Advance review copies (ARCs) of your book can be a powerful tool to get your book marketing efforts started even before your book is published. ARCs are pre-production, often pre-edited, versions of manuscripts that you distribute to carefully chosen...

Advance review copies (ARCs) of your book can be a powerful tool to get your book marketing efforts started even before your book is published. ARCs are pre-production, often pre-edited, versions of manuscripts that you distribute to carefully chosen...

Children’s book buyer and editor Tegan Tigani talks about her role as a book buyer for Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books. It's her job to find children's book manuscripts and illustrators, and pair them up for publishing through Little Bigfoot...

The editorial process can vary greatly depending on your chosen publishing path. As with most aspects of self-publishing, a lot of the work will fall on you to deliver a finished manuscript that you're content with. In contrast, traditional publishers...

It's important that writers take the time to understand their tools, such as Microsoft Word and other word processing programs. As author, John D. Gwinner, teaches in his speaking events, knowing how to use features such as "Styles" in Microsoft Word...

Like most writers, author Madeline Sharples has experienced her share of rejection and challenges throughout her publishing journey. Getting your manuscript reviewed and accepted by traditional publishers is difficult, but with perseverance and hard...

Inspired by his participation in Machinima - using computer graphics for cinematic production - author, John D. Gwinner, took the next step to better understand the format for writing a full screenplay. He learned that the key to good storytelling in...

The key to developing your craft of writing is persistence. Author JL Doty tells his story of working through disappointing first drafts. He developed his writing craft by never giving up after failures and learning from his mistakes. Writing is a...

Agent Ken Sherman, president of Ken Sherman and Associates, offers his perspective on the role of literary agents in the publishing process. Literary agents are the middle men between the author and publisher and fill the role of curating quality material...

Author and writing coach Lakisha Baker developed the program “Book365” because she wanted a community where writers get guidance and advice on how to write and publish a book. For new writers especially, it can be difficult to navigate everything in...