By Stephanie J. Hale
Writers and authors often wonder how many literary agents they should submit to at one time.
Faced with a cut-throat publishing environment, it’s tempting to try to ’speed up’ the process by sending a mass mail-out. However, this is a strategy to avoid at all costs.
I recently heard of one writer who submitted [...]
By Kim Hillman
When you self publish a book or booklet, good enough is good enough. But, what does that mean? And more importantly, what doesn’t that mean?
Good Enough Is Good Enough
Good enough simply means that you’ve done all you can do for now. You’ve done your best. It’s not perfect, but it’s good. It means [...]
By Derry Sampey
Whether you are writing a non-fiction or a fiction book, there are guidelines you must follow, both in creating your text and formatting your manuscript. Help is available in the form of stylebooks that give writers such information as when to capitalize certain words, how to cite sources in text, where to use [...]
By Wendy Woudstra
There comes a time in the process of book publishing where the author feels like there’s nothing to do but wait for the finished book to arrive. There are, however, plenty of things authors can do during this period to give their book promotion efforts a head start.
1) Contact the person at your [...]
By Cheryl Pickett
Writing conferences come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on the area, venue, and people’s budgets (both attendees and sponsors), an event may have a few hundred or a few dozen people show up. The Essence of Motown Conference, which I attended for the first time this year, was another victim of the [...]
By L Murdock
How to Find Your Editor
To land a great literary agent you MUST stand out from the pack and not give the agent, or her assistant, any reason to automatically toss your pages into the rejection pile.
Some writers need editorial help to get there; some don’t. If you decide to hire an independent editor [...]
By Miriam Taylor
DIY publishing is now considered trendy as opposed to thirty years ago, when mainstream publishers invited new and unknown authors along to preview prospective works. Self-publishing is business and should be treated as such. Without prior knowledge or a key plan, selling a book will result in wasted pounds.
It pays to differ from [...]
By Janet Litherland
All beginning writers dream of someday being published. It’s the ultimate affirmation that says, “My work is good; I was right to believe in it!” However, many good writers give up too soon.
Did you know that J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was rejected 10 times before finally being accepted by a publisher? [...]