After his publishing deal fell through for his self-help book, Life Sucks! , Malaysian author Eric Teh wanted to keep his momentum going for his book, so he decided to pursue supported self-publishing with Partridge Singapore. Publishing can be overwhelming...

Hollywood is looking for books to adapt for the screen more than ever before, but what can you do to increase your chances for that to happen? Drawing from his experience working with traditional publishers and in Hollywood, Keith Ogorek, President...

Most authors have a long, winding path between them and their published book. Even a publishing deal isn’t a guarantee of author success. It’s easy to compare your favorite authors’ successes to your own failures. But it’s unfair to compare their end...

Marlan Warren, Author and Publicist with Roadmap Communications, explains how to overcome some of the challenges of self-publishing a book. One of the biggest challenges she sites is the stigma that still surrounds self-published books. With this in...

Lawrence Knorr, author and founder of Sunbury Press, wants authors to know how to best tailor their submissions to publishers. Knorr’s first surprising tip is to find him at a conference and meet him in person. Right now, Sunbury Press has over 1,000...

Finding a literary agent for your book is an exciting step in the process of getting published, but it can also be frustrating if you don't know where to start. Literary agent Amy Levenson explains how an author obtains an agent. One place to look...

Finding a literary agent for your book is an exciting step in the process of getting published, but it can also be frustrating if you don't know where to start. Literary agent Amy Levenson explains how an author obtains an agent. One place look is...

The role of literary agents is changing in today's new publishing industry. Philippa Burgess of Creative Convergence, Inc. describes the effects shrinking advances, changing markets, e-publishing, and self-publishing have had on the agent's tradtional...

Do your research. If you take nothing else away from this great interview with poet Joe Kerschbaum, listen to that advice. Before you submit your work to poetry publishers, read the publication. Learn what kind of work that publication publishes. If...

The obvious goal today is reaching readers. Identifying where your readers are and then going to them is the most basic of marketing strategies. Part of that, though, is identifying who your readers are. Lee Klancher, publisher at Octane press, talks...