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Library Marketing for Authors
Keri-Rae Barnum
Discover the underdog market that pays you to display your books on their shelves. As an author, you may wonder if marketing your book to libraries is worth the effort. The answer is a resounding “YES!” Not only are libraries a viable source of book...
over 3 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Libraries
What is an Illustrator's Role? - article
Kay Ziegler
A book is often made even more interesting by having images scattered throughout. Sometimes, illustrations are a critical component of a book. Illustrations can show how an important scene in the book looks. History tomes can give the reader a peek into...
over 8 years ago
Children's Books
Illustrations
Gift Card Home
The Future of the Fantasy Sci Fi Market - video
Ross Lockhart
Author Ross Lockhart discusses how science fiction and technology are so infused into our daily life, and how that plays into writing sci-fi and what publishers are looking for in that genre. “We’re seeing fantastic tropes entering into mainstream...
over 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
The Future of the Fantasy Sci Fi Market - podcast
Ross Lockhart
Author Ross Lockhart discusses how science fiction and technology are so infused into our daily life, and how that plays into writing sci-fi and what publishers are looking for in that genre. “We’re seeing fantastic tropes entering into mainstream...
over 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Selecting an Appropriate Writer for a Book Foreword - video
Rachel Ogorek
Author Rachel Ogorek had the privilege of connecting with a professor from her grad school days who was incredibly knowledgeable on the topic of her book Serve Reflect Repeat . Having served as head of the AmeriCorps organization, he was a natural...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Selecting an Appropriate Writer for a Book Foreword - podcast
Rachel Ogorek
Author Rachel Ogorek had the privilege of connecting with a professor from her grad school days who was incredibly knowledgeable on the topic of her book Serve Reflect Repeat . Having served as head of the AmeriCorps organization, he was a natural...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Get Organized: What am I Keeping Track Of? - article
Nicole Lindenstein
What aren’t you keeping track of when writing a book? You need to track pretty much everything you do to prepare to write your book. If you’re writing non-fiction, that seems to go without saying, because you want to oversee your research material (both...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Outlining Your Story
Nurture - Sort - NS
How Great Stories and Characters Translate From Script to Screen - video
Randall Wallace and Jack Bernstein
Writer and producer Jack Bernstein has experienced more creative control in his career when writing for television than when writing for film. In television, he says, the writer is king. Known for the film Ace Ventura and for his work on popular TV...
over 7 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
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