A “Twitter pitch” is a great marketing tool that every author should keep handy. Elle E. Ire, author and educator, shares the Twitter pitch for her latest book, Threadbare . “Brain half machine, heart all human, mercenary soldier Vick Corren must save...

Finding the right illustrator for your children's book is an important step in the publishing process. You need to ensure that the illustrator's artistic style is a good fit for your story and that you can maintain a productive and collaborative working...

The release timing for a book can be critical to its success, especially when a book is holiday-themed. Author Phillip Done released his holiday-themed book, The Ornament Box , in mid-October, understanding that the biggest book buying season is the...

Building an author brand is essential to your success. Whether you're self-publishing a book, traditionally publishing, or looking to sell your story to film and television studios, establishing and promoting your brand as an author and professional...

Building an author brand is essential to your success. Whether you're self-publishing a book, traditionally publishing, or looking to sell your story to film and television studios, establishing and promoting your brand as an author and professional...

The release timing for a book can be critical to its success, especially when a book is holiday-themed. Author Phillip Done released his holiday-themed book, The Ornament Box , in mid-October, understanding that the biggest book buying season is the...

Authors have only a few seconds to catch the eye of a potential reader with their book cover design, so it's critical to have an impactful, professionally designed exterior. Self-published author Matthew Ballard searched online to find the right artist...

Hard-boiled fiction, also known as noir fiction, includes gritty, graphic crime writing with deeply conflicted characters. Often times the main character is an anti-hero, lacking conventional hero attributes. Author and professional book editor Elaine...

Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low), co-authors of the Singaporean middle-grade book series Sherlock Sam , both grew up reading a lot of mystery books such as Nancy Drew and The Famous 5 . Adan began writing at a young age and loved telling...

Wanting to get her mind off of a frightening situation, award-winning children's author Hayley Rose discovered writing by accident. She put her first manuscript away and didn't get it out again until a happenstance meeting with a publisher ten years...