Literary agent Wendy Keller advises authors to evaluate the market and their current following. How many people care about the subject you're writing about? How big is your subject's audience? Are you offering something new, different, better, or more...

Literary agent Wendy Keller advises authors to evaluate the market and their current following. How many people care about the subject you're writing about? How big is your subject's audience? Are you offering something new, different, better, or...

Literary magazines can be great places to publish your work. They provide fantastic exposure and it’s always exciting to see your name in print. It can give writers a platform that propels them through their career. When Racquel Henry, writer and editor...

Crafting an amazing book is a great start, but not enough to be successful. You need to forge an emotional connection with your readers if you want to build a following and become a full-time author. That’s where your author brand comes in. Investing...

Authors who are writing books for students—whether they’re children, middle reader, or young adult students—appreciate the value of getting into schools and sharing their work. Going to where your audience lives every day isn’t an option for all writers...

Before writing, many authors, publicists, and publishers recommend that authors know their genre inside and out. It’s okay to break genre rules but before you do you need to know those rules. Doing your research on genre involves not only reading books...

Successful writers aren't those who write better than everyone else, they're the ones who promote themselves better than everyone else. They're on social media, they blog, and they do radio and podcast interviews. Erik Deckers, co-author of Branding...