Disclaimer: This article provides an overview of the basic principles of defamation law in the United States. The material contained in this article is NOT legal advice, and does not create an attorney-client or other confidential relationship between...

What is a Genre? At its most basic definition, a genre is a way to group things with similar elements. Your book’s genre is the way that it’s identified or categorized, both to your readers and to the bookstores or online retailers that are going to...

What is a Religious, Inspirational, or Spiritual Book? The genre of “religious, inspirational, and spiritual” encompasses a diverse collection of material that includes both fiction and nonfiction books covering a wide range of religions, from Christianity...

Much of the publishing industry was shocked at the beginning of 2010 to receive a report from Bowker stating that over a million books were published in 2009 (the numbers for 2010 aren’t yet available). About 770,000 of those books were self published...

Authors need viable story ideas. But where to find them? In truth, story ideas are everywhere, but successful authors are like gem hunters: they keep the diamonds and toss the quartz. A good story idea has to be weighty enough to support a novel, and...

American comic books were first popularized in the 1930's and the demand for comics has fluctuated over the decades. Recently, the comic book market is showing growth. Print and digital sales of comics are rising . People are being introduced to comic...