Amy Collins, President of New Shelves Books, says that a comparable authors list is the absolute key to publishing. She does not believe that it’s an overstatement to say that this is the most important part of publishing a book. Building your comparable...

Knowing that she wanted to pursue a traditional publishing path, middle-grade author Laura Martin queried many literary agents. Her work caught the attention of well-known and highly respected literary agent Jodi Reamer with Writers House. Reamer's client...

Author Sheri Fink's debut novel Cake in Bed is a sweet and sexy romance, very different from her bestselling series of children's picture books. Fink experienced some self-doubt when starting this book project, but something inside of her drove her...

Author Sheri Fink's debut novel Cake in Bed is a sweet and sexy romance, very different from her bestselling series of children's picture books. Fink experienced some self-doubt when starting this book project, but something inside of her drove her...

Your Writing is Terrific, Now Become Prolific! Best-selling author Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 published and soon-to-be published books, including seven novels, dozens of screenplays, plays, and musicals, and more. But would you believe he...

Growing up in southern Indiana, the story of the towns of French Lick and West Baden merging high schools in 1957 was well known to W. Timothy Wright who was in the first grade at the time. The two towns had been fierce rivals but the basketball teams...

Whether you work full-time or have ten kids, your life is probably pretty busy. It can be hard to fit writing into that jam-packed life if writing hasn't already been a natural part of you for years and years. Here you'll find a few tips for those who...

Your book is much like a business and marketing is no exception. Daydreaming about the best-sellers list won’t get you any closer to breaking the top 10. So how do you market a book like a business? Let’s start with a few simple questions that will help...

Book marketing can be expensive or not, depending on your goals and your budget. There are lots of ways to keep the costs down by using free or low cost marketing options and limiting (or targeting) where you spend more money. Free Stuff Book reviews...