Author and speaker Janet Mitchell began writing about her harrowing experiences with a major medical mistake so that her attorney would have all of the facts for her case. After reviewing her writing, Mitchell's attorney requested that she put more emotion...

Being a writer is tough, especially when you are writing for more than just yourself. If you are writing with the hope of publishing and selling books to more than just your family, or, if you are freelance writing for clients, you must treat the process...

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...

Almost all fiction books are written in either third or first person point of view. But when it comes to picking one for your own story, how do you choose which one to use? What are the differences between them? How does the point of view affect the...

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...

While conducting researching for your book, the quality of your interviews directly impacts the quality of your book. So, how do you conduct a successful interview for your book? David Margolick, journalist and author of "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women...

While conducting researching for your book, the quality of your interviews directly impacts the quality of your book. So, how do you conduct a successful interview for your book? David Margolick, journalist and author of "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women...

Shelby Sledge, the Publicity Director at an author-focused publicity firm, discusses how to decide which media outlet you should target when seeking publicity for your book. When marketing a fiction book, an author might need to focus on a nonfiction...