When deciding what book marketing initiatives to execute or online platforms to use for book promotion, it's important to do some research. CamCat Publishing founder Sue Arroyo recommends that authors understand who their target readers are and how they...

During the writing process writers need to ask themselves, "Who am I writing for?" Knowing your target reader and audience early on can help shape the approach and strategy for your book. Christian writer, editor, and owner of Crafting Stones, Edie Glaser...

Cyndi Hughes, past Executive Director of The Writer's League of Texas, offers an overview of how to find an agent and why it's important to focus on the genre you're in and on using the great resources available to find the agent that fits your needs...

Every author needs to perfect their book pitch, commonly known as the "elevator pitch" in the publishing world. It's called an elevator pitch because you need to be able to "hook" the agent, editor, or producer in the average time it takes to ride...

In this deeply moving book of quotes and essays, award-winning poet Maggie Smith writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. This is a book for anyone who has gone through a difficult time and is wondering: What comes next? For more...

Preparation is the key to planning a great book event. Publishing consultant and bookstore owner Carol Hoenig says that the author needs to take initiative and make it happen: manage invitations, contact venues that align with a topic in the book,...

For Anna Manning, writing a memoir was a cathartic process and way to explore if she was holding herself back in life. But when began to explore publishing, she realized that the book needed work. Manning solicited the help of an editor and objective...

How do you turn your idea into a movie? Whether you're starting from scratch, you've written something unpublished, or you have a published book, you can pursue your goal of turning your content into a movie—but the market is extremely tough. Movies...

Writing a memoir requires putting your life on display for the whole world to read. In Madeline Sharples' memoir Leaving the Hall Light On, the author details the painful story of her son's death. What started as daily journal entries and poems to...