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...

(Whether you're traditionally publishing or not!) As a nonfiction author, you know that you need to prepare a written proposal to be considered by a traditional publishing house. But, even if you are going to self-publish or work with a hybrid publisher...

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...

Author and book PR/marketing expert A.G. Billig shares what she’s found to be the most effective marketing channels for creating awareness for books. First is word of mouth. This may not seem as obvious as social media, she says, but word of mouth...

So you’ve got an e-book, it is up, and people are buying it. But you want a traditional publishing deal in addition to the e-book. Ok. Well, there are a few things to know about leveraging that e-book into a traditional deal. What gets the attention...

An elevator pitch conveys the essence of your book in a way that is credible, concise and compelling. The objective is to pique the interest of the listener in a way that will make them take action to learn more. This listener may be a literary agent...

If you've been writing for any time at all, you've probably heard about writing competitions. These are events created by all sorts of publications, universities, publishers, writer groups, and other miscellaneous associations. The idea behind the...