Publishing expert Alan Rinzler discusses the acquisition editor and agent relationship, including why editors want to work with agents, the role of the agent in shopping a book to the right audience, and the importance of an agent for authors. Generally...

When author Naomi Brett Rourke first started writing, there were a few things she wished she had known: It takes a long time to get something published, even once it’s approved. Rourke’s first professional story was published in a magazine two years...

Author, writers group founder, and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks meets many people who want to write, or that have already started writing, but haven't yet tried to publish their work. She strongly encourages these writers to get started...

Author, writers group founder, and publishing consultant Patricia L. Brooks meets many people who want to write, or that have already started writing, but haven't yet tried to publish their work. She strongly encourages these writers to get started...

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in the digital publishing industry. Readers enjoy the flexibility of audiobooks and are listening in the car, while exercising, cooking, doing housework, and more. Author Jo Furniss has been able to broaden...

Widely recognized as the premier line of beginning readers, I Can Read! books are organized into color-coded levels that address every stage of reading for children. Author Diane Z. Shore had a manuscript ready that she thought could be a beginning...

Widely recognized as the premier line of beginning readers, I Can Read! books are organized into color-coded levels that address every stage of reading for children. Author Diane Z. Shore had a manuscript ready that she thought could be a beginning...

Author Jo Furniss worked with her publisher, Lake Union Publishing, on the book cover for her bestselling, critically acclaimed debut novel All the Little Children . She collaborated on the design, providing information on colors, images, and details...

Author William Heath's first novel, Devil Dancer, explores the world of Lexington, KY in 1972 and the shooting of a prized race horse. He secured an agent right away when he wrote the book in 1980, but the agent struggled with getting a publisher because...

The Hollywood market has changed dramatically over the last few years and the demand for content is greater than ever before, opening up amazing new opportunities for self-published writers to get their work optioned for film or television. There are...