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Crafting the Perfect Query Letter
Derek Taylor Kent
Land the Agent or Publisher of your Dreams Using a Proven Querying and Submission Strategy Querying is the crucial first step when seeking an agent or publisher, but amazingly is also something that very few authors do well. How do you make yours stand...
over 6 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
PR - 02-07-18
Sam Griffith Testimonial
Reading as a Form of Research When Writing Genre Fiction - video
Matthew Ballard
Read and then read some more. That is fantasy author Matthew Ballard's recommendation for new writers who are planning to write genre fiction. He strongly recommends reading what is currently selling in the genre in which you plan to write. Ask yourself...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
Reading as a Form of Research When Writing Genre Fiction - podcast
Matthew Ballard
Read and then read some more. That is fantasy author Matthew Ballard's recommendation for new writers who are planning to write genre fiction. He strongly recommends reading what is currently selling in the genre in which you plan to write. Ask yourself...
over 8 years ago
I have an Idea!
Researching Your Idea
Rob Harrell on How Creating His Comic Strips Evolved Into Writing Graphic Novels
Rob Harrell
Cartoonist and children's author Rob Harrell has always been obsessed with comic strips, even as a child. As he grew up and continued to hone his own writing and illustration skills, he kept trying to come up with new comic strip ideas. After working...
over 2 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Author Sharon Norris Elliott on How Her Blog Led to Writing and Publishing a Devotional
Sharon Norris Elliott
Author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott’s devotional, 366 Glimpses Of God: Getting To Know The God Who Knows You, consists of what were originally blog posts. Norris Elliott wrote a daily blog for six or seven years, where she would comment...
over 6 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
The State of the Industry: The Rise of Self Publishing - article
Alan Rinzler
First of all, you should know that the book business is in a state of turmoil and change. I’ve weathered a few storms in the past. When television started, I was told no one would read books again. That should give you some idea of how old I am. When...
over 9 years ago
Self-Publishing
Picking a Publisher
Carolyn Griffin Testimonial
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