Agent Harvey Klinger talks about the value of good dialogue and how it comes very naturally to some writers. Click here to play this audio clip

In order to get the attention of a literary agent, writers must submit a compelling query letter that succintly describes their book, while following the industry standards for queries. Writing a query letter doesn’t have to be a solo journey, explains...

Writing with someone else has its own benefits and challenges. Bill Donahue, author, speaker, and consultant, offers tips for successful writing collaborations. He shares his experience working on collaborative projects and how different types of writers...

Writing with someone else has its own benefits and challenges. Bill Donahue, author, speaker, and consultant, offers tips for successful writing collaborations. He shares his experience working on collaborative projects and how different types of writers...

Author, editor, and owner of The Christian Communicator Susan Titus Osborn has attended more than 150 writing conferences, where she speaks about Christian writing and publishing. At these events, she sells her books and informational pamphlets. The...

An important step in the book writing process that is often overlooked by writers is the self-editing . Before you send your manuscript off to an agent or publisher, it's critical that you take the time to do at least some basic proofreading. Even if...

Agents have the tough job of weeding through hundreds of queries and submissions each week, and deciding which authors and books to represent. Literary agent Eric Lincoln Miller says authors that have unique or trending ideas sometimes have an advantage...

Author Kathy Ide shares some common misconceptions about working with a ghostwriter to publish a book. Most authors don't realize how much skill and work is involved in working with a ghostwriter to produce a marketable book. Ghostwriting is expensive...

Author Kathy Ide shares some common misconceptions about working with a ghostwriter to publish a book. Most authors don't realize how much skill and work is involved in working with a ghostwriter to produce a marketable book. Ghostwriting is expensive...

Forensic RN and author Serita Stevens discusses how her background of forensic nursing helped shape her writing career. As a nurse, she discovered that nursing wasn’t anything like being Sherri Aims, her fictional crime-solving hero. So instead, she...