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...

Bethany Hegedus, author and owner of The Writing Barn (a writer’s retreat outside of Austin, Texas), shares her thoughts on how and why characters change in a novel. Over the course of the novel, determine where the character is starting from, what their...

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...

Moving a book from mediocre sales to the bestseller lists takes a combination of things including the right positioning of the book, accurate and complete metadata, and social media presence. For nonfiction authors, online presence and platform are...

When co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low) began writing their Singaporean middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam five years ago, there were only a handful of other children's authors writing in Singapore. Their publisher, Epigram...

Authors are famous for having day jobs that don’t include writing. This can often become frustrating because of stress, exhaustion, and time constraints. Instead of being an obstacle, though, your day job can be a powerful asset. Your unique experience...

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...

Intellectual property is intangible, but you still have a personal right to it, says Greg Victoroff, Esq., partner at Greg Victoroff & Associates. Copyrights, trademarks, and ideas are the three most important intellectual properties for authors. ...

A “concept” is defined by Merriam-Webster as “an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances.” In the Academy Award nominated “Ides of March”, for example, the concept could be stated as: “An idealistic political operative must come...

Many new authors ask themselves: should I brand myself or my book? Kyle Lacy, author and social media expert, shares his advice on whether you should brand yourself or your book and what to consider in making that decision. He says that whether you should...