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...

Author Nina Amir describes the role and value of an editor and why it's so important for authors to leverage these experts. It's particularly important for self-published authors to hire a professional editor since they don't have a traditional publishing...

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...

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...

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...

Author Laura Navarre shares her experience winning the PNWA Award for her historical fantasy romance, Magic by Moonrise. Listen as she talks about both the effects of the award and the exciting momentum around the book leading up to her winning the...

Author Laura Navarre shares her experience winning the PNWA Award for her historical fantasy romance, Magic by Moonrise. Listen as she talks about both the effects of the award and the exciting momentum around the book leading up to her winning the...

The decision whether or not to get an MFA is a tough one for writers. Is it really valuable? Do we need it to get published? For author Wendy Tokunaga, MFA’s are a privilege, not a necessity. She says, "I didn't go into the MFA program because I thought...

Like most writers, author Madeline Sharples has experienced her share of rejection and challenges throughout her publishing journey. Getting your manuscript reviewed and accepted by traditional publishers is difficult, but with perseverance and hard...

For documentary photographer and author Daniel Milnor, the benefits of self publishing were numerous: it allowed him to design, photograph and write the storie he wanted to explore and deliver them to a targeted audience. Milnor advocates self publishing...