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...

When developing your own marketing plan, you may be unsure how to brand yourself and your book correctly. You may also not be doing it in the most effective way possible for your personal brand. The CEO of Bohlsen Group and branding expert Vicki Bohlson...

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...

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...

When developing your own marketing plan, you may be unsure how to brand yourself and your book correctly. You may also not be doing it in the most effective way possible for your personal brand. The CEO of Bohlsen Group and branding expert Vicki Bohlson...

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...

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...

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...