Inspired by her two-year old daughter, author Diane Z. Shore wrote her first children's book manuscript years ago about a sticker mishap. Focused solely on getting published at the time and not on craft, she spent a year querying editors, only to receive...

Choosing an editor for your book can be a daunting task. Listen in as agent Jill Marsal offers advice on selecting an editor, and how to make the best decision for your book. She says spending a lot of money on a freelance editor isn't always necessary...

A lot of writers feel the need to go to freelance editors and spend a lot of money, but it’s not always the best thing to do. It depends on exactly what kind of editing the editor is going to do for you, and it’s also important to make sure the editor...

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...

Today more than ever, editors and literary agents are looking for marketable nonfiction books. As a writer, you don’t want to hurt your chances of getting published by querying without a strong book proposal. Carol Hoenig, freelance writer, author...

Performing rights and film rights are a very important area of subsidiary rights. If you have a cook book or a business book, you probably don’t expect ever to see it as a movie, but almost everyone loves the idea of seeing their story turned into a...

Say you write a book and it flops. Unfortunately, that happens frequently, particularly in the tough publishing market we have today. But it doesn’t have to be the end of your writing career. A pseudonym is definitely an option, or you could write in...

Choosing an editor for your book can be a daunting task. Listen in as agent Jill Marsal offers advice on selecting an editor, and how to make the best decision for your book. She says spending a lot of money on a freelance editor isn't always necessary...

For many authors, writing sales copy about their book or about themselves can be a daunting, challenging task. Join marketing and publishing expert Amy Collins as she reviews the elements of writing effective marketing and sales copy for these five key...

Amy Collins, President of New Shelves Books, says that a comparable authors list is the absolute key to publishing. She does not believe that it’s an overstatement to say that this is the most important part of publishing a book. Building your comparable...