Your book’s title is, in the simplest terms, how your reference your written work. You’ll use it on the cover, on your web page, in interviews, blog postings, marketing materials, book catalogs, agent submissions, and more. But the title is more than...

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...

When author Shan Gill started writing her book Cosmic Kitty , she intended it for children but knew it had the potential to appeal to a wider audience because of the subject matter. She used both adult and child beta readers so that she could get valuable...

When author Shan Gill started writing her book Cosmic Kitty , she intended it for children but knew it had the potential to appeal to a wider audience because of the subject matter. She used both adult and child beta readers so that she could get valuable...

Over the years, author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott has come to discover that when writing for a younger audience, most readers will want to read up a level. For example, Norris Elliott wrote What? Teenagers in the Bible? with a high-school...

Author Alex Espinoza discusses the inspiration behind 'The Sons of El Rey', and how the novel uses the sport of lucha libre to explore legacies of masculinity. It is timeless, epic novel about a family of luchadores contending with forbidden love and...

Philippa Burgess of Creative Convergence, Inc. shares advice on what authors should know when they want their book turned into a film or television show. Film requires a clear genre, and television is all about format. Philippa discusses how properly...

Author and publishing consultant PJ Campbell shares 25 book proposal tips for authors. Many of these tips will sound familiar to us, but all of them are insightful and grounded in reality. Saying something like "do your homework," might sound simple...

Every author needs to perfect their book pitch, commonly known as the "elevator pitch" in the publishing world. It's called an elevator pitch because you need to be able to "hook" the agent, editor, or producer in the average time it takes to ride...

Lavidge Senior Interactive Art Director Steve Tansley shares his illustration process on a recent children's book project. On most book projects, he works in tandem with the writer as the story is evolving. The key to a good collaboration is the ability...