Author Cheryl Richardson discusses her book You Can Create an Exceptional Life , based on her conversations with self-help expert and founder of Hay House Publishing, Louise Hay. When you need a reminder that living your best life is possible, check...

A book publisher isn't the only entity that will want to see your book proposal — be prepared to send one to literary agents, who will look for a table of contents, author biography, notes on competition, and an author's website or platform. Literary...

Author Elmore Leonard, multi-bestselling author, has written dozens of novels (several of which have been optioned and/or turned into Hollywood films, such as Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Jackie Brown). Listen in as this publishing legend shares his...

Join this session with entertainment professional, Philippa Burgess as he teaches you how to successfully navigate the entertainment & media landscape. In this session she covers managing your personal goals with the realities and opportunities in the...

Meg Walker, president and director at Tandem Literary, shares some book marketing insight from her years in the publishing world. She describes her experiences working with Eric Clapton and Suze Orman on their books during her time with Random House...

Expert agent Bill Gladstone has published his book, The Twelve , all around the world, and its success, while the product of hard and careful work, surprised even him. In this interview, he tells us the things he believes led to his book's success...

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...

Indie authors, and in many cases, traditionally published authors, are responsible for all or some of their marketing and publicity efforts. Author Missy Balusek and marketing professional, Jay Ehret, show that it is possible to find success on your...

Author Kathy Ide shares some common misconceptions about working with a ghostwriter to publish a book. Most authors don't realize how much skill and work is involved in working with a ghostwriter to produce a marketable book. Ghostwriting is expensive...

Author C. S. Lakin talks about the challenges and benefits of writing in different genres. In order to be successful, the general perception is that an author should write in only one genre. For a time, publishers and agents didn't take Lakin seriously...