Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, defines the two categories of nonfiction and explains why building an author platform as a nonfiction writer is essential. Nonfiction has two categories: narrative storytelling and how-to. To get...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Time is often a person's most valuable resource, and figuring out time management can be difficult for some. Author Elizabeth Knox wrote her book Faith Powered Profession to help women find a balance with both work and faith. She discusses how she...

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...

Author and film critic, Jeffrey Lyons talks about how one can best set themselves up to land an interview with a high profile person. In Jeffrey Lyons’ 42 year career he has reviewed more than 15,000 movies, 900 Broadway and off-Broadway plays; interviewed...

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...