As founder of Apprentice University, Inc. and author of You're Always Being Interviewed , Ron Brumbarger saw an opportunity to combine his business and self-publishing experience. During the process of publishing his book, Brumbarger realized how difficult...

Today, intercultural and multicultural stories are trending—whether the story is being told on television, in a movie, or in a book. There are some easy methods to enrich your story by incorporating different cultures into setting and characters. Other...

It sounds counterintuitive, but offering discounts on your eBooks on Amazon, or even offering them for free, can increase an author's overall revenue. How? By promoting these discounts through eBook promotional sites such as BookBub, BookGorilla, and...

Writing young adult novels has its own set of challenges and luxuries. New York Times bestselling YA author Marie Lu shares her tips for writing YA fiction, including the plot, pacing, and length expectations of YA readers versus adult fiction readers...

Writing a book can be overwhelming, especially when it's your first attempt. Your imagination may be running wild, or you have loads of interesting facts or ideas you've been cataloguing in your mind. There are two great ways to get yourself organized...

Writing young adult novels has its own set of challenges and luxuries. New York Times bestselling YA author Marie Lu shares her tips for writing YA fiction, including the plot, pacing, and length expectations of YA readers versus adult fiction readers...

Many self-published authors aspire to be traditionally published, but it can be challenging with a book that has already been released to the marketplace. Before approaching a literary agent with a self-published book, authors should have sold at least...

Literary agent and book development consultant Claire Gerus doesn’t just go through the motions with her clients. She says she strives to have an honest interaction with each author. This means staying as involved in the process as the writer is. At...

Marketing your book via social media is an essential part of a successful book marketing campaign. Andrea Dunlop, director of social media and marketing for Girl Friday Productions, shares tips on building your social media audience. When building...

Book tours are an important part of book marketing and authors can reach a much larger audience these days with all of the cost-effective, digital options at their fingertips, such as blog tours. While new authors can research how to execute a book blog...