Are you looking to get published for the first time? Lee Klancher, publisher at Octane Press, provides publishing tips for new authors. Key to get in the door is a high-quality proposal. Spend the time to find out what is required and create a polished...

Once an author decides to self-publish, they need to start thinking like a publisher, which includes editing, design, distribution and marketing, because they will assume all of these roles, explains Randy Kuckuck, founder of PublishNext. He recommends...

Are you looking to get published for the first time? Lee Klancher, publisher at Octane Press, provides publishing tips for new authors. Key to get in the door is a high-quality proposal. Spend the time to find out what is required and create a polished...

Agent Ken Sherman, president of Ken Sherman and Associates, offers his perspective on the role of literary agents in the publishing process. Literary agents are the middle men between the author and publisher and fill the role of curating quality material...

Finding a publishing house can be overwhelming. There are so many different ways that publishing houses conduct business because of the various, broad needs of authors. Not every publishing house is a good fit for every author, and not every publisher...

Industry leader Ken Atchity explains the benefits of publishing e-books. One of the great things about e-books is that they can be published so quickly—you can have an e-book on the market twenty-four hours after you decide you’d like to publish an...

Industry leader Ken Atchity explains the benefits of publishing e-books. One of the great things about e-books is that they can be published so quickly—you can have an e-book on the market twenty-four hours after you decide you’d like to publish an...

Andrea Dunlop details her experience and insider advice as a published author who has gone through the traditional publishing journey. She was inspired to write her novel because of her life-changing experience studying abroad in college. Her novel...

Andrea Dunlop details her experience and insider advice as a published author who has gone through the traditional publishing journey. She was inspired to write her novel because of her life-changing experience studying abroad in college. Her novel...

The first time historical fiction author and memoirist Madeline Sharples queried a publisher with her novel, Papa’s Shoes , it was rejected. She decided to start reaching out to small presses, and soon came across Aberdeen Bay in Alexandria, Virginia...