Want to self-publish a book but don't have the upfront capital? Crowdfunding allows you to raise money for your book project. From start-ups to albums, films to books, people use crowdfunding to finance their passions. With the increasing popularity...

The founder of The Bent Agency discusses the difficulty of selling a first novel and how today's market is looking for commercial genres like suspense, mystery, and women's fiction as well as how ebooks are impacting the market.

The founder of The Bent Agency discusses the difficulty of selling a first novel and how today's market is looking for commercial genres like suspense, mystery, and women's fiction as well as how ebooks are impacting the market. Click here to play this...

You want be a successful published author. You’ve already written a fab book but how do you get the word out there? One necessary skill is the ability to write a killer press release. A press release is a relation of the “news” article and is intended...

Author and educator Dr. Mark Eckel put a lot of thought into the structure of his nonfiction book When the Lights Go Down. His goal with the book was to take thirty years of movie reviews and analysis and answer the question "how can we watch movies...

Author and educator Dr. Mark Eckel put a lot of thought into the structure of his nonfiction book When the Lights Go Down. His goal with the book was to take thirty years of movie reviews and analysis and answer the question "how can we watch movies...

Every author started somewhere. Make today your starting day! The prospect of writing a book can be a daunting task. Yes, you may have an idea. You may even be really excited about that idea—playing out scenes or developing characters in your head...

As a new author, breaking into publishing can be challenging. There are so many rules to learn and tips to follow. Meanwhile, you just want to tell your story, help others, express yourself, and achieve your dream. One industry standard to consider is...

The key to writing a page-turner is to make readers care about your characters. At least that's what the late Hollywood icon Stan Lee believed. Lee, creator of Spider-Man, Hulk, Fantastic Four, and X-Men, discusses how to make readers care, and he...