While you've spent considerable amounts of time writing, rewriting and editing passages in your manuscript, the first words a reader will likely read are on your book's cover. The About the Book and About the Author are usually the last step in a long...

Writing competitions are not only a great way to earn money from your writing but also an excellent way of building credibility as a professional writer. Not all writing competitions are created equally so it’s important to investigate a contest thoroughly...

You lead a busy life, but you have a burning desire to write a book. What are you going to do? If you truly believe in your book, you are going to have to give up a few activities to make time to create your masterpiece. Here is a list of things to...

Inspiration struck author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly while she graded AP Art portfolios one evening. She was incredibly moved by a piece of artwork one of her students had created, and this helped her realize the theme...

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...

After all the hard work that goes into taking an idea for a book from conception to completion, the one thing you don't want to happen is that no one gives it a chance simply because you weren't able to sell it with your title. While the process for...

Most authors are familiar with Amazon.com as an excellent distribution channel for their book. Few are aware of the numerous marketing resources available to them on the web site. Simply having your book listed on the site is not enough among the multitude...