And Done Right, it Gives Your Characters Everything They Need to Come to Life on Your Page Backstory is one of the most common issues authors struggle with. Done poorly, it results in info dumps that stall the narrative. And yet we are all creatures...

Amy Collins, President of New Shelves Books, has insight about the new Amazon changes. CreateSpace is dissipating and Kindle Direct Publishing has become its primary publishing site. There are a few dynamics that authors need to keep in mind. In the...

Join literary agent Amy Levenson as she provides an overview of the ins and outs of the traditional publishing world. Learn who the major publishers are, how they operate, and what it means to be a traditionally published author. This “Traditional...

As an author, you may be wondering whether you should work with an attorney or an agent. An attorney can help you draft and negotiate contracts and can also advise you on intellectual property issues. An agent, on the other hand, will act as your advocate...

I have a dedicated e-mail account for queries. There are probably a thousand in there right now. Two interns work with me in my office, and they’re the ones who initially go through the queries. The first thing I tell them is that writers are notorious...

Apprentice University, Inc. founder Ron Brumbarger is a frequent speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship and mentoring. With over twenty-five years as former president and CEO of a major technology firm, he has encountered many different work styles...

Not that long ago, there was only one way to get published: find an agent, hope he or she would represent you, trust the publisher that buys your book to believe in the project, and hope that readers would go out and buy your book. Now, self-publishing...