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...

Amy Collins, President of New Shelves Books, explains why owning your own ISBN is vital. “If you are really serious about being an author and publishing your own book, you need to own every aspect of that book,” she says. Free and discounted ISBNs...

It's sometimes difficult for authors to accept that readers will judge a book by its cover, but it's a fact. A potential reader's buying decision often starts with the cover. And it's not just the front cover design that grabs their eye, says Epigram...

Indy Reads Books' former Executive Director M. Travis DiNicola had a dream to publish an anthology. Indy Writes Books became a reality after the organization received grant money to fund the publication. The book's concept, as Director of Indy Reads...

It's sometimes difficult for authors to accept that readers will judge a book by its cover, but it's a fact. A potential reader's buying decision often starts with the cover. And it's not just the front cover design that grabs their eye, says Epigram...

Indy Reads Books' former Executive Director M. Travis DiNicola had a dream to publish an anthology. Indy Writes Books became a reality after the organization received grant money to fund the publication. The book's concept, as Director of Indy Reads...

New writers often hear that they need to have an "author platform" in order to be successful. What is an author platform, anyway? Your author platform is your ability to reach readers and sell books. For authors that want to get traditionally published...

New writers commonly underestimate the amount of time and dedication it takes to complete and publish a book. For author and writing instructor Christina Hoag, the journey for completing and publishing her first novel was a much longer process than she...

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...

If you have a portfolio of short work such as short stories, personal essays, or poetry, Professor and author Donna Arthur Downs recommends trying to get this work published. It can sometimes be easier to find publishing opportunities for short work...