A book trailer is like a movie trailer for a book. Using book trailers for marketing can help you promote your book in a new way and reach a wide audience. Author PJ Hoover describes what makes a good book trailer and how she uses it as part of her publicity...

A book trailer is like a movie trailer for a book. Using book trailers for marketing can help you promote your book in a new way and reach a wide audience. Author PJ Hoover describes what makes a good book trailer and how she uses it as part of her publicity...

Independent book stores believe in hand-selling books. The big chain stores don’t always have knowledgeable staff. The big box stores place the books on shelving with little thought to staging and no thought to selling. The big chains are unlikely to...

About to release the fifteenth book in her popular Bad Hair Day Mystery series, author Nancy J. Cohen knows a thing or two about how to write a successful book series. The two key ingredients, she says, are a likeable main character and a fresh plot...

A book is a powerful force. It can inspire and inform. It can help create change in society. Dalya Massachi, author of “Writing to Make a Difference,” discusses three secrets to write a book that influences social change. First, do your research and...

Setting long-term writing and publishing goals is an important step in making a career out of writing. Author AJ Baker understands this, and has established some long-term goals for his writing. He has had some success with getting his short work published...

A book is a powerful force. It can inspire and inform. It can help create change in society. Dalya Massachi, author of “Writing to Make a Difference,” discusses three secrets to write a book that influences social change. First, do your research and...

Greg Fournier, author of Bestselling Zug Island, offers tips on adapting your novel for a stage play, including breaking it into basic themes and elements. He also notes that writing for the stage is different than writing for books or even screenplays...

Children's author Anna Perera offers her advice on setting up writing workshops at local schools and libraries. She volunteers her time, creative writing expertise, and subject matter expertise in exchange for publicity and potential book sales. ...