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W. Timothy Wright on the Inspiration For His Book, The Valley Boys
W. Timothy Wright
In the summer of 1957, the Indiana towns of French Lick and West Baden decided to merge two high schools that had been fierce rivals for decades. The idea seemed ludicrous at first and caused quite a bit of controversy, especially on the basketball court...
over 8 years ago
Nonfiction
Reason for Writing
Bart Tesoriero on the Path to His Career in Christian Book Publishing - podcast
Bart Tesoriero
Nonfiction Christian author and editor Bart Tesoriero felt a calling early on in his life to be a priest. He followed this calling and attended seminary school, after which time he dabbled in journalism and other work before becoming a youth minister...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Balancing the Needs of Your Book Audience with Deadlines and Other Factors - podcast
Bart Tesoriero
Balancing the needs of your audience with deadlines and other external factors can be especially challenging for writers. First, have patience for yourself and for others who work with you in the process. Author and editor Bart Tesoriero deals with...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Bart Tesoriero on the Path to His Career in Christian Book Publishing - video
Bart Tesoriero
Nonfiction Christian author and editor Bart Tesoriero felt a calling early on in his life to be a priest. He followed this calling and attended seminary school, after which time he dabbled in journalism and other work before becoming a youth minister...
over 9 years ago
Nonfiction
Platform and Credibility
Balancing the Needs of Your Book Audience with Deadlines and Other Factors - video
Bart Tesoriero
Balancing the needs of your audience with deadlines and other external factors can be especially challenging for writers. First, have patience for yourself and for others who work with you in the process. Author and editor Bart Tesoriero deals with...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
Stephen King Reveals a Chapter from His New Book, "Fairy Tale"
Stephen King
Early in the Pandemic, King asked himself: “What could you write that would make you happy?” “As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a vast deserted city—deserted but alive. I saw the empty streets, the haunted buildings...
over 4 years ago
Fiction
Plot Planning
The Best Ways for Authors to Acquire Meaningful Reviews
Elizabeth Hawkins
Acquiring book reviews, both professional and reader, is an important aspect of book marketing, as reviews can influence whether readers want to purchase a book, and whether decision-makers want to consider a book for an opportunity. W Publishing Group...
over 2 years ago
Book Reviews
Others
Publishing and Marketing Strategies for Indie Author Success
Sheri Fink
So you have a published book or you dream of having your story idea published… now what? Join #1 best-selling author Sheri Fink to learn advanced writing, publishing, and marketing strategies (idea prioritization, printing options, pricing, social...
over 7 years ago
Marketing Plan
Building a Fan Base
Subsidiary Considerations: Merchandising and Other Rights - article
Judy Klein
There is a host of rights associated with a book, many of which you may not even have thought of. I don’t want to call these rights minor, because if you write the next Harry Potter, your merchandising rights will not be minor. Your calendar rights will...
over 9 years ago
Legal
Subsidiary Rights
Kaitlin Solimine on the Editing and Publishing Journey for Her Novel, Empire of Glass
Kaitlin Solimine
Author Kaitlin Solimine completed the first draft of the manuscript for her debut novel in 2012 and quickly found an agent to represent her work. After receiving some editorial feedback from some of the publishing houses that reviewed the manuscript...
over 8 years ago
Preparation
Choosing a Path
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