The closest, easiest-to-use, and most effective marketplace available to authors is the web. What's more, the internet is the fastest-growing marketplace for books, and on-line book sales are poised to surpass sales through traditional retail outlets...

First, learn how to format a script. No one will look at a script if it’s not formatted correctly or if there are typos and grammatical errors all over it. You have to make it look professional. Correct formatting can also help you come to grips with...

The first thing to do when you approach a freelance editing project is figure out how heavy the editing needs to be. That will determine the fee you set. For example, if I look at a book and think all I’ll need to do is brush up the language a little...

One popular form of genre fiction is romance writing. Romance novels are typically slanted toward women and teenage girls. Many authors are interested in writing this type of novel, and there’s no doubt why. Powerhouse romance writers such as contemporary...

English professor Anette Hyltoft says every story has one of three kinds of struggles: man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. Plot progresses through the establishment of these struggles, description of the struggles, the climax (the point at...

An author newsletter can help you connect with your audience beyond just your book. It's a way to nurture your fan base, keep readers engaged, and grow your readership. Anyone can start a newsletter. But creating and maintaining one that gets results...

You’ve been contacted by a local reporter who wants to meet you and interview you for a feature article in the local paper. This is your first in-person interview and you are feeling nervous. Take a deep breath. This is one of the easiest interviews...

Regardless of the time period, the story, or the plot, the world your novel occurs in is a world of your creation. The style of novelist Tom Wolfe represents one method for creating a world. Wolfe’s methodology involves doing as much research as possible...

For author Valerie Willis, the self-publishing path was not something she initially intended to pursue. After completing her first manuscript in the Cedric the Demonic Knight dark fantasy series, Willis queried over one-hundred literary agents and...