Bestselling author Domingo Martinez talks about how anger and negative feedback fueled him in his publishing journey. Click here to play this audio clip

The path to becoming a published writer can take many twists and turns. Listen to author Mary Lindsey discuss the path to a successful writing process. Click here to play this audio clip

Literary agent and publishing consultant, Peter Beren, explains the other tasks that an agent does, outside of selling your book Click here to play this audio clip

As an author, you want to make an informed decision when deciding how to publish your work. Traditional, independent, do-it-yourself, and supported self-publishing are all viable publishing models, but what is the best choice for you? A basic understanding...

Getting your book into bookstores can be a huge boost for discoverability and sales, and is a common goal for many authors. One way to increase your chances of getting your book onto bookstore shelves is making sure it is returnable. This means the bookstore...

Many novice writers think they don’t need to worry about submitting their manuscripts to agents and publishers until they are done. This is not true. In fact, the earlier you know what distinguishes a publishable manuscript, the better. In this session...

Land the Agent or Publisher of your Dreams Using a Proven Querying and Submission Strategy Querying is the crucial first step when seeking an agent or publisher, but amazingly is also something that very few authors do well. How do you make yours stand...

When you want to make your book available to the masses, you should consider putting it on Amazon. By putting your book online and making it available for purchase on Amazon is equivalent to being displayed in a superstore like Wal-Mart. (Although if...

(Whether you're traditionally publishing or not!) As a nonfiction author, you know that you need to prepare a written proposal to be considered by a traditional publishing house. But, even if you are going to self-publish or work with a hybrid publisher...

E-books are a great way for emerging authors to make their first splash, because e-book publishers don’t reject you. You also don’t need an agent to publish an e-book, so whatever you make is yours and yours alone (once the e-book retailer gets its split...