When a writer is just beginning, it can feel impossible to ever reach full-time author status. Thinking of all the steps between “start-up” and “self-sustaining” can be daunting. When facing doubt, it’s often helpful to listen to other authors’ career...

Congratulations on publishing your book! Long though the journey may have been, you’ve finally made it; your book is out for the world to read. Now what? There’s a lot you can do to create awareness, but what usually makes a big impression and is often...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...