Authors, especially self-publishing authors, often hear they have to do everything themselves. And sometimes that's true, but that doesn't mean they can't take advantage of the same traditional media channels that authors and publishers have always used...

When starting to market your book, it can be difficult to decide which online platforms to use. Often, writers want to use them all and the amount of responsibility that comes with blogs, social media, podcasts, etc. quickly overwhelms them. Media...

Bestselling author Mark Accettura talks about his bestselling book, which details why families fight about inheritance and how this can lead to elder abuse. Accettura wanted to understand why people fight the way they do, starting from evolutionary...

Rhiannon Frater is a wildly successful, award-winning indie author of the As the World Dies trilogy and three other books. She was recently picked up by a traditional publisher after building an enormous cult following of fans. She is a master at building...

Meg Walker, president and director at Tandem Literary, discusses how to create a social media presence as an author. She advises starting to build a social media following early, rather than waiting for your book to come out. She also recommends only...

Award-winning journalist and author, Nina Burleigh, who wrote the New York Times Bestselling book The Gift of Fatal Beauty (an Amanda Knox story), describes her experiences with radio and television interviews. She defines why she likes each one, which...

In recent years, we have seen a massive shift in the publishing industry. Agent and author William Gladstone explains the downsizing of traditional publishing with the development of e-books and the growth of online opportunity. So how does this affect...

What is blueprinting a novel? Literary agent Adam Chromy talks about how a novel can feel formulaic if it’s too structured. Good writers take formulas that are popular, but change them just enough to keep the reader guessing. The key is to balance creativity...

The editorial process can vary greatly depending on your chosen publishing path. As with most aspects of self-publishing, a lot of the work will fall on you to deliver a finished manuscript that you're content with. In contrast, traditional publishers...

When starting to market your book, it can be difficult to decide which online platforms to use. Often, writers want to use them all and the amount of responsibility that comes with blogs, social media, podcasts, etc. quickly overwhelms them. Media...