Andrea Dunlop, director of social media and marketing for Girl Friday Productions, details how to choose a social media platform for marketing your book. She advises choosing no more than three platforms. As long as an author is engaging their audience...

Finding an agent and a market for your YA fiction book can be challenging. Author Janette Rallison shares her thoughts on how to both. It’s well known that finding a book agent can be challenging, and even if you find one that you like, it’s difficult...

With all of the complexities of publishing, the industry has become either further confused by the new worlds opened by the internet. We have some tips for writers to help them navigate this new territory. John McAlester, founder of PigeonLab, talks...

One of the keys to making yourself a professional, marketable writer is to get a good design on your cover. “If your cover looks like it was designed by your little sister in your basement, it’s going to sell like that,” says Lee Klancher, publisher...

Author Lisa Nielsen talks about using common technology in uncommon ways to spread the message of your book. Her book is called Teaching Generation Text, which is about practical ways that individuals can use online tools for their own purposes. In...

With all of the complexities of publishing, the industry has become either further confused by the new worlds opened by the internet. We have some tips for writers to help them navigate this new territory. John McAlester, founder of PigeonLab, talks...

Freelance editor and author of the book, How Editors Think, Marcela Landres describes the various types of editing, including line editing, copy editing, and developmental editing. In a publishing company, who does copy editing? Should you hire your...

Using social media to market your book is an effective way to reach your target audience. But you have to know how to use it in the right way to be successful. In this webinar, you'll learn the essentials of social media marketing for authors. Marketing...

An unexpected bonus of self-publishing a book: it can lead to an often lucrative traditional publishing deal. Alan Rinzler, who has been an editor and publisher for 46 years describes how self-publishing reveals author character, commitment and work...

Amazon may be a click away, but don't underestimate your relationship with local bookstores. Julie Wernersbach, publicist for Austin-based BookPeople, reminds authors of various ways to partner with local bookstores: provide a website link to the store...