Getting feedback is painful, but once you’ve decided to allow others to critique your work, how do you find groups who are willing to do it? Or who are qualified to do it? Agent and author, Jamie Brenner, discusses how to find the courage to ask...

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...

The publishing world can be overwhelming with the number of things that an author isn’t aware of. For example, what are you looking for in a publicist? How do you choose someone who is going to do best by your book? What kind of questions should you...

Knowing how to write an effective book proposal, or at least be able to write a good first draft, is an important skill for all new authors to hone. Author Carolyn Howard-Johnson believes that in order to have an impactful book proposal, it's important...

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...

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...

"Digital First" is the theory that publishers should release content into new media channels in preference to old media. Traditional content channels or platforms include film and television. Non-traditional, which are new and emerging include digital...

In retrospect, some authors can see how their first few books served as career building blocks, but today many authors are strategically building a platform and following over a series of releases. Such was the experience of international best-selling...

Per W Publishing Group Publicity Director Allison Carter, traditional media such as television and radio are still the "bread and butter" of publicity opportunities for authors. There is still a lot of prestige around getting interviews on major television...