As an author, finding your audience is a key component to book marketing success. One of the best places to look for your readers is online. Author and actress Kathryn Leigh Scott discusses how she reaches her readers online, including searching on...

Book awards or nominations such as the Hackney Literary Award and Pulitzer Prize nomination may not have much impact on the overall success of a book, even though they are incredible honors. Author William Heath has received numerous literary awards...

One of the key book publicity trends that Anne Robertson, managing director of public relations at Lavidge, is seeing is new authors taking more control of their brand and marketing message. She believes this trend will continue to accelerate with...

With everything, there's a good and bad side. You can see ADHD as an obstacle to your writing, or a gift. Author, speaker, and artist Ben Glenn, discusses his experience writing with ADHD and overcoming the perceived limitations of ADHD. He didn’t...

Following a recommendation from his agent, author William Heath used all of his research from his novel, Blacksnake's Path: The True Adventures of William Wells, to write the straight, full history in a second novel. Using education, training, and...

Writing your first book can pose many challenges along the way, which is why so few writers actually get to their final goal of holding a published book in their hand. But, you can greatly increase your chances of success by creating a realistic plan...

Writing and publishing a children's book is a dream of many authors. So how do you break into the children's book industry? Children’s author and illustrator Kathryn Otoshi shares her tips for writers interested in breaking into the children's book market...

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...