Choosing e-book platforms for distribution of your book is a key element to help you reach your audience. Pete Nikolai, director of backlist development and publishing services at Thomas Nelson, describes why authors don’t need to put their e-book on...

Sam Slaughter, VP of Content at Contently.com, discusses how to write for your marketing. “We encourage authors not to think of writing for brands as different from writing for publishers. They should think of it as exactly the same thing,” he says...

Literary agent BJ Robbins explains how to write a query letter that will actually land a literary agent. For instance, take the time to find the agent's name and personalize the letter for their agency. Then, describe your book in a concise and appealing...

One of the keys to making yourself a professional, marketable writer is to get a good design on your cover. “If your cover looks like it was designed by your little sister in your basement, it’s going to sell like that,” says Lee Klancher, publisher...

Many writers don't realize that their short work can be re-purposed into other pieces. Author Chrome Oxide has used the characters or plot points from his short stories as the foundation for full-length novels. His first novel started off as a short...

Writer and author Chrome Oxide has continued to hone his writing craft through both an informal and formal education. Reading a lot of short stories and novels over the years has allowed him to subconsciously absorb the elements and structure of storytelling...

Author, writers group founder, and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks firmly believes that new writers should be networking with other writers and readers as much as possible. Online is a start, but you need to get out and be seen so she recommends...

When founder Patricia L. Brooks established the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers her vision was to build a community and offer support in a non-threatening format. She was participating in other groups in her region but felt something like this...

Author, writers group founder, and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks firmly believes that new writers should be networking with other writers and readers as much as possible. Online is a start, but you need to get out and be seen so she recommends...