How should freelance writers pitch their ideas? Author and freelance writer Jackie Dishner offers great advice for freelance writers pitching new ideas to book publishers and magazine editors. Especially powerful is her recommendation not to ‘start...

Per Director of PR, Natalie Obando-Desai, a typical publicity campaign for a book will last between three and six months. The ideal time to start a publicity campaign is about three months prior to the book being published. If an author is planning...

For a new author, getting a multi-book deal is more than a dream come true. Author Beth Albright shares with us how she landed a three-book deal with Harlequin Mira. Her inspirational story shows us what is possible for new authors and also reminds...

For a new author, getting a multi-book deal is more than a dream come true. Author Beth Albright shares with us how she landed a three-book deal with Harlequin Mira. Her inspirational story shows us what is possible for new authors and also reminds...

Are there literary agents that help with marketing? Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, describes how his agency has developed services to help authors succeed, including partnering with media trainers and publicists so their services...

In addition to starting her own business to support and encourage Christian writers, author, editor, and speaker Sharon Norris Elliott participates in the Writing for Your Life organization to provide further service to the community. The organization...

For most authors the answer to "what does an agent do?" is "sell my book to a publisher." And that is certainly one of an agent's task, but literary agent Jill Marsal tells us about some of the other tasks agents often take on. As she points out, not...

Are there literary agents that help with marketing? Jeff Kleinman, the founder of Folio Literary Management, describes how his agency has developed services to help authors succeed, including partnering with media trainers and publicists so their services...

Per Director of PR, Natalie Obando-Desai, a typical publicity campaign for a book will last between three and six months. The ideal time to start a publicity campaign is about three months prior to the book being published. If an author is planning to...

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...