Today we have more content than ever and therefore a much more competitive marketplace. Building a platform and promoting your book is one of the most common challenges you'll face as an author. Publicist Marika Flatt explains how public relations...

Kathleen Ortiz, subrights director and agent at Nancy Coffey Literary Agency, talks about the biggest mistakes new authors make when looking for an agent. The first mistake new authors make is not being educated about the process of getting published...

Hollywood favors published books as source material for film projects because when a book is the foundation a lot of the heavy lifting is already done. As former Director of Media Services for Author Solutions Caroline Weiss explains, crafting an impactful...

Getting books placed on the shelves in brick and mortar retail stores is challenging for all authors. The marketplace is more competitive than ever due to the amount of books being released and dwindling shelf space. Book buyers are very particular for...

Freelance editor and author of the book, How Editors Think, Marcela Landres describes the various types of editing, including line editing, copy editing, and developmental editing. In a publishing company, who does copy editing? Should you hire your...

John McAlester, founder of PigeonLab, talks about how eBooks work well with most types of books, and when you might want to consider print books. With all of the complexities of publishing, the industry has become either further confused by the new...

Bookstores don’t rarely literary magazines anymore, which makes it very difficult for writers to publish their material. Literary magazines are being published, but how do we find them? Author of "No Red Pen," Vicki Hudson, explains Literary Dispatch...

Author Kathi Macias provides her perspectives on writing for the Christian market and how that market has changed its views about self publishing. Because the Christian market is a unique and growing marketing, there are major shifts that are happening...

Bookstores don’t rarely literary magazines anymore, which makes it very difficult for writers to publish their material. Literary magazines are being published, but how do we find them? Author of "No Red Pen," Vicki Hudson, explains Literary Dispatch...

Today we have more content than ever and therefore a much more competitive marketplace. Building a platform and promoting your book is one of the most common challenges you'll face as an author. Publicist Marika Flatt explains how public relations...