We all know editing is important, but do you know how essential line editing is for your book? Line editing is much more than a simple word change here and there. In fact, it can be so intense that changing or rejecting one edit and not another can...

We all know editing is important, but do you know how essential line editing is for your book? Line editing is much more than a simple word change here and there. In fact, it can be so intense that changing or rejecting one edit and not another can...

An author should always show a publishing contract to an experienced agent before signing, advises literary agent and book development consultant Claire Gerus. Even if the author secures a contract without an agent, the next best step is to get in contact...

Marika Flatt, public relations expert at PR by the Book, offers some perspective on how a publicist can help authors. In the last few decades, the online work that publicists do has obviously changed in previously unimaginable ways. Online media...

Bill Gladstone, agent at Waterside Productions, offers motivation for aspiring authors. He shares his perspective on how positive thoughts and pure motivations can bring goodness into your life, including your publishing efforts. The Law of Attraction...

Keeping motivated as a writer can be incredibly difficult. This is in part because the work is hard and in part because rejection is hard. In the clip below, literary agent Nicholas Croce talks about how to deal with rejection. Agents pass on bestselling...

Ever thought of public speaking as part of your author platform? Publicist Marika Flatt explains what role media outreach and speaking engagements can play in your PR campaign. Publicists are focused on garnering media attention around the speaking...

Keeping motivated as a writer can be incredibly difficult. This is in part because the work is hard and in part because rejection is hard. In the clip below, literary agent Nicholas Croce talks about how to deal with rejection. Agents pass on bestselling...