plan...

Author Angela Marie Hutchinson didn't intend to write her book, "Create Your Yes: When You Keep Hearing No: A 12-Step Strategy for Success". It stemmed from a TEDx talk that she presented on the topic of breaking barriers. The theme of her presentation...

Author, speaker, and artist Laurie Finkelstein’s first nonfiction book sprung from her experience using medical marijuana to ease her insomnia, depression, and anxiety. The book, Ahoot! A Higher Order Of Thinking: A Senior's Experience With Medical Marijuana...

Sherry Beck Paprocki, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Branding Yourself, talks about the impact of social media on the way people think and how we consume information as a result. In this interview Sherry offers an example of how social media...

Sherry Beck Paprocki, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Branding Yourself, talks about the impact of social media on the way people think and how we consume information as a result. In this interview Sherry offers an example of how social media...

Author Cindy Jones shares marketing strategies for authors, six ways she markets her book and her personal blogging habits. Pay particular attention to the way she speaks about the tasks that she's doing: All of them are driven from her own native...

Author Peter Zuckerman describes what he learned from writing Buried in the Sky and how it changed his perspective on life. He also reminds us that as writers, we must depend on our own clear vision and be persistent on our goals, despite what others...

How often have you heard a writer say--or even said yourself--"I just want to write books--I don't want to have to sell them, too!" Marketing and bookselling are not always natural tasks for authors, but in today's publishing landscape even traditionally...