Memoir is a unique genre of writing that includes topics such as family relationships, grief and loss, and spiritual experiences. Considered to be creative nonfiction, a memoir is based on the author's truth. It is not the entire story of his or her...

Classic Southern Gothic literature focuses on grotesque or scary themes and often includes supernatural elements such as ghosts. Well-known authors in this genre are Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor. Over the years this genre...

A query letter's purpose is to help you get a literary agent for your book. Like a resume for a job search, the query letter is your chance to get your foot in the door. Your query letter deserves your utmost attention and effort to impress the target...

One piece of the market puzzle is the elevator pitch. Your elevator pitch is a short, part hook/part summary of your book. It's called an elevator pitch because it should take a 30 second elevator ride to share it. An elevator pitch is a big piece...

Inspiration to write a book can come at any point in life. Author and teacher Shiny Burcu Unsal experienced the desire to write a book at the age of thirteen after reading Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. Although she didn't start a book...

Inspiration to write a book can come at any point in life. Author and teacher Shiny Burcu Unsal experienced the desire to write a book at the age of thirteen after reading Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. Although she didn't start a book...

This second group coaching workshop provided the opportunity to discuss book launch events and marketing plans, get feedback, ask questions, and get advice. The webinar is a follow-up to the second instructional session for month two. T opics included...

Pitching a book to traditional publishers as a first-time author is among the most difficult things you can do, but people succeed every year. Renowned bestselling author Mitch Albom explains how to get a book published and the book publishing process...

Advance review copies (ARCs) of your book can be a powerful tool to get your book marketing efforts started even before your book is published. ARCs are pre-production, often pre-edited, versions of manuscripts that you distribute to carefully chosen...