Literary publicist Stephanie Barko details what a virtual book tour entails. “A virtual tour,” she says, “is an online element that can use to help produce wonderful effects for your book. These benefits include moving you up on your category’s Amazon...

Literary publicist Stephanie Barko details what a virtual book tour entails. “A virtual tour,” she says, “is an online element that can use to help produce wonderful effects for your book. These benefits include moving you up on your category’s Amazon...

So you finished your book? That's great! But now comes the hard part. How can you self-edit so that it's in good enough shape for critical readers, agents, and publishers? How do you know if you need a professional editor? Bestselling author Derek...

Inspiration can be found in many places, and author AE Wasserman is proof of that. She sees her border collie Topper as her muse. They take hikes together in Los Padres National Forest, where Wasserman can get away from the distractions and urgencies...

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...

I never decided to become a writer. I was writing a book for my son, because I wanted him to read it and know what I was going through when he was a baby. Then I started to realize that there weren’t very many pregnancy books out there for men. There...

Darlyn Finch Kuhn's award-winning novel Sewing Holes started out as a memoir, inspired by her childhood experiences including her father's death and family dynamics. As she was writing she encountered a common roadblock that many memoirists face - she...

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...

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...