The founder of The Bent Agency discusses the difficulty of selling a first novel and how today's market is looking for commercial genres like suspense, mystery, and women's fiction as well as how ebooks are impacting the market. Click here to play this...

CamCat Publishing is a small, independent house that publishes all types of genre fiction. While the editorial staff enjoys reading a wide variety of stories, what they are ultimately looking for is an "unputdownable" book manuscript. This is a manuscript...

Publishing contracts can be confusing and intimidating, especially for first time authors. How do you make sure you're getting a fair deal? By working with a professional that knows how publishing contracts work. This may be a literary agent or attorney...

Congratulations on publishing your book! It was a long journey but you finally made it. Now that your story is out in the world, what’s the next step? Just sit back and wait for readers to find you? Think again. Now it's time to shift gears. And in order...

AI (artificial intelligence) is a trending and somewhat controversial topic in many different industries, including the publishing industry. Nelson Books Senior Marketing Director John Andrade has seen some major advantages with AI as a book marketer...

Award-winning author and poet Darlyn Finch Kuhn recommends aspiring poets read a lot of poetry and listen to a lot of poetry to improve their craft. It's important to understand the classic concepts, rules and terminology of poetry, she says, in order...

Author Darlyn Finch Kuhn initially pursued a traditional publishing path for her award-winning novel Sewing Holes. She queried several literary agents and received a promising response, requesting some manuscript changes and a resubmission. Despite her...

Bobbie Christmas, editor and owner of Zebra Communications, explains why publishers want professionally edited manuscripts. In the past, publishing houses would keep full-time manuscript editors on staff. That’s grown less and less common. Most traditional...

Publishing your short work in literary magazines and anthologies is an excellent way to develop your craft and expand your credentials as a writer. These markets range from no payment to significant compensation. Many of them also nominate their contributors...

There is a burgeoning demand for short memoir and personal essays in literary magazines and anthologies. These publications range from nonpaying to significant compensation. In this webinar, award-winning author Jeanne Lyet Gassman examines the differences...