Subsidiary rights cover every form of the book that is not the physical book itself. When you make a deal with the publisher to publish your book, you give them the right to print, manufacture, and distribute the physical book. Every other form of the...

Almost all writers ask themselves if they need an agent. The answer is variable. It depends. Let’s start out with who doesn’t need an agent. If you are an author with a regional book and are working with a regional press, or if you are an author who...

Eckhart Tolle wrote The Power of Now not because he envisioned selling millions and millions of copies but because he had a sense through his own spiritual connection that this was a book that he needed to write. He had no idea at the time what would...

Writing in multiple genres comes with its own set of challenges. To successfully write in multiple genres, you need to know how to overcome potential obstacles. Of course, all authors and books are different. Answering the following questions will...

Many authors have a personal presence on social media before they publish a book. For some, that personal presence is enough even after they publish, per Caren Wolfe, Vice President of Marketing with W Publishing Group. For others, a professional presence...

First-time authors have some unique challenges. They are just getting started in what is usually an unfamiliar world, learning new things, figuring out next steps, and trying to find time for writing, building their author platform, and marketing initiatives...

Getting traditionally published is difficult, but it’s much more likely to happen with a literary agent. In fact, it’s almost impossible to be traditionally published by a large house nowadays without an agent. Finding an agent is difficult, but keeping...