Marlan Warren, Author and Publicist with Roadmap Communications, explains publicity elements necessary to build an author platform. It takes so much time and effort for new authors to learn how to garner publicity for their books. Self-promotion is...

Self-editing is the practice of editing your own manuscript to the best of your ability, prior to submitting it to a freelance editor, agent, or publisher. Every author approaches self-editing differently depending on skill level, but any self-editing...

Starting In the 1920's and through the end of World War II, The Saturday Evening Post was the most popular magazine in the United States. Published weekly at the time, The Post had advertisers fighting for ad space and published several short fiction...

Short fiction can enhance an author’s career, even if he or she is a novelist. Elaine Ash, author, editor, and book coach, explains why authors should also write short form fiction. Short stories can be flash fiction at 600 to 14,000 words, novelettes...

If you’ve been actively writing blog posts once a week for at least a year you may already have enough content for your next book! Join book coach and author, Cathy Fyock, as she provides tips and ideas for beginners when starting a blog. For those who...

For most authors, writing a powerful story is just a part of the journey toward being published. Submitting work to a journal, publisher, or agent is hard work that requires research. A great place to focus your time and effort is the query letter...

Sheri Fink was the victim of bullying in the workplace and struggled with how to handle the situation. Driving to work one day she was overcome with emotion, which led to the idea for her first children's book, The Little Rose , the story of a rose...

Sheri Fink was the victim of bullying in the workplace and struggled with how to handle the situation. Driving to work one day she was overcome with emotion, which led to the idea for her first children's book, The Little Rose , the story of a rose...

Starting In the 1920's and through the end of World War II, The Saturday Evening Post was the most popular magazine in the United States. Published weekly at the time, The Post had advertisers fighting for ad space and published several short fiction...

Your "About the Author" should be a lot more than just your resume or a long, boring list of your achievements. What should it include if you want to sell more books and generate more business for your nonfiction book? Cathy Fyock, author of The Speaker...