I have clients who get $20,000 as a book advance but make $30,000 per speech and do seventy speeches a year. Do the math. Of course, not everyone can be that kind of speaker, but even at more modest levels, an advance from a publisher isn’t the only...

Creating multiple pen names is not usually necessary, but there are cases where it would make sense, says author Naomi Brett Rourke. She writes under only one pseudonym, but has seen other authors use different ones depending on which genre they’re writing...

Creative nonfiction is a popular genre that encompasses many kinds of books, including bestsellers such as Wild by Cheryl Strayed, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. To get started...

Book blog tours can be a great way to create awareness for your book and build an audience. A book blog tour is an online event that involves participating in forums, online groups, and blogs to spread the word about your book. As a cozy mystery author...

The number one criteria when Hollywood decides whether to acquire a book is castability. You have to have characters who can be played by significant names, actors and actresses to whom distributors can relate. A male lead is extremely important. A female...

All right, the book is done! It’s been proofread (several times). It’s been edited (several times). Before you hire your freelance illustrator, check out their previous work. A stylistic match between you and your illustrator is half the battle. Perhaps...

It is often said that now is the best time to be an author, but it may also be the most confusing. That’s because historically, there was only one path to get published. Now there are four distinct paths to get your book into the hands of readers. These...