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...

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...

It can be difficult for authors to figure out the perfect formula to successfully market and sell a book. When author Desiree Duffy realized how many of her fellow writers were struggling with the marketing aspect of the process, including Amazon and...

In this webinar, children’s authors and illustrators Andy and Bernice Tate share advice on self-publishing juvenile books. There are four key points to know about juvenile and children’s publishing. First, know your readership. Know who they are, what...

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...

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...

Literary agent David Patterson provides insight on how to pick a literary agent. He says to start by looking for agents who are most like you. You can find literary agents in the acknowledgments of books that you like or that are in your book's genre...

Rejection and getting bad reviews is part of being an author. It hurts, but it's an unfortunate reality for any artist who puts their work out for the world to see. Andrea Dunlop, director of Social Media and Marketing for Girl Friday Productions,...